“Lockdown lite” is the strategy in Europe for containing a second coronavirus wave. While stopping
Category: Markets
Paper Tigers
As markets look warily ahead to the most consequential US election in modern history, it’s
Crazy Times, Brave Vol Traders, And The ‘God Forbidden Realization Of Chaos’
Crazy times On Tuesday, after a half hour search finally turned up my missing envelopes
King Dollar Faces Worst Policy Mix In Decades ‘Whoever Wins’ Election, One Bank Says
“It’s all about horseraces now”, Deutsche Bank’s George Saravelos declares, kicking off a lengthy FX
‘Gangster Extortion’: China Mounts Media Blitz Against Trump’s TikTok Deal
“What the United States has done to TikTok is almost the same as a gangster forcing
Into Reverse
It’s not entirely clear “why”, but equities were reasonably well supported Wednesday, as Wall Street
Cracks Emerge In Junk As Stock Slump Spills Over
There’s consternation in high yield bonds. Or at least that’s the impression one gets from
What A Blue Wave Means For The Fed, According To Goldman
Over the weekend, I outlined the rather stark economic choice facing Americans as they go
Kolanovic Sees Portfolio Rebalances As Possible Stock Tailwind, As Monthly Impulse Overwhelms Quarterly Flow
Earlier this month, JPMorgan’s Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou flagged the potential for some $200 billion in rebalancing
Break-Glass Options
Global risk appetite was tepid again on Tuesday following Monday’s tumult on Wall Street. Markets
Wealth, Households, Democracy, And The Illusion Thereof
Good news. US household wealth staged a “V-shaped” recovery in the second quarter. After collapsing
Perfect Storm
It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that things “fell apart” on Monday for US
As Stocks Tumble, JPMorgan Flags ‘Worrying Development’ In Rising Short Base
US equities careened sharply lower on Monday, as a veritable laundry list of worries conspired
No Money Like Dirty Money
A dizzying confluence of factors cast a pall over markets to start the new week,
A Critical, Worrying Juncture
A fairly acute bout of risk-off sentiment gripped markets to start the new week, with
Something Dramatic This Way Comes
You can now toss out whatever expectations you may have had for the news cycle
For The World’s Largest Economy: Two Possible Futures
On Friday, Goldman suggested that Joe Biden’s tax plan has the potential to accelerate any
Trump ‘Blesses’ The ‘Concept’ Of Oracle’s TikTok Deal
A day after Wilbur Ross’s Commerce department issued prohibitions that would shut down WeChat in
Valuing A Vaccine
So far, September is an “upside down” month. Previously bulletproof mega-cap tech shares plunged into
Tragically Apt
US equities struggled Friday as the Trump administration introduced fresh uncertainty into an already fraught
‘Dash From Cash’ Brings ‘Massive’ Stock Inflows, But No Escape Velocity For Recovery Yet
The “dash from cash is accelerating”, BofA’s Michael Hartnett writes, flagging the biggest six-week cumulative
Nomura’s McElligott Talks Possible ‘October Surprise,’ Near-Term Outlook Following Tech Rout
It may look like value is suddenly en vogue in September with laggards like the
Analyst Warns Of ‘Fort Sumter Moment’ After Trump’s Friday TikTok, WeChat Ambush
Some analysts are already warning that the Commerce department’s Friday morning broadside against WeChat and
Trump Bans WeChat From US, Freezes TikTok Updates In App Stores Starting Monday
Wilbur Ross’s Commerce department on Friday imposed sweeping new rules on TikTok and WeChat in
Fun And Games
“Investors await catalysts”, read one chyron on a quad witching Friday, capturing the “limbo” character
Bonanzas, Borrowing Binges, And Cash Off The Sidelines
Investment grade credit funds took in another $5.17 billion in the week through Wednesday, the
Bubble Watching With A Blind Man
On Wednesday afternoon, during a virtual Q&A with reporters, Jerome Powell made a somewhat dubious
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