Short and sweet, Lots of charts. Here is a brief update on some the major macro issues moving markets.
(FORBES) When Will The High Yield Credit Bubble Burst?
Credit markets around the globe are beginning to show signs of stress. The one outlier is the US High Yield bond market. Can the performance be sustained? Click here to read the entire post on Forbes
(LinkedIn) 5 Scary Charts Highlighting Financial Risk in Italy and Europe
If you have picked up a newspaper in the last week, you are probably aware of the turmoil in Europe. Anti-Euro rhetoric in Italy is once again threatening financial stability in the region. The political chaos in Italy is spreading to other European markets, causing financial stress across asset classes. Here are 5 charts highlighting the impact …
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(FORBES) The Bond Market Needs A Margin Of Safety, Too
Warren Buffett popularized Ben Graham’s notion of “Margin of Safety” when evaluating the quality of an investment. The idea is that the future is unpredictable and we have to allow for the chance that our projections may be wrong, so we need a cushion in our analysis to protect us when things don’t go according to plan. …
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(BLOG) Fixed Income Friday: May 18th, 2018
Stress in Italy; a break out in 10-year yields; carnage in emerging markets. Lot’s happened this week in fixed-income. Read the post to get the details.
(LinkedIn) How to blow your job interview before it starts
Unfortunately, many people ruin their chances to get hired at first contact by failing to execute a simple maneuver: the handshake. Click here to read the entire story on LinkedIn
(BLOG) Macro Briefing
This week’s edition has some interesting charts on investor sentiment, the reflation trade, the Iranian Rial weakness, higher EM bond yields, share buybacks and more.
(BLOG) Macro Briefing: April 30th
The (temporary) breach of the 3% level in 10-year rates, corporate earnings, the weakness in emerging markets, the recent bounce in the USD and the potential easing of geopolitical tensions are all driving the news flow. Here are some observations from last week: There is usually a pretty tight correlation between interest rates and stocks …
(BLOG) Fixed Income Friday: April 27th
A brief summary of developments in the global fixed income markets.
(FORBES) Is the Global Growth Story in Jeopardy?
What happened to the synchronized global upswing? In just a few short (but memorable) months, it finally seemed possible that we could put an end to proclamations of the “new normal” and “secular stagnation“. 2018 was supposed to be the year of accelerating growth, but so far, in Chinese calendar terms, it looks more like …
