Famous last words? “The long-term history with this situation is that it’s a lot of posturing and not much reality.â€
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Close Your Eyes And Buy.
Don’t worry about the orange man.
‘Robot Monster’: Pricing In ‘Physical Annihilation’
“I cannot — yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do ‘must’ and ‘cannot’ meet?”
One Trader Doesn’t ‘Have A Clue’ But He’s Sure There’s ‘A Serious Amount Of Scary’ Out There
“On the other hand, there’s a serious amount of scary, or at the very least, disappointing, happenings out there.”
As McMaster Warns Of ‘Ugly Scenarios’, South Korean Stocks Fall For Sixth Day In A Row
The read-through there appears to be that Trump is discovering why it’s difficult to draw “red lines.” You draw one, someone crosses it, and then you either have to bomb them or back down.
‘Tell That To Rain Man’
“Either way, you gotta be super smart to run a country and sell vol. buddy, okay? It’s not easy.”
‘North Korea’s H-Bomb Threat Has Limited Impact’ Analyst Imagines
And it got still more ridiculous.Â
‘Chickens Wanted For Epic Showdown’: Rates Vol., Gamma Are Too Cheap!
“…game theory suggests that the North Korean leadership has a strong incentive to bring forward the final phase of the Game of Chicken.”
Who’s Afraid Of ‘Rocket Man’?
She packed my bags last night pre-flight;
Zero hour nine AM;
And I’m gonna be high as a kite by then…
Japanese Shares Surge Amid Asia Rally As Investors Super-Excited World Didn’t End
It’s all green screens out there early on as the relief rally gathered steam in
Asian Shares Rally, Gold Falls As Markets Breathe Heavy Sigh Of Relief
As noted late last week, things would look quite different on Monday, one way or another.
North Korea Promises ‘More Gift Packages’ As South Korean Shares Fall For 5th Day
“The recent self-defense measures by my country, DPRK, are a gift package addressed to none other than the U.S. The U.S. will receive more ‘gift packages’ from my country as long as its relies on reckless provocations and futile attempts to put pressure on the DPRK.”
Death By A Thousand Cuts.
The bottom line is that between another powerful hurricane approaching the U.S. mainland, U.S. markets catching up with their global counterparts in terms of pricing in North Korea after the long weekend, the DACA decision which portends more bickering in Washington, and the looming debt ceiling debate (with the specter of a technical default showing up in today’s decidedly poor 4-week bill auction), it was death by a thousand cuts.
As North Korea Moves ICBM To Launch Site In Wheelbarrow, Kospi Falls 4 Days In A Row
Ok, so following the latest news out of the Korean peninsula, where Kim is apparently using the cover of darkness to move an ICBM fitted to a wheelbarrow to a launch site in preparation for another provocation ahead of (or on) founding day, South Korean shares fell again.Â
Vol. On ‘Cheap Market With Fast Earnings Growth’ Just Spiked The Most Since ‘Fire And Fury’
So that’s all fine and good, but the thing is (and we’ve been warning about this for months), you’ve gotta wonder about an equity market that’s seen an avalanche of YTD inflows and until recently was sitting near record highs when, at least by proximity, the country it represents is the most dangerous place on earth (hyperbolic, but you get the idea).
Asian Shares Tumble, Gold Rises As North Korea Said Planning New Missile Launch
“Though considered a tail risk, a military confrontation on the Korean peninsula could see Asian currencies falling 5% to 10% and the region’s equities plunging 20%,” UBS Wealth Management Global CIO Mark Haefele and head of Asia Pacific investment Min Lan Tan write in a new note.
South Korean Stocks, Won Tumble As Traders Weigh Risks
The oil issue has been contentious for its potential to spark a humanitarian crisis. “Eyes are on whether countries will push for an oil embargo on North Korea, which in the past, has served as a trigger for physical conflict,” Takahashi adds.
After North Korea Nuclear Test, ‘Risk Of Weapon Being Used Is Highest Since Cuban Missile Crisis’
“I think that the risk of a nuclear weapon being used somewhere in the world today is higher than it has been in a very very long time, arguably going back to the Cuban Missile crisis.”
Guess Which Country’s Stock Market Just Fell For The First Time Since The Election…
So for all the talk of how risk assets have largely ignored the threat of nuclear war, we would note that not everything was in fact immune…
Trump Prepping Withdrawal From South Korea Trade Deal As Early As Next Week
Ok, so if you were going to make a list of things that Donald Trump
Bloodbath In South Korea: Stocks Slide 4th Day As Foreign Money Heads For Exits
Spoiler alert: the picture is not pretty.
‘It’s Hard To Price An Extinction Event’ – But Some Traders Are Trying
“They’re trying to buy dollar-call bids at any price to hedge the risks.”
Ashes To Ashes: Surveying The Fallout 24 Hours Later
Ok, so “what hath Trump and Kim wrought” for markets 24 hours on?
Playing Chicken With Armageddon: Goldman Ponders North Korea
“We still suspect that investors are more concerned than markets reveal.”
Won Dives, Kospi Down As Trump, North Korea Standoff Sparks Risk-Off Move
Just another day under the mushroom cloud.
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