‘Chain Reaction’ Strikes: Stocks Dive As Sudden Bund Selloff Triggers Bond Bloodbath
“The magnitude of the sell-off is excessive”…
“The magnitude of the sell-off is excessive”…
“Markets have been pricing in a Goldilocks scenario: benign growth, low inflation and slow central banks and therefore high valuations and low implied volatility.”
Well, the overnight action was predictable under the circumstances, but it’s nevertheless unnerving for anyone
“If CEOs are more likely to be Republican, then partisanship could explain the weirdly high CEO confidence numbers.”
“Underlying a number of these changes was a shift of market participants’ attention away from monetary policy and towards political events.”
See if you can spot what’s still hanging on for dear life at record highs/tights despite lackluster incoming data and central bank tightening…
“After many months of fighting all the naysayers predicting the next big stock market crash, I am finally succumbing to the seductive story of the dark side, and getting negative on equities.”
In a week that was supposed to dominated by James Comey, Mario Draghi, and the
So on Sunday, in our week ahead preview, we noted that Thursday would bring a
“Most recent presidents have been able to enact at least one key piece of legislation in their first year, and occasionally two or three before their first midterm election. This year, it appears unlikely that any of the Administration’s key legislative priorities will be enacted by the fall, and it looks increasingly doubtful that any will be enacted in the first year.”
Well, the Nikkei crossed 20,000 for the first time since 2015 overnight. And really, why
“The last time volatility in the US bond market was this low (and complacency this high), 10y yields spiked up some 150bp in only four months as part of Bernanke’s ‘Taper Tantrum’. “
“Could it be utility stocks smell the coming economic slowdown ahead of the bond market?”
“They view the evolution of this probability as the major determinant of near-term equity performance. Our equity strategists think a 10% change in the assessed probability for a corporate tax plan is worth about 55 points for the S&P 500.”
“The probability that tax legislation will be enacted by 2018 has fallen further, in our view, as a result of recent events. The last few weeks have taken a toll on President Trump’s approval rating as well as support for Republicans in Congress.”
It feels quiet in America on Friday morning. Maybe that’s because Donald Trump is leaving
“Let’s hope I am not too early, and end up getting eaten by the shorts who are pressing their trade.”
“…the Deep State playing a long game of death by a thousand cuts … that Trump squeezes lemon juice into with each tweet and comment.”
“It sure looks to me like there really isn’t anything priced for Trump’s agenda any more.”
“I suppose the question is whether these are US political rain showers like the ones drenching London’s commuters, or real storms with lasting damage.”
“Regardless of the ultimate conclusion of the political storm over Trump’s actions on Russia and the security services, it will at the very least linger as a distraction that makes it more difficult for the White House to pass pro-growth policies.”
“Equities investors are acting like the last honest man in town. Couldn’t care less about politics, geo or domestic. And aren’t ashamed to admit it. Give ’em tax cuts and deregulation and they’re happy. Throw in repatriation holidays to fund buybacks and they’re ecstatic. Add the sovereign wealth funds and they won’t even give you a dip to buy. Earnings per share is as outdated a concept as value investing. It is what it is, until it ain’t.”
On Thursday, we brought you our take on OPEC’s latest monthly report, highlighted BofAML’s latest
“And then events tried to conspire to rob me of all of my sanguineness”…
“In isolation this legislative victory is likely to be interpreted as bullish for other aspects of the agenda, including tax reform.”
Today’s word is “bigly.” No wait, “phenomenal.” No wait, “massive.” Yeah, that’s it. “Massive.” All
“With French political risk significantly reduced (even if there’s still a two-week second round campaign to negotiate), an improving global economy, steadier oil prices, and most of all, range-bound US yields and a lack of fear of rapid Fed tightening, investors see few demons and are off in search of yield.”
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