It’d be difficult to imagine a more inauspicious mix of headlines than those investors confronted
Year: 2022
Deutsche Bank Stunner: ‘We Will Get A Major Recession’
Starting last year, Deutsche Bank began publishing a new series of papers dedicated to furthering
Down Payment Burden For New Homes Hits $105,000
New home sales in the US fell more than expected in March, data out Tuesday
Fed May Have Just Two Hikes Left, SocGen Quant Suggests
Market pricing for Fed hikes went into overdrive late last week, when tail hedges for
US Home Prices Rose Most Ever On Eve Of Rate Surge
A key gauge of US home prices notched another new record, data out Tuesday showed.
China Tried To Talk Stocks Higher. It Didn’t Work
The PBoC ran up against the law of diminishing returns Tuesday, when an attempt to
With Twitter Deal, Musk Vies For Surveillance Capitalist Crown
Surveillance capitalism operates through unprecedented asymmetries in knowledge and the power that accrues to knowledge.
China’s COVID-Zero Strategy Risks Global Stagflation
The threat of never-ending, rolling lockdowns in the world’s second largest economy is a fixture
Rolling The Dice On A Falling Knife
Who’s inclined to catch a falling knife? Not me, I’ll confess. Or at least not
Why JPMorgan Sees A ‘Near-Term Stock Rally’
Stocks are likely to rebound this week amid rebalancing, hedging dynamics, incremental buyback flow and
PBoC Forced To Intervene As Yuan Losses Turn Disorderly
The PBoC stepped in to stanch profuse bleeding in the yuan Monday, after the currency
Chinese Stocks Collapse As Beijing Situation Turns ‘Grim’
Fears of a Shanghai-esque lockdown in Beijing undercut already fragile risk sentiment Monday, sending global
A Tail Risk Disappears As Le Pen Loses To Macron. Again
Ostensibly, markets “dodged a bullet” Sunday, when Emmanuel Macron vanquished Marine Le Pen at the
Traders Face Daunting US Data Docket Amid Fed Silence
Whatever void is left by the absence of Fed banter in the new week will
No Doves Allowed
Weary investors can look forward to a short break from escalatory Fed rhetoric. Officials are
A Currency War May Be Coming To Asia
Have you considered the possibility that the dollar is on the brink of a “super
Cathie Wood Keeps The Faith
Inflation is about to peak. Then, it’ll fall rapidly. Said nobody, anywhere. That macro narrative
The Simple Reason US Stocks ‘Need’ To Fall Another 15%
Monetary policy works on a lag, but over and over again in 2022, the Fed
BofA: ‘The Era Of Higher Volatility Has Begun’
Despondent investor psychology and ostensible evidence of “peak inflation” aren’t a bad setup for a
‘Violent’ Rates Shock Is ‘Gut Punch’ To Staggering Stocks
When you think high drama, you don’t generally think data-less Friday in April. But these
Why One Bank Now Expects Two Huge Fed Hikes In A Row
On the heels of Jim Bullard’s trial balloon, and amid unrelenting hawkishness from other officials
Albert Edwards On ‘The Biggest Story No One Is Talking About’
“No one” is talking about “the biggest story.” But don’t worry. Albert Edwards has you
In The UK, ‘Dark Clouds’ And Disastrous Data
The UK’s spiraling cost of living crisis took another turn for the worse Friday, when
Lagarde Asks ECB Officials To Wait Before Criticizing Policy
Christine Lagarde politely (or perhaps no-so-politely) asked her colleagues at the ECB to wait a
Hoisington Slams Fed ‘Disaster,’ Hedges Bullish Bond Call
Here’s something you don’t hear every day: A cautious take on bonds from Hoisington. Visiting
US Rates Panic Again, As Fed Hawks Bleed Bonds
Traders bled the hawkish Fed narrative for everything it was worth on Thursday, as Jerome
Peak Inflation Sightings Are False Dawn As Hawks Circle
There were two ostensible “peak inflation” sightings on Thursday, but I’d be inclined to call
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