“Yes, we’ll take 100 million of them, please”. The US government plans to pay nearly
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Ackman Shorts Junk, Is ‘Cautious’ Near-Term. Still ‘Bullish On America’
Bill Ackman is “long-term bullish on America”, he told CNBC Wednesday. That much hasn’t changed.
‘Exactly What We Don’t Need’: US-China Escalation Threatens To Derail Stimulus-Fueled Rally
A new, and potentially serious escalation on the geopolitical front put risk assets on the
In ‘Unprecedented Escalation,’ Trump Evicts China From Houston Consulate
A day after accusing Beijing of providing support to malicious hackers, the US has forcibly
Harley Bassman’s Trades For The Election
[Editor’s note: The following is the latest commentary by Harley Bassman. If you’re not familiar
Getting Even And Getting Out?
The fact that US equities (the S&P in this case) turned positive for the year
LinkedOut & Locked Down
“One-third of US CFOs now expect it will take more than six months to get
Nomura’s McElligott: Momentum Now Acts Like A ‘Straight-Up 60/40 Portfolio’
“Days like yesterday express the challenge for managers right now, as the ‘everything duration’ trade
A Good Slippery Slope
“Sometimes a slippery slope is a good thing”, wrote former trader Richard Breslow on Tuesday.
Rip Van Winkle And Escape Velocity
You could have slept through the first seven months of the year and you’d never
‘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
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