Who Wants These Bonds?
Bonds. Nobody wants them. I shouldn’t say nobody. Maybe Lacy Hunt wants them. Or Albert
Inflows To US Stocks Accelerated During S&P’s Summit Push
Four straight weekly gains, four straight weeks of inflows. That was the story for US
Xi’s ‘Two-Speed Recovery’ Is Another Geopolitical Flashpoint
The Chinese economy’s in a pretty tough spot. Maybe you noticed. Sweeping measures unveiled Friday
China Drops Mortgage Rate Floor, Rolls Out Home-Buying Scheme
China’s finally getting serious about rescuing the country’s beleaguered property market. On Friday, more than
Money Fund AUM Rises Further Above $6 Trillion, Nearing Record
US money market funds saw inflows for a fourth consecutive week, pushing total assets further
‘A One-Way Equities Index Vol Destruction Event’
It doesn’t pay to be long vol. The opposite, in fact. For a fleeting moment
Approximations And Abstractions
By now, most regular readers know how I feel about macro aggregates: They’re largely meaningless.
Pet Appreciation Day
“We are working in solidarity on the formulation of a more just and democratic multipolar
US Homebuilders Are Out Of Patience
Given the trajectory of US homebuilder sentiment (which stalled in April and deteriorated in May),
Next Up, Melt-Up?
The S&P closed above 5,300 for the first time on Wednesday as investors cheered a
When All You Have Are Builders, Everything Looks Like A Hammer
“Higher mortgage rates hammer confidence,” read the headline from Wednesday’s US builder sentiment update. Golf
Statistics Bulletin Makes Headlines
Mind the fifth decimal place! Parse the nuance! Run the whole thing through a supercomputer!
When You Lose The Consumer…
Last month, Americans spent more on flatscreens, lumber, watering cans, groceries, gas, clothes and restaurant
Markets And The People Who Trade Them
Markets and the people who trade them (that could be a soap opera: “Last time,
Fund Managers Most Bullish Since ‘Everything Bubble’
Heavens to Betsy! I almost forgot to mention the May vintage of BofA’s closely-watched Global
Maxed-Out Americans Are Missing Payments
Americans who’ve maxed out their credit cards are starting to miss payments. That’s not particularly
Imagine A World
Imagine a world where Fed officials were required to say something new, or at least
Memes Make Mockery Of Powell’s ‘Restrictive’ Refrain
I’m not one for gratuitous Fed criticism. God knows I’m not. I avoid, assiduously even,
Fed Suffers Another Setback
Bad news, everybody: US producer prices rose far faster than expected last month, a development
Tariff Men
Blame China. It worked for the other guy, maybe it can work for us too.
Immigration Surge Alters Treasury Market’s Reaction Function
The keen among you have likely noticed the disparity between recent declines in US yields
Israel’s War Cabinet Is In Denial
Israel needs to agree to a permanent ceasefire with Hamas in exchange for the remaining
Renewed Soft Landing Faith May Be Misplaced, Kolanovic Says
Markets are “settling back into the soft landing narrative,” JPMorgan analysts led by Marko Kolanovic
Attenuated Progress
Americans’ near-term inflation expectations are drifting higher again. That’s not the best news. Inflation’s in
‘We’ll Have Both Guns And Butter’: Putin Goes All-In On Statist Push
Committed statist. Incorruptible technocrat. Son of a Soviet economist. That’s Andrey Belousov. And that’s who’s
US Inflation Update Takes Center Stage In New Week
The macro docket’s not exactly “crowded” this week, but there’s enough on the schedule to
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