Last month served as a reminder of the peril inherent in declaring the worst over
Category: Markets
‘Stocks Love Booms’
“Stocks love booms.” And fiscal largesse is conducive to nominal booms. Makes you wonder why
Is The Excitement Over?
With allowances and respect for August payrolls’ market-moving potential, equities felt inclined to settle down
Return Of The Melt-Up?
Muscle memory is a powerful thing. And in the context of an equities market where
In Brief: Squaring The A.I., Productivity, Rates Circle
Scarcely a day goes by when you don’t hear something about the potential for A.I.
Xi Watches 6% Stock Rally Evaporate In Six Hours
Now it’s embarrassing. Chinese officials watched a near 6% surge in Mainland equities evaporate on
China Halves Trading Tax In Bid To Rescue Stocks
Beijing on Sunday slashed by half a key levy on stock trades, the latest in
A Few Thoughts On The Dollar
Amid the Fed’s insistence on the “higher for longer” narrative, it’s all too easy to
You Didn’t Hold Your Breath Did You?
I’m hesitant to quote or otherwise amplify familiar bearish prognostications predicated on a set of
‘It’s Time To Accelerate Equity Investment’: China Demands Stock-Buying
China’s Securities Regulatory Commission held a “seminar” on Thursday. If you weren’t invited, count yourself
‘The Race Is On’: Nvidia Delivers Monster Beat And Raise
A “macro event.” That’s how Nvidia’s Q2 results were billed by the financial media and
Fate Of The World
Ahead of Jackson Hole — and, perhaps just as importantly when it comes to the
China Goes Into Firefighting Mode To Halt Stock Rout, Yuan Slide
China is intervening and otherwise pulling out all the stops to brake the pace of
Bond-Stock Waltz Is Drunken Tango In 2023
When set against another day of bear steepening in the US curve, Monday’s Nasdaq rally
Will Mike Wilson’s Rationality Ever Win The Day?
Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson remains skeptical of 2023’s US equity rally. I imagine that won’t
Stocks’ Fate Hangs On A Star
The r-star debate has well and truly gone mainstream. Ahead of Jackson Hole, Wall Street
Don’t Fear The August Derisking, One Bank Says
The August vintage of BofA’s closely-watched Global Fund Manager Survey suggested stewards of capital were
Key Driver Of Summer Stock Melt-Up Slams Into Reverse
Discretionary investors have de-risked into August’s equity selloff and systematic cohorts may be next. That
Investors Cast Global Dragnet In Hunt For Treasury Selloff Culprit
Bonds are obviously one of the key market stories in August. Indeed, were it not
Real Yields Live Up To Kryptonite Reputation In Summer Stock Swoon
It was a tough week for global equities. Stocks were on track for their worst
The Bonds Are Broken
2023’s “year of the bond” mantra continues to disappoint investors who mistook a narrative for
Goldman’s Rubner Warns On Liquidity, 0DTEs, Bearish Seasonal
“This is no longer a buy-the-dip market.” That’s according to Goldman’s Scott Rubner, who’s enjoyed
Panic Grips Chinese Markets As Beijing Ramps Up FX Intervention
I’d apologize for spending so much time on China’s multi-faceted, rapidly worsening economic crisis if
Fed Minutes As Expected. Two Officials Favored No Hike Last Month
A pair of Fed officials favored keeping rates on hold at last month’s policy gathering,
$635 Billion Is The Least Bearish Since Fed Liftoff
Two months ago, I wondered if equity bulls were about to “lose their best friend.”
The Russian Ruble Is Collapsing. Here’s What To Know
With apologies to all the… I don’t know, ruble fans (?) out there, the Russian
Kolanovic Warns Investors: We’re Not Out Of The Inflation Woods
Two benign US CPI reports in a row might make a streak, but they don’t
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