Fund@mental Weekly Review (EN) - April 18th, 2026

Welcome to a new episode of the fund@mental Weekly Review! This week, we head down to the basement of the global economy to inspect its structural cracks. We analyze seven articles by Gustavo A. Cano revealing a market where the S&P 500 touches all-time highs as an optical illusion, while US debt reaches $39.1 trillion and China's debt multiplies by 130. We will discuss the complete failure of the tense 21-hour negotiations in Islamabad regarding tolls in the Strait of Hormuz and how this has already pushed US inflation to 3.3%. Furthermore, we will explore an alarming scenario projected by the Dallas Fed: a prolonged blockade that could push oil to $167 a barrel and guarantee a severe global recession. Finally, we question what will happen to the billions of dollars allocated for new AI data centers if the Middle East crisis deepens and paralyzes those funds.