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Week ended Feb 9th, 2024: S&P 500 closes above 5,000
Memes 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.com
Feb 10, 20245 min read
Week ended Feb 2, 2024: Earnings, Fed and US jobs
Last week dominated by five "Mag 7" companies that reported earnings (mixed bag), Fed and BoE monetary policy meetings, and economic data.
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Feb 3, 20246 min read
Week ended Dec 22, 2023: Mixed data, markets continue rally
Economic data remains mixed, but it is clear inflation is slowing in the US and Europe. Investors are all-in on a faster pivot, markets up.
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Dec 23, 20235 min read
Week ended Dec 15, 2023: Fed serves up a cream puff
The Fed breaks ranks for some reason and suggests a nearer-than-expected pivot which sent stocks and bonds soaring.
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Dec 16, 20237 min read
Week ended Dec 8, 2023: eyes on central bank policy meetings
It 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.com
Dec 9, 20236 min read
Week ended Dec 1, 2023: all systems go (for now)
There was enough sad news this week, but it certainly didn’t make a dent in sentiment as stocks and bonds continue to rally hard.
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Dec 2, 20238 min read
Week ended Nov 3, 2023: stocks and bonds rally hard
Stocks and bonds were on fire this week, a rare occurrence recently. "Bad news is good news" resonated as data showed a slowing US economy
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Nov 4, 20236 min read
Week ended June 30, 2023: Equity markets on fire!
It was a scorching end to a fantastic first half of 2023, if you are long equities. Less so perhaps if you are long bonds. And Apple!!
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Jul 1, 20236 min read
Week ended June 16, 2023: Risk-rally broadening
Fed pauses, ECB races ahead, BoJ stays loose; BoE poised to raise rates again this week. Dollar slumps, global equities power ahead,
tim@emorningcoffee.com
Jun 18, 20237 min read
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