“Expectations have declined… point[ing] to increasing risks… such as from a possible fourth COVID-19 wave
Category: Markets
Suffering Fools: The Blank Check Rant Continued
It’s been more than six years since I engaged in ceremonial bridge burning and otherwise
(More) Help Wanted
Job openings in the world’s largest economy hit a new record high in June, closely-watched
Things Are Getting More Complicated For China
JPMorgan cut its outlook for China, becoming the latest bank to downgrade projections for the
Give Me Liberty Or…
Market participants will spend the week talking about inflation and COVID. That means this week
(Another) Weekend At Berkshire’s
I say it every quarter: They always sneak up on me. “They” means Berkshire weekends.
Hello, Blockbusters!
Investors just witnessed “blockbuster earnings of the decade.” That highly amusing description of Q2 reporting
China’s Slowdown Begins To Slowly Materialize
Perhaps unsurprisingly, China’s export growth decelerated in July, data out Saturday showed. The spread of
Somebody Has To Be Wrong
“We’re at 3,800 on the S&P 500 for year-end,” BofA’s Jill Carey Hall told Bloomberg
Making Sense. In A Nonsensical Way
Global equity funds took in just $4.8 billion over the latest weekly reporting period. That’s
Dissecting ‘A Wonderful Set Of Economic Data’
If there was a “downside” to the July jobs report, it was probably just that
5.7 Million To Go: July Jobs Report Blows Through Estimates
The US economy added 943,000 jobs last month, the BLS said Friday. That was more
No Fury Like An Authoritarian Scorned
More thunder out of Beijing Friday suggested the storm is far from over for investors
‘Wholly Explicable.’ One Way Or Another
It probably won’t surprise you to learn that SocGen’s Albert Edwards isn’t surprised by the
‘Shockingly Unstable Synthetic Stability’
“Stability breeds instability.” That phrase (God bless it) never fails to pique market participants’ interest.
Claims And A Quick Thought On ‘Quick Fixes’
385,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, a reprieve of sorts after two consecutive
BOE Dares To Suggest Central Banks Can Sell Assets
The Bank of England said Thursday that it plans to stop reinvesting the proceeds from
Goldman Raises S&P 500 Target For 2021, 2022
It was inevitable. For quite a while, Goldman held onto their year-end S&P target of
One Big Hall Of Mirrors
Remember: It’s all relative these days. That’s applicable to pretty much everything, but especially to
Leisure And Hospitality Hiring Plummets. Or, Wait — ‘Softens’
US private sector employers added far fewer jobs than expected in July. Private sector employment
Top-Down Management
“I can hardly imagine that the authorities would just simply ban online gaming once and
Maybe It’s Not ‘Transitory.’ Let’s Try ‘Tolerable’
Slower deliveries, labor constraints, input cost pressures, shortages of key materials and generalized logistical challenges
Massive American Debt! (Cheap Zingers )
I don’t generally like situations where “the jokes just write themselves.” Those types of conjunctures
When Oracles Lie
If I hear the term “false optic” from smart people a few more times, I’m
Opium Wars
It was another disastrous day for one of the world’s most influential stocks. Tencent plunged
Take My Breadth Away
I doubt there’s much in the way of reader appetite when it comes to laborious
I’ll Have The Stocks. With A Side Of Caveats
The smartest guys and gals in the room are still overweight equities, you’ll be happy
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