tim@emorningcoffee.comMar 304 minWeek ended March 29, 2024: end of a strong first quarterMarkets ended the last week of the first quarter strongly. Many assets reached record highs in the 1Q24: US, Japanese and European equities
tim@emorningcoffee.comMar 226 minWeek ended March 22, 2023: It's an "everything rally" (nearly)It was an "everything rally" last week, with several equity markets touching record highs. US Treasuries also rallied. Thanks central banks
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.comAug 2, 20234 minWrong (so far)....but the Street has been, tooSeven months into the year, many of my Y/E forecasts for indices and other assets look like they will be wrong. I am in good company!
tim@emorningcoffee.comJul 20, 20237 minThe great reveal: 1H2023 updateThis article is an update to an article I penned in February regarding my personal portfolio. For me, it's painful reading!
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.comAug 23, 20226 minThe Federal Reserve's balance sheetThe Federal Reserve is in the early stages of reducing its balance sheet, or quantitative tightening ("QT").
tim@emorningcoffee.comJun 7, 20228 min2022 so far: not a year to remember for investors!2022 has been an abysmal year for most indices and asset classes globally, with the exceptions being oil, gold and the FTSE 100. Now what?