tim@emorningcoffee.comJun 15 min readWeek ended May 31, 2024: Trump convicted, markets don't careFormer President Trump gets nailed for 34 felony accounts, but this rallies his supporters. Markets didn't care, ending positively for May.
tim@emorningcoffee.comMay 186 min readWeek ended May 17, 2024: it was an "everything up" weekThe week started with a short-lived meme frenzy, which fade quickly. Slightly weaker US data then took centre stage.
tim@emorningcoffee.comApr 278 min readWeek ended April 26, 2024: Earnings featureRisk markets bounced back this week, although yields on Treasuries moved higher. GOOG, META, MSFT and TSLA released earnings.
tim@emorningcoffee.comMar 304 min readWeek ended March 29, 2024: end of a strong first quarterMarkets ended the last week of the first quarter strongly. Many assets reached record highs in the 1Q24: US, Japanese and European equities
tim@emorningcoffee.comNov 25, 20235 min readWeek 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.comOct 21, 20235 min readWeek ended October 20, 2023: yields spikeYields spiked this week, one of several factors leading to a decisive risk-off feeling as equities tanked and gold roared forward.
tim@emorningcoffee.comOct 14, 20233 min readWeek ended October 13, 2023: reality of war sets inA deferred reaction to war in the Middle East meant that equities rallied and bonds sold off in the first half of the week, but then......
tim@emorningcoffee.comSep 23, 20236 min readWeek ended Sept 22, 2023: Central bank trifecta, recent IPOsThe central bank trifecta this week unfolded largely as expected. US bonds and equities puked on the Fed's "higher for longer".
tim@emorningcoffee.comSep 10, 20234 min readWeek 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