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.comJun 4, 20226 minWeek ended June 3rd, 2022Remember that 6%+ increase in US stocks just one week ago? Forget it – we are back to normal as both equities and bond prices move lower.
tim@emorningcoffee.comMay 28, 20226 minWeek ended May 27th 2022US equities rally strongly into the close on Friday, bringing MtD returns for May into the green. Corp credit rallies too, the USD weakens.
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.
tim@emorningcoffee.comApr 30, 20228 minWeek ended April 29th, 2022Sentiment started poorly, stabilised and then tanked, driven generally by earnings with Amazon being a key (negative) driver.
tim@emorningcoffee.comApr 22, 20227 minWeek ended April 22, 2022Earnings dominated the news flow, mostly goods(but not all). Still, USTs and equities continues their sell-off, down sharply on the week.