‘How Is That Possible?’ China’s Growth Figures Interrogated
I tried to be generous while documenting China’s first quarter growth figures, foisted on a
Bank Of America ‘Chugs Along,’ Closing Book On Wall Street Earnings
Bank of America turned in a decent set of quarterly results Monday, and said it
Lost Lives, Lost Money. In That Order
Markets felt tentative and vacant Monday, as traders eyed a sparse docket in the US,
Chinese Retail Sales Slump May Overshadow GDP Beat
China’s economy held up in the first quarter, according to official growth figures released Monday,
US Small Businesses Face Big Problems
Last week, markets were treated to the worst read on NFIB small business optimism since
US Rates In Search Of Consensus As Fed Leans In
“There’s no consensus on the inflation outlook, or prospect of one in sight,” Bloomberg’s Liz
Twin Bubbles And Something That’s Never Happened Before
So far, 2022 hasn’t been the best year for humanity. Ukraine isn’t the world’s only
Why Zoltan Pozsar’s ‘Bretton Woods III’ Won’t Work
A fairy tale. That’s what I called Zoltan Pozsar’s Bretton Woods III framework earlier this
Fed Researchers Channel Pozsar, Warn On Margin Calls, EU Utilities
“Pozsar proceeded to speculate on a tsunami of margin calls for market participants long physical
Strategist Who Nailed S&P Last Cycle Talks ‘Altogether New Regime’
“Our view has (always) been that crossing an imaginary red line can’t be a sufficient
No Bazooka: China Underwhelms With Timid RRR Cut
China cut the reserve requirement ratio for all banks by 25bps on Friday, in a
Is A US Recession ‘More Fear Than Fact’?
Not everyone agrees a US recession is “inevitable,” as Bill Dudley put it a few
The Gods Musk Be Crazy
Analysts, reporters, investors and netizens in general spent most of Thursday asking (and answering) questions
Traders Rescue Goldman, Morgan As IB Suffers Equity ‘Standstill’
Morgan Stanley fell short in investment banking during the first three months of the new
Lagarde, Working From Home, Says It’s Dicey Out There
When it comes to the process of normalizing monetary policy, the ECB is “really very
Retail Sales Loiter As Nervous Americans Eye Prices
Markets escaped the last of this week’s top-tier US data mostly unscathed. Retail sales in
‘You Had One Job’
The absence of a governor didn’t stop South Korea from hiking rates on Thursday, when
Germany Is Asking Itself The Wrong Questions
We’re probably asking the wrong questions about the German economy. Since the onset of hostilities
‘This Is Concerning’: PPI Scorcher Torches CPI Relief Narrative
A day on from another generationally high read on US consumer prices, data suggested pipeline
UK’s ‘Cost Of Living Crisis’ Spirals
Wholly predictable outcomes are scarcely worth mentioning. But when it comes to pervasive inflation in
JPMorgan Takes Half-Billion Russia Loss, Mortgage Volumes Plunge
JPMorgan delivered mixed first quarter results on Wednesday, as earnings season kicked off in the
‘Path Of Least Regret’: New Zealand, Canada Send A Message
New Zealand took “the path of least regret” on Wednesday, when RBNZ opted for a
‘If Not By Accident, By Design’: Why One Bank Sees US Recession
The Fed is on the brink of a policy error. You’ve probably heard that at
For Main Street, March’s US Inflation Report Is Disastrous
Depending on your perspective, March’s report on consumer prices in the US was no worse
America’s Inflation Problem Worsened In March
Core US consumer prices rose less than expected in March, closely watched data out Tuesday
Small Business Optimism Sinks. Outlook Worst Ever
A key gauge of small business optimism sank to the worst levels since the onset
Treasury Yields Test Downtrend With Inflation Genie ‘Out Of The Bottle’
Investor angst remained palpable Tuesday, as bonds threatened to extend losses on persistent inflation fears
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