tim@emorningcoffee.comMar 17 minWeek ended March 1, 2024More of the same, as risk-on sentiment pushes US equity markets to record highs. Bitcoin is soaring, too. Economic data remains supportive
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 30, 20233 minWeek ended Dec 29, 2023: end of year (short) editionWe ended the year very much along the themes that drove 4Q23. Equities and government bonds were better bid across the board. 2024??
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.comSep 30, 20237 minWeek ended Sept 29, 2023 (end of 3Q)Dismal end to a dismal quarter, with stocks down and bonds getting hammered. US govt shutdown, US housing market and UST market worries.
tim@emorningcoffee.comAug 20, 20235 minWeek ended August 18, 2023: China and USTs steal thunderThis week was quiet although the slow drift lower for equities and bonds continued. China's economy and higher UST yields were the focus.
tim@emorningcoffee.comAug 12, 20235 minWeek ended August 11, 2023: rather boringDullsville although markets did gyrate a bit, with equities and bonds lower, the USD, credit and oil better. US inflation bang on.
tim@emorningcoffee.comAug 6, 20234 minWeek ended Aug 4, 2023: It's August![GO STRAIGHT TO THE TABLES] We’re now into August, a normally lower-volume month, and often not the best month for equities. The table...
tim@emorningcoffee.comJul 29, 20234 minWeek ended July 28, 2023: Looking good! Bonds were battered again, but not global equities which took off like rockets. Earnings good, economic data good, etc – what's not to like