There is a lot to highlight this week, as there usually is when markets show signs of stress and investors hit the brakes. So far, most of the downward pressure is due to the disappointment with the inflation picture and the reduced likelihood that the Fed will deliver on an easing campaign later this year. …
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Markets got a dose of reality this week. After a prolonged period of falling volatility and positive returns for risk assets, the narrative is changing. Rising tensions in the Middle East and higher-than-expected inflation in the US helped propel commodity prices higher and jolted interest rates and the dollar through significant technical resistance. Among the …
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Russia has found alternate demand sources for its oil & gas faster than Europe could find new sources of supply. It may use its leverage to extract additional pain in the West by refusing to reopen the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that is currently shut down for “scheduled maintenance.” Click here to read the entire …
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Technology shares staged a huge rebound last week. The next round of earnings releases may determine whether the gains will hold. Click here to read the entire story on Forbes.
Most investors would like to forget the first half of 2022. But the correction in both risk and safe-haven assets has opened up some great forward-looking return opportunities.
There are still actions you can take to take advantage of the market dislocations, even if you are fully invested.
A massive short-covering rally in risk assets caught many people by surprise, but it might be too early to break out the champagne.
Risk asset volatility is back, presenting both opportunities and threats to investors.
Most people know by now that there is a major traffic jam at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. But Ryan Petersen, CEO of Flexport, reveals the true bottleneck.
As we get closer to the election, sector performance and volatility divergence in the equity and credit markets is growing. The post-election macro outlook is likely to be dominated by sector and asset class rotation rather than out-sized moves at the broad index level.
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