tim@emorningcoffee.comJan 204 minWeek ended Jan 19, 2024: S&P 500 closes at record highThe S&P 500 closed at a record high. European and EM stocks slumped. USTs also got hammered. Davos and economic data drove sentiment.
tim@emorningcoffee.comJan 134 minWeek ended January 12, 2024: focus on Bitcoin ETFsLast week was about US inflation data and the approval of Bitcoin ETFs. CPI was slightly hot, and PPI was weak, sending yields lower.
tim@emorningcoffee.comDec 23, 20235 minWeek ended Dec 22, 2023: Mixed data, markets continue rallyEconomic 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.comDec 2, 20238 minWeek 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.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.comOct 21, 20235 minWeek 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 minWeek 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 16, 20234 minWeek ended Sept 15, 2023: ARM IPO, ECB rate hike, US inflationThe ARM IPO (fair price), the ECB rate decision ("dovish increase") and US CPI are were relatively neutral to supportive this week.