After years spent living in denial, emerging market watchers finally came around to the reality
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Germany’s State Of Exception
Someone, somewhere is aggrieved. Germany on Thursday agreed to institute sweeping restrictions on the unvaccinated
Markets Turn ‘Shockingly Dysfunctional’
If you get the feeling markets are dysfunctional, it’s not just your imagination. Over the
Jobless Claims Stay Low, Congress Averts Government Shutdown
A week after falling to the lowest level since 1969, US jobless claims rose. But
Apples, Hawks And Boosters
Uncertainty lingered on Thursday, as traders assessed a smattering of Omicron headlines, more relatively hawkish
Kolanovic Asks: What If Omicron Ends Up Being Bullish?
JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic has a few questions about the Omicron variant and associated turmoil across
Adaptation
Can you blame them? That’s what I’d ask of anyone inclined to criticize retail investors
None Of It Was Transitory After All
It was an “in line” kind of day for US data. Shortly after ADP said
Employers Add Half-Million Jobs As Omicron Looms Over December
US private sector employers added 534,000 jobs in November, ADP said Wednesday. That was slightly
OECD: Vaccinate The World. It’s A Lot Cheaper
The OECD had a simple suggestion for advanced economies on Wednesday: Vaccinate the world. It’s
A Simple Recipe For Volatility
“Omicron + taper = volatility,” read the title of one note on Wednesday. Weary and
Powell Gives Traders More Whiplash Amid Impossible Dilemma
Stocks careened lower again on Tuesday, as Jerome Powell’s remarks to Congress rattled investor sentiment
Consumer Confidence Drops On Inflation, COVID
Consumer confidence deteriorated in November, data out Tuesday showed. It’s hardly surprising that Americans are
The Year-End Trade Just Got More Complicated: McElligott
Over the weekend, I noted that the marked spike in realized vol precipitated by last
Meanwhile, In China
Reasonably upbeat PMIs out of China were wholly insufficient to allay market concerns on Tuesday,
‘This Is Not Going To Be Good’: Moderna Execs Spook Markets
“The number of mutations are surprising,” Moderna co-founder Noubar Afeyan told Bloomberg Television, while discussing
Animal Spirits And Gunslingers
Retail bought the dip. Or at least according to data from Vanda Research. Conditioned over
‘Madness,’ The Dollar And An ‘Omnipresent’ Threat
“Madness.” That’s how one analyst described last week’s post-Thanksgiving price action, which found global equities
Goldman On Omicron: ‘The Range Of Outcomes Remains Unusually Wide’
It’ll likely be weeks before the scientific community is prepared to make definitive statements about
In Germany, 6% Inflation (More Wheelbarrow Jokes)
German inflation printed 6% for November, giving me carte blanche to recycle my somewhat wry
For Markets And The World: ‘Severe Consequences, Depending’
Risk sentiment attempted to stabilize Monday following a grievous Friday rout on Wall Street, but
Nosebleed Markets Ponder Uncertain Year-End In Latest Virus Panic
A long time to wait and a long way down. That’s one way to think
Burn The Playbook: Omicron Forces Rethink As December Dawns
The playbook for the new week should have been simple enough. US payrolls are on
Mideast Shares Crushed Amid Oil Collapse, Omicron
Mideast stocks tumbled Sunday, in a harrowing, if predictable, rout. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and
Quick Thoughts On Oil’s ‘Red Friday’
Earlier this week, I wrote that for something that’s ostensibly driven by relatively straightforward supply/demand
Omicron And The Slow Death Of Common Sense
“It is very likely that the Omicron variant has already arrived in Germany,”‘ Kai Klose,
About-Face!
On Friday morning, as the latest COVID variant panic crescendoed into a mini-crash on Wall
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