“The inflation outlook continues to be too high for too long,” the ECB said Thursday,
Category: Markets
Fed Tips End Of Rate Hikes With Inflation Still Miles Above Target
As expected, the Fed raised rates at its May meeting by 25bps in what could
A New ‘Subprime Is Contained’ Moment?
There was no rest for the weary Wednesday, as regional bank shares in the US
Short Vol ‘Manna From Heaven’
It’s been “short vol manna from heaven” lately, Nomura’s Charlie McElligott said Tuesday. This is
Loan Demand, Money Growth Plunge In EU. Inflation Loiters
As a matter of course, I employ sarcastic derision to document new evidence that inflation
Mike Wilson Isn’t Buying It
Wall Street’s most famous bear still isn’t buying it. Figuratively or, one assumes, literally. “At
First Republic Passes Away Peacefully. Is In Better Place Now
I have some bad news. After a hard fight, First Republic passed away overnight. It
Until The Jobs Are Done
For the second time in as many policy meetings, the Fed will hike rates in
What Could Go Right And What Could Go Wrong
“Recession is a key downside risk,” Goldman’s David Kostin mused, in his latest note. It’s
What Recession? Where’s The Selloff? A ‘Patient Bear’ Answers
Two things you can count on in addition to death and taxes are investor complacency
Key Takeaways From Michael Barr’s ‘Unflinching’ SVB Review
On Friday, Michael Barr released the Fed’s internal review of its supervision and regulation of
Amazon Beats Across The Board, But AWS Comments Spook Markets
Amazon delivered solid quarterly results on Thursday afternoon in the US, joining mega-cap peers Microsoft,
Meta Beats, Delivers Impressive Guide As Mega-Tech Defies Gloom
Meta returned to top-line growth in Q1, results released after the bell on Wednesday showed.
‘Things Have Changed’: Quants Could Sell $276 Billion In ‘Down Big’ Tape
The systematic crowd has done all it can. The burden of sustaining the equity rally
Microsoft, Alphabet Top Forecasts With Cloud, AI In Focus
Both Microsoft and Alphabet remain going concerns, according to the first of this season’s quarterly
Kolanovic, McElligott Weigh In On Collapsed Stock Volatility
The market is “dominated by option sellers.” That’s according to JPMorgan analysts led by Marko
Are Good Earnings Bad News In 2023?
Do we even want a good reporting season from corporate America? Arguably not. Or at
Misplaced Optimism, False Fed Optic, Liquidity Blamed For Sturdy Stocks
Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson still thinks earnings estimates are too optimistic. He’s also convinced that equities
Credit Suisse Had A Bad Quarter
Credit Suisse released Q1 results on Monday. They weren’t great. I suppose you could say
Understanding The Valuation-Rates-Macro Nexus
If last year’s cross-asset malaise taught us anything, it’s that no correlation, no matter how
Another De-Dollarization Reality Check
It’s not just your imagination, even if the narrative is (mostly) imaginary: De-dollarization is a
Money Market Assets Dive, Fed Backstop Usage Rises Amid Tax Distortions
US money market fund assets plunged by almost $70 billion over the weekly reporting period
Musk’s Margins
You wouldn’t know it from all the times I criticized him last year, but I
What’s The Fed Thinking? Ask ChatGPT
Notwithstanding terrifying warnings+ about “nonhuman minds that might eventually outnumber, outsmart, obsolete and replace us,”
Morgan Stanley Posts Solid Results, But Provisions Surge
Morgan Stanley rounded out big US bank earnings Wednesday with a solid set of numbers
Rising Recession Odds Bring Out The Bond Bulls
I’ll say one thing for Hoisington’s quarterly letters: They’re efficient. The firm, which is synonymous
