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.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
tim@emorningcoffee.comJul 22, 20234 minWeek ended July 21, 2023: TSLA and NFLX drive sentimentIt's fair to say that disappointing results from Netflix and Tesla stopped the market in its tracks, although UK CPI was better.
tim@emorningcoffee.comJul 15, 20233 minWeek ended July 14, 2023: Investors party!Stock and bond investors party hard, with equities ripping and US Treasury yields dropping sharply. A benign June CPI report was key driver
tim@emorningcoffee.comJan 5, 20233 minMy 2023 year-end guesses The Street pros provide year-end 2023 projections for stocks and bonds, so why not EMC? Here are my guesstimates and rationales.
tim@emorningcoffee.comDec 31, 20223 minWEEKLY: Damn glad that's over!It was a holiday shortened, rather lacklustre week in markets. Good that 2022 is over. FY returns were poor across equities and bonds.
tim@emorningcoffee.comFeb 24, 20227 minOil update: prices skyrocketWith oil approaching $100/bbl, it is hard to imagine that demand and supply were so out of line in April 2020 that oil prices went negative!