tim@emorningcoffee.comFeb 105 minWeek ended Feb 9th, 2024: S&P 500 closes above 5,000Memes are dead I suppose, but not meme-like price performance. And yawn – the S&P 500 reaches ANOTHER record high while bonds get hammered.
tim@emorningcoffee.comDec 30, 20233 minWeek ended Dec 29, 2023: end of year (short) editionWe ended the year very much along the themes that drove 4Q23. Equities and government bonds were better bid across the board. 2024??
tim@emorningcoffee.comDec 9, 20236 minWeek ended Dec 8, 2023: eyes on central bank policy meetingsIt was a week of mixed economic news in the US, with a strong labor market clobbering the short end of the UST curve. Equities didn't care.
tim@emorningcoffee.comNov 25, 20235 minWeek ended Nov 24, 2023: equities grind higherAlthough the advance in equities slowed, it certainly did not stop even as yields pushed higher off of better-than-expected PMI data.
tim@emorningcoffee.comNov 18, 20238 minWeek ended Nov 17, 2023: stocks and bonds rallyStocks and bonds rallied hard this week, with stocks first getting a boost from better-than-expected earnings, and then by disinflation data
tim@emorningcoffee.comSep 10, 20234 minWeek ended Sept 8 2023: stocks and bonds sag (again)Stocks and bonds sagged again this week, as overall sentiment remains fragile. Apple and corporate bond supply might have been culprits too
tim@emorningcoffee.comJul 20, 20237 minThe great reveal: 1H2023 updateThis article is an update to an article I penned in February regarding my personal portfolio. For me, it's painful reading!
tim@emorningcoffee.comDec 31, 20223 minWEEKLY: Damn glad that's over!It was a holiday shortened, rather lacklustre week in markets. Good that 2022 is over. FY returns were poor across equities and bonds.
tim@emorningcoffee.comFeb 8, 202218 minCorporate bonds: why you should care about this marketThis is a primer on corporate bonds, investment grade & high yield. It also discusses the pandemic and its effect on the corp bond market.