Perspectives on Markets in Motion
Essays on macro conditions, policy, market structure, and the substance behind Islamic finance.
Macro
America's Most Important Macro Constraint
Why the market for U.S. government debt, not the policy rate, is the binding constraint on American economic policy.
August 12, 2026 · 12 min read
Markets & Policy
Private Markets Are Coming for Your 401(k)
A $9.9 trillion retirement pool, a proposed fiduciary framework, and target-date funds built to carry private equity and private credit.
July 15, 2026 · 19 min read
Islamic Finance
Beyond Financial Capital
Partnership finance requires four forms of capital — financial, information, relationship, and reputational. What the old merchant banking houses understood.
June 18, 2026 · 8 min read
Islamic Finance
When Halal Finance Looks Like Conventional Debt
Where the economics of Islamic financing structures converge with conventional credit, and what actually distinguishes substance from form.
May 20, 2026 · 10 min read
