Local Grandpa Delivers Annual Letter, Reminds You He Is Very Wise And Also Super Rich
Well, it’s one of those Saturdays.
David Stockman Presents: A $67 Trillion Nightmare
“To wit, there never would have been a double inverse VIX ETF under a regime of honest money and free market financial discipline; nor would you find European junk bond yields trading inside of US treasuries.”
High Note.
And so the holiday-shortened week comes to a close and it delivered everything that could have been reasonably expected of it.
Trump Delivers Wild CPAC Speech, Proclaims Himself Greatest President Of All Time
Well, Donald Trump just delivered what might very fairly be described as one of the most unhinged speeches the public has witnessed since his infamous “sons of bitches”/”rocket man” rant in Huntsville.Â
This Is ‘Atypical’: Hedge Funds Ride Out Correction By Sticking With Most Crowded Positions
Well in a testament to the relative merits of doing the opposite of what David has been doing by simply riding the wave in the bubble stocks (with leverage) at a time when nothing makes any sense…
Good News: Marko Kolanovic Still Sounds Pretty Bullish
Gandalf. Need more Gandalf.
David Stockman: ‘This Is Getting Pretty Ridiculous’
“Mind you, while that number wasn’t exactly diminutive, it had taken all of 188 years to accumulate. That is to say, Uncle Sam had borrowed an average of $28,000 per week during the 9,776 weekssince George Washington was sworn in as the nation’s first president.”
Fly Me To The Moon.
I was told Icarus would be unleashed.
Wilbur Ross To CNBC: I’m Going To ‘Turn The Moon Into A Gas Station’
The only thing that stands between America harvesting space riches from asteroids is Wilbur Ross turning the moon into a gas station. Why didn’t you say so?!
When Are Bond Yields ‘Kryptonite’ For Stocks? The Debate Rages On…
“Clients and colleagues are asking if there’s a magic interest rate that’s kryptonite to stocks; is it 3.0% or 3.5% on the 10Yr Treasury?”
Trump: Need Armed Teachers With ‘Military Training’ For School Gun Battles With ‘Savage Sickos’
Coming soon to a school near you.
ECB Minutes Show Bank Concerned About ‘Premature’ Emancipation (Of Markets)
Happens to a lot of guys.
China Is Back!
Well, the Chinese are back.
David Stockman Compares ‘This Time’, To Last Time And It Actually Is ‘Different’
“In that cyclical context, the historic record leaves little doubt about the foolishness of pricing the stock market at peak PE multiples during the final innings of the business cycle.”
Goldman Weighs In On The Fed Minutes
Are you still trying to figure out what to make of the January Fed minutes?
Wait, What?
If you don’t have a sense of humor, the market’s reaction to the Fed minutes was probably pretty frustrating for you.Â
Here Are The Fed Minutes: Take Them To Your Palm Reader
ALMOST ALL FED OFFICIALS EXPECTED INFLATION TO RISE TO 2% GOAL
SOME FED OFFICIALS SAW APPRECIABLE RISK INFLATION TO LAG TARGET
Read These Instructions Before Handling Fragile Fed Minutes
Obviously, interpreting the January Fed minutes is going to be a self-referential nightmare bordering on the absurd.
Neel Kaskhari Isn’t ‘Sitting Here Trying To Engineer’ Dow 86,000, Ok?
“…we’re not sitting here trying to engineer a certain level of the stock market.”
‘The Truth Is, We Don’t Know’: What Is The Line In The Sand For Bond Yields?
Well, the debate around what the number is for 10Y yields has devolved into a veritable obsession for markets at this point.Â
Trader: ‘The First Canary May Have Already Expired In This Coal Mine’
On the bright side, remember that people were talking about high yield and canaries in November and we got through that ok.
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