I wouldn’t call it “calm.” “Stability” would be a misnomer too. But the bleeding stopped
Category: Markets
Is The Selloff Over?
Wall Street attempted to recover on Tuesday after a rather harrowing start to the week.
‘Cool Heads’ And Adrenaline Junkies
The adrenaline junkies among you are having a grand ole time. Hot on the heels
Global Game-Changer: ‘Biggest Carry Trade The World Has Ever Seen’ Unwinds
If anyone asks you what, exactly, happened to markets on Monday — a session that’ll
What Happened To The VIX?!
“What’s going on with the VIX?!” That’s a question I’ve heard half a dozen times
In Asia: Black Monday
If you were wondering whether the selling was over — whether last week’s risk-off tone
Remain Calm: Buffett Goes To Cash
Regular readers know I have a hard time feigning interest in what Warren Buffett’s doing
Shell-Shocked Stocks Confront 2024’s First Real Deleveraging Event
Weary market participants hungover from one of the more rollicking stretches in recent memory get
Wilson Flags Consumer Strains, Stock Downside On Revisions Disconnect
Just how weak is the American consumer? That’s what Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson wants to
Buy The Dip Or Sell The Cut?
Did you buy the dip? US equities will head into a very challenging seasonal down
Stark Raving Mad: US Rates Go Wild On Fed-Cut Bets
As you might imagine given the mood (read: blood) on Wall Street and the blaring
Catastrophizing Begins As Wall Street Bleeds Out
Stocks suffered some — ummm — losses in the wake of Friday’s US jobs report.
Japan’s Epic Stock Rally Collapses In $600 Billion Wipeout
$600 billion. That’s how much value disappeared into thin air in Japan over the past
Amazon Comes Up Short. Apple’s Fine
Amazon reported sales for Q2 that missed estimates on Thursday afternoon in the US. The
Bad News Is Bad News
Bad news was just bad news on Thursday in the US. A jump in jobless
Bank Of England Turns The Page
The Bank of England turned the page on an extraordinary (and extraordinarily painful) chapter in
Zuckerberg Sells The AI Dream
Mark Zuckerberg knew just what to say to placate investors concerned about the temporal gap
Fed On Hold, Nods To Softer Jobs Market, Inflation Progress
The Fed kept rates on hold as expected Wednesday. Notwithstanding the exhortations of Bill Dudley
Japan Braves Another Rate Hike
Well, they did it: The Bank of Japan hiked rates for the second time in
‘Inline Is Not Good Enough’: Microsoft’s ‘Solid’ Quarter Scrutinized
Microsoft reported overall sales and cloud revenue that basically matched estimates on Tuesday afternoon in
Wilson Sticks To Big-Cap Bias Amid History-Making Small-Cap Rally
The dramatic rotations in US equities witnessed over the past couple of weeks are primarily
About China’s Silly Bond Bubble
China has a bond bubble on its hands. I’m not sure how interesting that is
What Not To Expect From The July FOMC Meeting
With apologies to Bill Dudley, the Fed isn’t going to cut rates this week. Dudley
Who’s Afraid Of The Big, Bad Tech Mini-Correction?
It says a lot about market psychology, and maybe even more about the generational composition
What The Vol Shock Hath Wrought
A couple of days ago, I noted that the reset higher in vol surely meant
Dog Days, August Bears
If you think flows, liquidity, market depth and positioning matter, the outlook for US equities
Return Of Yen-Sanity Sparks Chaos
The yen. It’s never complicated, but somehow it never ceases to confound. If it seems
You must be logged in to post a comment.