"....That being said, let’s motor on to what really matters in the coming days – May CPI in the U.S. (released yesterday), upcoming central bank meetings, the SpaceX IPO which is on the launch pad (no pun intended), and U.S. social security."

This is a LONG and COMPLEX article regarding parallels between the meltdown of structured products like CDOs, CMOs and CLOs that led to the Great Financial Crisis in 2007-2009, and today's current private credit market. It is not for the faint of heart, or those looking for an easy read.

Better late than never, in that this article is about my views on American exceptionalism, both economically and as far as US stocks.

We have some US data coming that might matter today (CPI), but the FOMC will sit tight (also today). Discusses Apple's run and GameStop.

It was a holiday shortened, rather lacklustre week in markets. Good that 2022 is over. FY returns were poor across equities and bonds.

The Federal Reserve is in the early stages of reducing its balance sheet, or quantitative tightening ("QT").

FOREX is in the news, especially as many think the USD has reached its peak and is at an inflection point. What drives FOREX? Read on.

The decade 2010-20 involved a very hands-on approach by the Fed to steer the US economy out of a deep recession. What lessons can be learnt

Don't look to fundamentals to explain equity prices today – look to attitudes embedded in acronyms. And don't forget the super-easy Fed!