This Key Indicator Says A Make-Or-Break Moment Is Upon Us
Yeah so the Citi Economic Surprise Index has become the 800-pound gorilla in the room and it's not hard to see why - especially when you look at it next to what rates seem to be saying about the economic outlook:
(BofAML)
One thing to remember when you talk about the CESI is that Citi itself thinks you're "kinda sketchy" for focusing on it. Recall this hilarious excerpt from a note out earlier this year:
We find the recent obsession around the US CESI to be fascinating [considering] there ha
GDP growth won’t turn up, and the biggest market in the world knows it. And if the FED has wanted stocks up all along and is now repenting, what should anyone think?
“Italy on Friday approved an emergency decree that will stop Veneto Banca from having to repay 86 million euros of subordinated bonds due to mature next week.” Government-imposed suspension of a bank’s obligation to repay creditors historically has tended to mark a rather dire turning point. The news over the weekend is worse yet as it appears the EU is putting its foot down to prevent Italy from bailing them out. If Banca Veneto and Banca Popolare di Vicenza are barred from the financial/accounting hijinks that were permitted to effectively bail out Banca Popolare di Bari, might this be the butterfly?