If you expand the cross-asset leaderboard to include a wide range of commodities and currencies
Category: Markets
A Red Flag For Stock Bulls
There’s a lot of cash on the sidelines. Nearly $8 trillion in money market funds,
Passive Investing Is (Still) QE For Stocks
Here’s something I probably shouldn’t say to a readership comprised in no small part of
The ‘Dry Powder’ Bull Narrative’s Back
I’m a bit weary of the “dry powder” thesis as an excuse for forecasting more
Gold Hits Another Record In Best Year Since 1979
Gold! What can you say about it? I’ll resort to the usual snark. It’s shiny,
Fine, I’ll Ask It: What Could Go Wrong?
If peak optimism’s a contrarian indicator, watch out. As regular readers will attest, I’ve long
Bank Of Japan Still Scared Of Its Own Shadow
Sell the news. Who would’ve thunk it? That’s a humorous, colloquial and, I hope, rhetorical
Micron To The Rescue?
“I’m not dead yet!” shouted the AI trade. Between a $350 billion selloff in Broadcom
Oracle Has To Stop The Bleeding
Oracle can’t win for losin’ all of a sudden. Coming off their worst week since
China’s ‘Big Fat Tickets’ Mint 700% Gains For IPO Lottery Winners
They’re going crazy for AI IPOs in China, where the frenzied optics around new semiconductor
What To Make Of Broadcom’s $340 Billion Debacle
Way back last week, one equity strategist who specializes in growth stocks fretted about the
Warsh Storms Back, Leapfrogs Hassett In Fed Chair Betting Odds
“As Fed Chair, how frequently would you consult with the president when he says he
Vanke, Last Of The Giants, Nears Default
China Vanke’s special. Or at least it was. In a property sector where every major
Oracle News Goes From Bad To Worse
If you’re an Oracle bull this wasn’t your week. Fresh off a ~$70 billion rout
Famous Risk Indicator Picks Up AI Bubble After ‘Revamp’
Sell! Not investment advice. Do your own research. Consult your financial advisor whose office in
So… Oracle
Oracle’s the poster child for the market’s AI capex concerns, and also for investors’ growing
Flying Blind Behind Lame Duck, Divided Fed Braves Hawkish Cut
A Fed flying partially blind due to delays in the publication of key government data
DeepSeek Has Blackwell
China doesn’t need to participate in Donald Trump’s pay-to-play deal with Nvidia, apparently. Hot on the
‘The Hassett Premium’
One consequence of a Kevin Hassett Fed is likely to be increased market concern around
Trump Says Lowering Rates Is ‘Litmus Test’ For New Fed Chair
Donald Trump wants the Fed to keep cutting rates. Did he mention that? Because if
Nvidia’s New Pay-To-Play
If I were the Party in Beijing, I’m not sure how I’d approach Donald Trump’s
Year-End Stock Rally Has Green Light, Popular Strategist Says
The back half of December should be strong for US equities. Note the emphasis. A
Trump’s Plan B For Controlling The FOMC
March 1. That’s the deadline for confirming regional Fed presidents, and it matters because the
Feel The Burns
Soon enough, Donald Trump will announce Jerome Powell’s successor. That person — probably Kevin Hassett
The 2020s In One Chart
You’ve heard it again and again. More times, probably, than you care to by now:
JPMorgan Sees Path To S&P 8,000 On ‘FOBO’
Were you curious as to what America’s largest bank expects for US equities in 2026?
Hassett Has It?
Bad news is good news. You know how it goes. The US labor market’s plainly
You must be logged in to post a comment.