“It should go without saying that a CPI upside surprise would extend the current status
Category: Markets
Stablecoin Crisis Escalates. Terra Tokens Suffer $30 Billion Wipeout
The cryptoverse was front page news again on Wednesday, when algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD briefly plunged
My Algorithmic Stablecoin Broke. Who Do I Call?
If you ever brave the cryptoverse or find occasion to go spelunking in the “decentralized
Risk Parity Drawdown Among Largest Ever, Goldman Says
Risk parity strategies are currently witnessing one of the largest drawdowns in 40 years. For
Tech’s $7 Trillion Icarus Moment Spares No One
Last week, I wondered if it was safe to venture into equities now that the
Make Or Break Moment Nears For ‘Buyers’ Strike’ In Stocks
For beleaguered stocks to stage a durable rally, incoming inflation data needs to be amenable
US Gas Prices Hit All-Time Record High
Retail gas prices hit a record in the US on Tuesday, surpassing levels seen in
US Small Business Outlook Falls To New Record Low
Expectations for business conditions among small firms in America have never been worse. That was
Investors Swim In ‘Sea Of Red’ As Tech Bubble Pops
In “‘Where Does One Go When Everything Sells Off?’” I said there’s nothing singularly terrible
Neel Kashkari Makes A Stunning Admission
“It’s a ‘no harm, no foul’ kinda thing,” I told someone last week, while explaining
The Deeper Meaning Behind May’s Manic Cash Grab
Monday was unambiguously bad for anyone hoping to see evidence of dip-buying or other signs
Dollar Doubters Relearn Market’s Most Enduring Axiom
Risk sentiment was very poor to start another pivotal week. Trade data for April betrayed
China’s Yuan Plunges As Lockdowns Cripple Export Machine
The onshore yuan dove 1% against the dollar Monday to the weakest in more than
‘Where Does One Go When Everything Sells Off?’
The QT trade will naturally, even necessarily, be a mirror image of the QE trade.
‘Whiplashed’ Traders Confront Another Pivotal Week
“Whiplash,” read the title of one bank’s weekly compendium of global rates research. It’s an
‘The Most Chaotic Macroeconomic Times In Decades’
“We live in the most chaotic, hard-to-predict macroeconomic times in decades,” Morgan Stanley’s Chief Global
Higher Stocks ‘Antithetical’ To Fed’s Goals, Goldman Says
Higher stock prices “would ease financial conditions and therefore be antithetical to the Fed’s goal,”
Stocks ‘Nowhere Near The Bottom’ With Panic Absent
“We’re nowhere near the bottom,” someone quoted by a mainstream financial media outlet said Friday,
Inflation May Be Here To Stay. 4 Reasons Why
Inflation is generally expected to peak at some point over the next several months. Or
We Built A ‘Doomsday Momentum Machine.’ Now It’s Blowing Up
During the vicious, tech-led selloff that wiped away a fleeting, post-FOMC bounce in US equities,
Algos And E-Commerce, Bonds And Bloodshed
If you were wondering whether familiar accelerant flows played a role in Thursday’s wild ride
McElligott Explains The ‘Fixed Income Disaster’
The dramatic bond selloff that blindsided US equities less than 24 hours after Jerome Powell’s
US Jobs Report Sturdy, With Caveats
The US economy added 428,000 jobs in April, hotly-anticipated data out Friday showed. That was
Xi Pledges ‘No Retreat’ On COVID. Stocks, Yuan Retreat
Chinese shares tumbled Friday, amid ongoing concerns around the economic fallout of Xi Jinping’s strict
Why The Fed May Be Happy About Thursday’s Stock Crash
Two weeks ago (give or take), I detailed the “the simple reason” US equities needed
A Very Bad Day On Wall Street
2022 has seen its share of harrowing sessions on Wall Street. But Thursday was bad
Abrupt Bond Selloff Sparks Mayhem
Things took a dramatic turn on Thursday, as a rapidly escalating US bond selloff undercut
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