Dragons, Tigers And Bears, Oh My
US nonfarm payrolls may be this week’s marquee event, but it’s hardly the only thing
May God Protect Our Bottom Lines
Return on equity plunged 373bps in 2020, closing the year at 14.6%. That, Goldman’s David
‘Tipping Point’: What To Know About Good Friday’s Jobs Report
Another blockbuster jobs report is coming. Or so we’re told. Employers likely added 643,000 positions
Chafing At Xinjiang Rebuke, China Ready To Burn Off Some Fingers
China is irritated. Beijing on Saturday raised the temperature on simmering tensions with the west,
If Enough People Read This, Hyperinflation Is Coming Next Week
Pernicious fictions You can feel the ground shifting. The pandemic forced the issue. Around this
The ‘New Goldilocks’: Goldman’s Four Macro Scenarios
If you ask BofA’s Michael Hartnett, the S&P is “more likely” to drop to 3,400
Rocket Science And Sacrilege
US equities stormed higher into the weekend, as another late afternoon surge propelled shares to
BofA’s Hartnett Says Odds Favor Correction As Private Clients Exit Stocks
“Cautious.” That’s how one popular strategist is feeling right now, as traders turn the page
Vol Control Plunge Protection, Gamma Gravity & April’s ‘Impulse Turn’
If there’s “extra” equity supply out there due to any rebalancing away from stocks and
Consumers Feel Better. But Rich Worry They Won’t Get Richer
US consumers are becoming more confident by the day, apparently, even as it will likely
Between Two Stimulus Checks
Not surprisingly, given the lackluster read on retail sales the market choked down earlier this
‘Just Get In The Boats And Go’
Equities looked to close out the week on a high note, as traders and investors
Marko Kolanovic: Don’t Fear The ‘Broadly Advertised’ Rebalancing Story
“There will be no monthly selling, and indeed there could be buying of equities into
The ‘Proper Place’
Thursday’s closely-watched (and that’s an understatement) seven-year sale was a good news, bad news affair.
Lost In Translation
“S&P Futures Fall; Powell Spoke on NPR.” That was the headline on one of Bloomberg’s
What’s Behind The Missing ‘Stimmy’ Bid?
“The leak in ‘Speculative Frenzy / Unprofitable’ stocks has now accelerated,” Nomura’s Charlie McElligott said
In Milestone, Jobless Claims Drop Below Pre-Pandemic Record
684,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, far fewer than expected and, on a
Chinese Tech On The Brink Of Something Bad
Chinese tech is teetering precariously on the brink of something worse than a bear market.
‘I’m Sorry!’
Anyone looking for drama during the US session Wednesday had to settle for Janet Yellen
Jagerbombs
In “What Happened To The ‘Stimmy’ Surge?,” I jokingly lamented the apparent lack of follow-through
Price Pressures Boil On ‘Unprecedented’ Supply Chain Trouble
Is the US manufacturing rebound hitting a wall? Probably not, but it’s certainly worth noting
Non Sequiturs From A Crazy World
It’s a crazy world, in case you haven’t noticed. Wednesday offered an eclectic hodgepodge of
Just Kidding
In a highly inauspicious development that seemed to telegraph confusion and frustration at the highest
Buy A Dip, Any Dip
A lackluster session in the US found equities drifting lower into the afternoon following a
What Happened To The ‘Stimmy’ Surge?
Conventional wisdom had it that once the new round of virus relief payments hit bank
US Stocks Are Becoming ‘Less Useful,’ One Bank Says
It’s been “a while” since the imperative to own cyclicality was as strong as it
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