A month chock-full of fireworks and milestones closed on a somewhat muted note, as equities
Month: November 2020
A Month To Remember
November 2020 will go down in the history books for a variety of reasons. First,
You Can Add Record-Low Investment Grade Corporate Bond Yields To November’s Milestones
November scarcely needed another market milestone, having offered up a veritable cornucopia already, but I’ll
The Biggest Worry For Everyday People Is No Obstacle For ‘Blissful’ Financial Markets
It’s probably not a stretch to suggest that outside of some unforeseen mutation in COVID-19
Wall Of ‘What, Me Worry?’
Global equities looked to take a step back Monday, in cautious trading on the last
It’s All Relative: Stocks And Bonds In A Crazy World
It’s all relative. That universally applicable old adage (you can always find a use for
Macro Tourist: Post-COVID World Will Be Defined By Rolling Bubbles
[Editor’s note: The following excerpts are from a much longer piece by Kevin Muir, formerly
In Funhouse Mirror Fixed Income Market, Zero Is No Obstacle
Last week, Riccardo Fraccaro, cabinet undersecretary to Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte, suggested the ECB should
Back To Work
The US is poised to get back to business coming off a holiday which this
America’s Economic Model Is Unsustainable. Empower The 4
You don’t have to be an economist to understand it, but as far as simple
They Used To Pull The Bull Out, And They Used To Eat It
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I love reading copy sometimes. “Hitting
50% Of Population In Major Developed Markets Will Be Vaccinated By May, Goldman Projects
Right, but when? That’s the question the whole world wants answered when it comes to
Iran Suffers Another Grievous Blow As Fakhrizadeh Assassinated In Drive-By
“A scientist has been the victim of an assassination attempt in an armed attack by
Back To The Tinderbox
Headed into December, one key part of the year-end, melt-up thesis is that realized volatility
The Dark Before Dawn
There was little in the way of fresh news in the market coming off the
Biden Was Elected. And Stocks Didn’t Crash.
It makes sense — sort of. When you assess the incoming economic data and the
Italian Official Has An Idea For The ECB: Just Cancel The Bonds You Bought
In comments that are sure to rankle critics of the current policy conjuncture that finds
Christmas Bubbles
Caution crept into global markets Thursday, as investors appear suddenly reticent after a month of
Give Thanks
A lackluster pre-Thanksgiving session stateside found the dollar falling to the lowest since April of
The Fed Talked Quite A Bit About QE Options Earlier This Month, November Minutes Show
The prospect of a Janet Yellen Treasury and the public spat between Steve Mnuchin and
If Your Income Drops, How Do You Keep Consuming?
Personal incomes fell much more than expected in October, the BEA said Wednesday. The 0.7%
Surprise! Jobless Claims Jump As Pandemic Rages Unabated
778,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, a five-week high and far more than
Manufacturing A Durable Recovery
Although Wednesday brought unwelcome news on the labor market, durable goods orders were resilient. The
Since 1988
Global markets meandered Wednesday, as traders and investors took a step back to ponder the
New Bitcoin Mania Has People Making No Sense Again
We’ve reached the point in the latest Bitcoin upswing that I’m obliged to mention the
Fairy Godmother
“Yellen will be in close contact with the Powell Fed to ensure that nearly all
‘A Sacred Number’: A Despondent Trump Holds Bizarre Press Conference To Honor Dow 30,000
The Dow topped 30,000 on Tuesday, and while it’s always impossible to definitively ascribe causation,
