Richard Clarida probably wasn’t trying to ruin anyone’s fun on Wednesday, and on any rational
Category: stocks
Worth Mentioning
Admittedly, I’m scraping the barrel a bit here, which is what happens when it’s Wednesday
Reddit Sent Me. Now Where’s My Damn Popcorn?
Unfortunately for anyone who’s inexplicably inclined to insist that markets are efficient and/or that the
It’s What’s (Not) For Dinner
Maybe we just need to go back to old fashioned, hand-written ledgers. “Received: 22,500 cows.”
‘Totally Fixated’
The inflation situation got real Wednesday, as April’s hotly anticipated CPI numbers came in… well,
Exciting, Dynamic, Price-Setting Mechanisms
Another session in paradise found US equities dawdling, or “chopping around,” if you prefer to
Cabin Fever
Folks seemed agitated Monday. As if COVID cabin fever might finally be metamorphosing into irritation
This Is News, By God. And You’ll Trade It As Such
Man and machine were aggrieved Thursday at the prospect that wealthy versions of the former
Raising Eyebrows
Thursday was something of a barnburner for multi-asset investors. After suffering an egregious first quarter
The Summer Bonanza Scenario, Bassman On Archegos & Other Potpourri
Some folks were vaccinated. Four million of them in a single day, actually. This is
A Whiff Of Desperation
The Fed may have threaded the proverbial needle this week, but the follow through suggested
Sins Of Omission
The Nasdaq careened towards correction territory Thursday, as Jerome Powell failed to assuage a market
Stocks’ ‘Surrogate Buy Flow’ Could Reach $96 Billion, Nomura’s McElligott Says
US equities are getting a helping hand from a familiar place. “Systematic Vol Control is
Tragedy, Triumph, And ‘Patriots’
It’s appropriate, in a macabre kind of way, that news of Netflix passing the 200
Overcooked?
Risk sentiment felt a bit frail to kick off the new week, but analysts seem
In Brief: What The Blue Sweep Means For US Stocks
Following the Georgia runoffs, anyone whose forecast for the US economy and, relatedly, for asset
‘Early Warning Signs’ For The End Of Speculative Excess
Everything’s a bubble. That’s a refrain you’ve probably heard quite a bit lately. Admittedly, it’s
Global Stocks Run Away From Reality. And Who Can Blame Them?
Global equities ended the first week of the new year in full-on melt-up mode. You
The Insurrection Rally
Less than 24 hours after throngs of angry, armed Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol
Albert Edwards Weighs In On Stock Mania, Talks Cats In Hell
Earlier this week, I had a little fun at the expense of the latest musings
False Start, Go Straight To Lockdown
2021 began promisingly enough with the dollar down and global equities bid, but by the
Onward And Upward?
Global equities hit new highs Tuesday as markets saw no reason to fade the steady
‘Return-Free Risk’
In a world where some $18 trillion in debt “boasts” a negative yield, bonds no
Mutants And iCars
US equities managed to pare losses Monday, rebounding from fairly steep declines catalyzed by renewed
Downside Risks And Predictions About The Future
By now, I doubt anyone needs to be reminded about “what could go wrong,” so
‘Going Bananas’
There’s a “speculative frenzy sweeping Wall Street and world markets,” an overwrought Bloomberg headline trumpets.
