This week, a report caught my eye. Not because it was particularly loud or controversial - but because it was quietly pointing to something more structural.

Last week, I wrote about the repricing of capital. This week, the focus is slightly different—the macro signals that may determine how durable the repricing becomes.

Over the past week, I wrote two short pieces on my Substack about events that, on the surface, appear unrelated. One examined the sharp fall in SaaS valuation multiples, the other examined geopolitical escalation in the Gulf and its implications for capital markets.

On 28 February 2026, Greg Abel published his first annual letter as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. What struck me reading it is not what has changed - but what hasn’t.

The SaaS premium didn’t disappear overnight. It began to erode when inevitability stopped being priced as certainty.

A Future Beyond Brick and Mortar- disruptive change ahead in automotive retail by McKinsey is well-researched and directionally sound.