US corporate executives are increasingly selling their own stock: Stock sales of corporate insiders rose +20% YoY in the first half of 2026, to $77.6 billion, the largest half-year total since H1 2021. This is also the 2nd-largest half-year total in over 20 years. By comparison, insider purchases totaled just $6.9 billion over the same period, slightly above the 7-year low of $6.7 billion set in 2025. In other words, corporate executives sold more than 11 shares for every 1 share they bought during the first 6 months of the year. This comes as insiders are increasingly concerned over geopolitical risks, elevated valuations, and the sustainability of AI spending. Corporate insiders are locking in historic gains.

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A Russian T-80 in Mariupol. Note the specific gas turbine sound.

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Yes, this chart highlights that the bond bubble has been inflated further and further by the central banks. Value of global bonds and G3 balance sheet went up in tandem.