Data Void Leaves Markets To Nvidia, FOMC Minutes, Geopolitics
Going strictly by the data calendar, it’ll be a quiet week for the world’s largest
‘Sudden Death Syndrome’
On Saturday morning, Lyudmila Navalnaya arrived in the tiny, frigid settlement of Kharp for the
Tech Funds On Track For Record Inflows Amid AI Frenzy
For what it’s worth, US equity-focused ETFs and mutual funds recouped a meaningful portion of
‘No Future, No Hope, Nothing’: Aleksei Navalny Dead At 47
Aleksei Navalny’s gone. He keeled over and died Friday after taking a stroll around Polar
Bubble Vision
Admittedly, I’m exhausted with bubble talk. “Are we witnessing a dot-com redux?” “Is the ‘Magnificent
Two-Month Euphoria Ebbs In Inconclusive Consumer Sentiment Update
Consumer sentiment in the US edged higher in early February, the last of this week’s
US Stagflation Fears Return As PPI Overshoot Confirms Rekindled Price Pressures
Anyone looking to the BLS’s update on wholesale prices for relief following an uncomfortably warm
Stocks Could Rise 30% If Equity Allocations Return To 1999 Levels: JPMorgan
How far might stocks rally if investor equity allocations rose to levels consistent with those
Money Fund AUM Slips, RRP Drops Below $500 Billion
US money market funds shed assets over the latest weekly reporting period. Before anyone’s eyebrows
Where’s The Damn Selloff?
The first two months of 2024 had all the ingredients of an equity selloff with
Housing Market Crosscurrents Confound Buyers As Builder Sentiment Recoups Losses
It’s amazing what expectations for lower interest rates can do to bolster sentiment across an
Did The American Consumer Just Fold?
Bad news. Or good news, depending on how you want to look at it. Retail
Everybody’s In A Recession Except The Good Ol’ USA
If it feels to you like every important economy besides the US (and India) is
In Regrettable Milestone, Investors Buy One Out Of Every Four Affordable US Homes
25 years ago, the share of low-priced homes bought by investors in any given quarter
Could Irrational Exuberance Redux Drive The S&P To 6,250?
Are we witnessing a dot-com-style, tech-driven equity bubble in the US? That’s the market’s perpetual
Pavlov Kills The VIX Spike
“You simply have to short vol spikes in unemotional, mechanical fashion.” That’s the muscle memory,
The Caesar Kunikov Gets An Upgrade
Vladimir Putin lost another ship. Ukraine’s efforts to expel the czar’s invading army might be
Markets Dodge Bullet With UK Inflation Report
Earlier this week, “stronger-than-expected wage growth bolster[ed] BoE caution.” That’s an actual headline from a
More US And Tech Exceptionalism
If you favor US equities over the rest of the world, nobody’s going to blame
Inflation Throat Punch
Wall Street wasn’t enamored with the BLS’s inflation update, delivered to loud jeers in the
Gosh, Sorry About Your Rate Cuts!
One reader with a Wikipedia page was upset with me on Tuesday when I characterized
‘Magnificent 7’ Crowding Conjures Memory Of Epic Dollar Crash
It’s all about the “Magnificent 7” and market concentration. Bubble talk abounds and the prospect
Fed Hit With Horrendous Inflation Report In Body Blow To Soft Landing
Bad news! Consumer prices in the US rose at a brisker-than-expected rate in January, decidedly
Behold: Fund Managers Now Most Bullish In Two Years
Fund managers are the most bullish in two years. That was one, among many, takeaways
Mission Accomplished?
The New York Fed’s monthly consumer survey doesn’t typically make headlines, but the latest installment,
Easy Money: A Quick Earnings Season Recap And A Word On Dividends
Guess what? Earnings season in the US went fine. Surprised? No? Me neither. I don’t
Famous Bear Likes The Large-Caps
Large-cap US equities have achieved their independence from bond yields. Not entirely, of course. Risk-free
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