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CoreMacro
Chilling With The Maytag Repairman

Clients have been pushing back on our recession call on the grounds that it is incompatible with the economy’s second-half acceleration and the more recent easing in financial conditions. We examine both of those points in the course of doing some pushing back of our own.

Doug Peta
2 years ago
USGlobal
Essentials
Canadian Inflation Continues To Cool
Canada’s January CPI release shows price pressures cooling last month. Headline CPI eased to 2.9%y/y from 3.4%y/y in December, below expectations of 3.3%y/y. Furthermore, month-over-month inflation fell for the first time since May 2020. Headline CPI has…
2 years ago
Essentials
Don't Bet On Preemptive Easing
The minutes of the January FOMC meeting underscore that policymakers are adopting a cautious approach in timing the pivot to policy easing. Although Fed officials acknowledged that inflation and employment risks are “moving into better balance,” and that…
2 years ago
Essentials
China's Stock Market Crackdown Favors A-Shares Versus Investable Stocks
Chinese equities are extending their gains following the end of the Lunar New Year holiday. Onshore stocks have gained 9.0% since February 5, outperforming the global benchmark by 7.5 percentage points over this period. Similarly, the MSCI Investable index –…
2 years ago
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FICC
Ranking US Spread Sectors In 2024

We rank the US spread sectors in terms of risk versus reward.

Ryan Swift
2 years ago
Bonds
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GeoMacro
Global Risks Rebounding (GeoRisk Update)

While 2024 will see various election risks, global geopolitical uncertainty is driven by the US election and its struggle with Russia, China, and Iran. The stock market can manage local domestic political risk. But it will correct upon a major outbreak of geopolitical uncertainty.

Matt Gertken
2 years ago
Essentials
US LEI Continues To Contract
The US Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell by 0.4% m/m in January, following a 0.1% m/m drop in December – disappointing expectations of a milder decline. This marks the 23rd consecutive monthly decrease and has pushed down the index to its…
2 years ago
Essentials
China's 5-Year LPR Cut Is Not A Game Changer
Chinese policymakers surprised on Tuesday with greater-than-anticipated easing for the troubled property market. Although the 1-year loan prime rate (LPR) – the benchmark for most household and corporate loans – was kept unchanged at 3.45%, the 5-year LPR –…
2 years ago
Essentials
On The Lookout For An Opportunity To Increase Duration Exposure
US Treasuries have been selling off over the past two months as investors downgrade the odds of an imminent start to the Fed’s easing cycle. Naturally, a question facing investors is whether current levels constitute a good opportunity to increase duration…
2 years ago
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GeoMacro
Has Biden's Approval Bottomed?

Democrats remain favored for reelection in 2024, which implies gridlock and policy status quo in 2025. That is not negative for stocks in the near term. However, economic, political, and geopolitical risks will escalate from here, causing volatility.

Matt Gertken, Jesse Anak Kuri
2 years ago

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