Tuesday was about “broken markets” and “big headlines.” That’s how Nomura’s Charlie McElligott described another
Category: Markets
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
JPMorgan Says Russian Economy To ‘Collapse’
The Russian economy could “collapse” under the weight of Western sanctions, JPMorgan said, in a
‘The Only Way Is Up’: Commodity Surge Makes History
I’m not sure how many people had “World War III catalyst” on their commodities supercycle
Putin Faces ‘Buyers’ Strike’ For Russian Energy
Anyone looking to OPEC+ for help with surging crude prices was disappointed this week. The
A ‘Severe Meltdown’
The headlines for Vladimir Putin’s Russia were ominous on Thursday. “The West is trying to
Jerome Powell: I Can Land This Plane
US markets have morphed into something that resembles the cryptosphere, with outsized daily swings the
Stocks Are ‘Exhausting’: The Real Story Behind The Chop
Market participants need a narrative. We have to ascribe causality. It makes us feel more
Star-Crossed Powell Confronts War, Commodity Crisis
Jerome Powell expects it’ll still be appropriate for the Fed to hike rates this month,
Is Russia Going To Zero?
Russia kept its stock market shuttered for a third day Wednesday as the finance ministry
Very Challenging
Tuesday was another very challenging session for risk sentiment. Tensions in eastern Europe worsened as
The Most ‘Aggressive Dip-Buying’ Of Any Post-Lehman Selloff
Buying dips has been a good “strategy” in the post-financial crisis era. Indeed, it’s been
‘Full-Blown, Front-End VaR Shock’ Underway
Amid a never-ending tsunami of terrifying war headlines out of eastern Europe, traders priced out
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