Global trade rose in June for the first time since December on a monthly basis,
Category: Markets
As Housing Booms, Confidence Busts
In yet another sign that the US housing market is a “booming” bright spot in
Tasseography (Best Buy Edition)
Like Target and Walmart, Best Buy posted results that generally beat analyst estimates for the
Optimism (The Generic Kind)
Predictably, market participants (both carbon-based and otherwise), chased headlines around a phone call between Bob
Exxon Was Having A Bad Enough Year Without Getting Kicked Out Of The Dow
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. In what can only be described as a sign
No Going Back (Squaring The Circle)
It’s a broken record, but squaring financial asset prices with reality is becoming an increasingly
Very, Very Well? Desperate Renters, Cash-Strapped Landlords Beg To Differ
“Most of the country is doing very, very well”, Donald Trump said Monday, speaking in
Apple Eats World (And Nobody Cares About Warren Buffett)
The world is supposed to eat apples. Instead, Apple is eating the world. Or at
Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson: ‘Growth Scare, Rates Scare’ To Trigger ‘First Tradable Correction’ In US Stocks
There’s been no shortage of hand-wringing over the past two weeks (give or take) about
With Crucial Powell Speech On Deck, Consider This ‘Key Nuance’
For markets, the week ahead will likely be defined by what Jerome Powell says about
25% Of ‘Temporarily’ Laid Off Americans Will Become Permanently Jobless, Goldman Says
Questions around the scope of the structural damage dealt to the US economy in March
Escape From America (European Vacation)
Over the past several months, the rally in the euro quite clearly suggested market participants
Deutsche’s Kocic On Risk Parity, Policy, And The Intrinsic Fragility Of The Entire Socioeconomic System
Earlier this month, I revisited the risk parity discussion as it relates to the viability
37%: A FAAMG Story
On Saturday morning, I characterized the market as being defined by what amounts to “one
The Bubble That Never Pops (It’s Been One Trade For Half A Decade)
“We are in a deep recession, yet the stock market has completely blown it off”,
‘Extremely Highly Confident’
“We intend for this package of tariff reductions to mark just the beginning of a
Value(less)
It was only “right” that the week should end with another day of outperformance for
After The Election, Whither King Dollar?
The dollar was on track for a weekly gain Friday, as the greenback rose in
‘Now Booming’: US Economy Gets Good News As Slow Week Grinds To A Close
At least the PMIs are holding up. Following disappointing data out of Europe, where the
In Europe, ‘Fragility’ And ‘Doubt’ Creep Into Data
The European recovery narrative, already under siege from an increasingly disconcerting uptick in coronavirus cases,
Top-Heavy, ‘Trillionaire’ Tech Rally Draws Jeers Ahead Of Big Gamma Roll-Off
Here we go again. It’s probably fair to say that the pro-cyclical rotation witnessed earlier
What’s Next For An Over-Leveraged Corporate America?
Much has been made over the past several months about the impact of massive debt
Certainly, Certainly Not
Two doesn’t make a trend, I suppose, but coming as it does after a miss
Fed Didn’t ‘Exacerbate Moral Hazard’ With Treasury Market ‘Intervention’, Fed Finds
By The New York Fed (via Liberty Street Economics) In response to disorderly market conditions
Jobless Claims Jump Back Above 1 Million In Bitter Disappointment
Last week, initial US jobless claims fell below 1 million for the first time since
Fed Minutes Sketch Contours Of Inflation Framework Change, New Forward Guidance
If the Fed was hoping to stoke inflation expectations as part of a broader effort
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