Weekly Updates 4/30

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My view on what's going on in the financial markets and the global economy, and a few other things that might interest me from time to time.

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Sep 14, 20246 min read

Week ended Sept 13, 2024: it was an "everything up" week

It was one of those weeks that if you didn't chalk up portfolio gains, it would be difficult to figure out why. Bonds and stocks rallied.

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Sep 7, 20246 min read

US Labor Day holiday marked the unofficial end of summer, and also a demarcation for risk sentiment. Bonds rallied and stocks got hammered.

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Sep 1, 20246 min read

Earnings and economic data (especially inflation data) continued to improve risk sentiment. The yield curve inversion ended. Dollar better

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Aug 24, 20243 min read

A confluence of economic data, punctuated by a speech by Fed Chair Powell on Friday in Jackson Hole, suggests rate cuts are coming soon.

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Aug 17, 20244 min read

It was an "everything up" week, with global equities, US Treasuries, corporate bonds and gold all registering gains. Happy summer!

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Aug 10, 20245 min read

It was a highly volatile week in bond and risk markets, which makes it hard to believe that we ended the week about where we started.

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Aug 3, 202411 min read

Last week was brilliant for UST investors in duration, and horrible for investors in global equities. Culprits: Mag & and US economic data.

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Jul 27, 20245 min read

Markets mixed, with FTSE 100 leading the charge and Nikkei 225 getting hammered. Tech bellwethers set tone, economic data mixed.

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Jul 20, 20244 min read

Markets were jittery much of the week, with the rotation out of tech continuing in the US. US Treasuries were also under pressure.

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