The Probability Desk
The Probability Desk — June 8, 2026: A Trickle Into a Tight Market
Transcript This is The Probability Desk, from Universal Asset Owners. Today: where the price of oil settles by year-end — and what
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Chart of the day — 2026-06-08
+172k payrolls beat consensus 2-to-1, but two sectors did the work — plus a transatlantic rate split, $96 oil, and one chart.
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The Universal Owner — Monday, June 8, 2026
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