You could have slept through the first seven months of the year and you’d never
Category: Markets
‘Natural Symbiosis’ Between Stocks, Fundamentals ‘Rendered Almost Dysfunctional,’ One Bank Says
Over the course of the market’s dramatic rebound from the March panic lows, one of
Nomura’s McElligott: Systematic Strategies Helping Drive Rally As CTAs, Vol-Control Mechanically Buy
“With the simple mathematical reality of realized volatilities over short-term (trailing) windows likely collapsing lower
The Virus, The Jobless And The Ant Man
“The situation is really severe and there is no sign that it is under control”,
Taboos Falling
After some 72 hours of needlessly fraught negotiations aimed at sealing a deal to launch
Who And What Is Behind The After-Hours Performance Disconnect In US Stocks?
“Up until the end of March, there was little divergence [but] since April, all of
Necessity Is The Mother Of Legislation: Here Comes The Fiscal Cliff
They say necessity breeds invention, which is understandable because you might not be inclined to
What Even Is ‘Risk’ These Days?Â
You could argue that the Fed is getting what it wants. Or at least achieving
Into America’s Two Possible Futures With Deutsche’s Aleksandar Kocic
The pandemic has laid bare underlying “social and economic malfunction, which would have remained latent
Bipolar, Bimodal.
“There’s been a lot of healing, and that’s what the market is reflecting, but there’s
Bernanke, Yellen: Congress Should Increase Deficit. Debt Concerns Not Paramount In Emergency
By Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen on July 17, 2020 In many respects this recession
‘1999-Lite’, Why Markets Are Up Big, And What Comes Next
We’re living in “1999-lite”, according to one bank’s popular weekly flows update. It’s all about
Exodus: Tax Week Sees Massive Outflow From ‘Cash’
Meanwhile, from the “worth mentioning” files… The tax deadline appears to have prompted one of
Crossing The Rubicon And Buying The Dips
A scan of the headlines on Friday reveals exactly what you’d expect. China doesn’t want
Net Foreign Buying Of US Stocks Hit Record In May
Foreigners may have aided and abetted the risk rally in May, the latest TIC data suggests.
Numb To It All.
Markets seem generally numb to it all by now, but news flow surrounding America’s ongoing
Bonanza: Wall Street-Main Street Divide Laid Bare During US Economy’s Worst-Ever Quarter
Morgan Stanley joined Goldman Sachs in reporting what might be described in some corners as
Jobless Claims Post Smallest Drop Since March In Potentially Ominous Sign
1.3 million more Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, more than expected, and basically
Consumption-Addicted Americans Engineer Actual ‘V-Shaped’ Recovery In Retail Sales
The optimists among you can look to retail sales for confirmation bias of any “V-shaped”
ECB Prays For Fiscal Help As Decision Nears On Europe’s €750 Billion Recovery Fund
The ECB kept everything unchanged at its July meeting, as European leaders attempt to hammer
Bank Of America Sets Aside Billions More For Losses, Results Underwhelm
Big bank earnings continued to roll in on Thursday, with Bank of America stepping up
‘Alcohol Is Meant For Drinking’: China Throws Liquor On Stock Rally, Sets It On Fire
This time last week, Chinese retail investors were feeling “invincible”. Eight straight days of gains
China GDP Beats Estimates, But June Activity Data Shows Recovery Still Uneven
The world’s second-largest economy rebounded from a historic contraction to grow 3.2% in the second
‘There Is No Upside, No Silver Lining’: Trump Loses Edge Over Biden On Economy
Donald Trump has “ruled out” more sanctions on top Chinese officials for now, according the
The Guarantee (No Country For Old Bond Vigilantes)
A predictably uneventful Bank of Japan meeting this week did afford market participants one valuable
One More Reason To Be Scared Of Frothy Tech
Don’t look now, but one of the relationships that exemplified tech’s “safe haven” status in
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