US consumer prices rose sharply in February, but no more than expected, offering markets a
Year: 2022
Inflation Wins As ECB Pivots Hawkish Despite ‘Watershed’ War
Boxed in by the highest inflation on record and the (assumed) impossibility of pivoting aggressively
‘I Don’t Want To Believe In Nuclear War’
Russia wants a “friendly, demilitarized Ukraine,” Sergei Lavrov said Thursday, after meeting with his Ukrainian
As Hedge Funds Sold, Retail Bought The Dip (Again)
Dip-buying isn’t dead. Or at least it wasn’t as of late last month. Despite mounting
‘I Quit,’ Said 4.3 Million More Americans
There were 11.263 million job openings in the US economy on the last business day
Another Day On The Roller Coaster
Another day on the roller coaster found US equities logging eye-watering gains amid oil’s worst
The Case For A ‘Violent’ Stock Squeeze
It’s all about oil right now. I suppose that’s obvious, but for what it’s worth,
How Long Before The World Ends?
The “dip-buying” narrative made a comeback on Wednesday, suggesting media outlets aren’t yet ready to
An ‘Enormous Oil Supply Shock’ And The China Factor
Although it took weeks for the US and the UK to formally ban Russian crude
As US, UK Ban Putin’s Oil, China Mulls Stakes In Russian Firms
The UK will ban Russian oil imports in conjunction with the US, a move that
Broken Markets, Big Headlines, Chickens And Eggs
Tuesday was about “broken markets” and “big headlines.” That’s how Nomura’s Charlie McElligott described another
Zoltan Pozsar Declares Dawn Of ‘New World Monetary Order’
“Anyone in the commodities world is experiencing a perfect storm as correlations suddenly shot to
‘Big Shot’ Blows Up London Metal Exchange With Big Short
Things took a turn for the absurd on Tuesday, when the LME was forced to
Russia Threatens To Freeze Europe, Drive Oil To $300
Russia may move to restrict gas flows to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline,
A Despondent Market Waiting For Capitulation
Cross-asset positioning and sentiment are the most bearish since the onset of the pandemic. Or
Bears, Bears Everywhere
Equities are guaranteed to remain choppy and mostly untradable for at least the next few
Stocks May Be ‘Impossible To Trade’ For Months
We’re going to need a de-escalation. That’s a kind of general statement regarding the now
Total Chaos! Terrifying Gas Surge Leaves Analysts Speechless
Chaos reigned on Monday, as traders nervously pondered the prospect of an official embargo of
‘Geopolitics Is The Only Factor That Matters’
Equities entered the new week on shaky footing, as risk sentiment labored under the shadow
‘In All Things, Eating Is The Biggest’
China is concerned about food security. And really, who isn’t these days? After all, the
‘Hostile Activities’ (Who Wants Rubles?)
Vladimir Putin has an idea. A week after making the transfer of hard currency illegal by
Multiplying Crises Now ‘Exceed Our Capacity For Statistical Prediction’
One of the defining features of markets in the post-pandemic era is the inability to
Zoltan Pozsar: Commodity Chaos Could Spark ‘Classic Liquidity Crisis’
“A wise guy’s always right,” Al Pacino’s Lefty Ruggiero told Johnny Depp’s Donnie Brasco, during
Blood Coins
In the turbulent days around the imposition of a partial SWIFT ban on Russian institutions
Goldman Sees Risks To US Economy From Ukraine War
“The growth drag from oil prices alone is about 0.2pp based on the move so
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