tim@emorningcoffee.comAug 20, 20225 minWeek ended August 19th 2022Friday was a down day in US equities and bonds. Was it an anomaly or is reality setting back in? 2y Gilt yields also were sharply higher.
tim@emorningcoffee.comAug 6, 20226 minWeek ended August 5, 2022The BoE bumped the rates 50bps, its largest increase since 1995. The US jobs report served as a reminder that inflation is not going away.
tim@emorningcoffee.comJul 15, 20225 minWho do you trust?Do you trust the Fed, or the Bank of England, or the Bank of Japan, or the ECB, or the Bank of China? Shades of grey for sure, read on!
tim@emorningcoffee.comJun 25, 20225 minWeek ended June 24, 2022Markets gained momentum as the week wore on and ended solidly in the green for the week, a break with a horrific year so far. Bonds better.
tim@emorningcoffee.comJun 18, 20226 minWeek ended June 17, 2022It was a dismal week, with cash being nearly the only long asset that was worth owning. Equities, bonds, cryptos – even oil – got hammered.
tim@emorningcoffee.comJun 11, 20227 minWeek ended June 10, 2022Nothing was pretty about this week, as the ECB being slightly more hawkish than expected and red-hot US inflation clobbered markets.
tim@emorningcoffee.comMay 21, 20226 minWeek ended May 20th 2022Poor US retail earnings and a more pessimistic outlook for FY were the catalysts driving US equities this week. EM was the best performer.
tim@emorningcoffee.comMay 14, 20227 minWeek ended May 13th 2022This past week was a downer for equities, saved only by a late-session recovery on Thursday with the rally extending into Friday.
tim@emorningcoffee.comMay 8, 20226 minWeek ended May 6th, 2022Although 160 S&P 500 companies reported earnings this week, all eyes were on the Fed's and BoE's rate decisions, and on the US jobs report.