‘History Is Moving.’ So Are Markets
Another volatile day on Wall Street found dazed investors reeling anew, as US equities oscillated
Another volatile day on Wall Street found dazed investors reeling anew, as US equities oscillated
By now, it feels like a US recession is inevitable. The headwinds are gale-force, and
US equities have refused to break down entirely despite macro events continuing to conspire against
Another day on the roller coaster found US equities logging eye-watering gains amid oil’s worst
It’s all about oil right now. I suppose that’s obvious, but for what it’s worth,
US investors were subjected to another ludicrous session Tuesday as markets remained hostage to Ukraine
Tuesday was about “broken markets” and “big headlines.” That’s how Nomura’s Charlie McElligott described another
We’re going to need a de-escalation. That’s a kind of general statement regarding the now
One of the defining features of markets in the post-pandemic era is the inability to
I’m not sure how many people had “World War III catalyst” on their commodities supercycle
US markets have morphed into something that resembles the cryptosphere, with outsized daily swings the
Market participants need a narrative. We have to ascribe causality. It makes us feel more
Jerome Powell expects it’ll still be appropriate for the Fed to hike rates this month,
Amid a never-ending tsunami of terrifying war headlines out of eastern Europe, traders priced out
It was all Russia, all day on the news front to kick off the new
Markets are exciting. They can also be highly unpredictable, disheartening and, depending on the context,
Needless to say, markets will remain hostage to geopolitical news flow in the week ahead.
US equities closed out a truly chaotic week with a spectacular two-day rally, even as
This week’s marquee data out of the US showed a resilient consumer and elevated inflation,
It was impossible to escape dire headlines on Thursday. Neither was it easy to scan
The assets most at risk from Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine are Russian assets.
Losses continued to pile up for US equities on Wednesday amid a deluge of dour
Although you may be inclined to exasperation vis-Ã -vis the impossibility of trading a market hostage
The combination of manic intraday swings and myopia imposed by extreme ambiguity around the long
Barring some manner of good news on the geopolitical front, it’ll be another challenging week
Back on January 14, in “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” I wrote that “it’s becoming
This week has the potential to be another minefield for traders and investors. Just like
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