tim@emorningcoffee.comSep 16 min readWeek ended August 30, 2024Earnings and economic data (especially inflation data) continued to improve risk sentiment. The yield curve inversion ended. Dollar better
tim@emorningcoffee.comMar 17 min readWeek 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 273 min readWeek ended Jan 26, 2024: US data, China, Tesla, central bank decisionsLots of US economic data last week that pushed the S&P 500 to another record level. UST yields flattish. Chinese equities better. Read on
tim@emorningcoffee.comDec 23, 20235 min readWeek 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.comJul 1, 20236 min readWeek 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.comMay 30, 20233 min readBIPs, RIPs and CHIPsGet ready for the next FOMC meeting and a market rip following the debt ceiling agreement. Want to better understand semiconductors?
tim@emorningcoffee.comApr 29, 20235 min readWeek ended April 28, 2023: Big tech serves up the numbersThis week was about big tech earnings, which did not disappoint, and economic data, which suggested a slowing economy but stubborn inflation
tim@emorningcoffee.comFeb 25, 20234 min readWEEKLY: Inflation, inflation, inflation!Inflation data weighed on markets again this week, with the S&P 500 declining for the 3rd consecutive week and UST yields pushing higher.
tim@emorningcoffee.comDec 24, 20222 min readWEEKLY: Worse than expected on declining volumesMarkets generally worse than expected on declining volumes, as we head to the holiday break. BoJ shocked markets, US PCE in-line.