Local market ran into a surprise smashing with every sector in the red. US market risk with VIX jumping 20% intraday and Tech selloff spooked the market…while Japanese inflation proved that the low inflation outlook is a global problem. July count sits at 10 up days and 10 down days…in... Show More
Market pulled back slightly as global sentiment remains weak after running ahead of the fundamentals. US Fed has set the path to end cheap debt while every other central bank is on hold indefinitely. The stronger the yields, the strong the USD, the more pressure on Emerging Markets to raise... Show More
Market followed the weak global positive sentiment after ECB decided to trim QE magnitude per month while stretching out the period to the end of 2017. As we always say… “Self Interest”, for lack of a better word, is a good leading indicator. ECB delivered as we expected...not substantially expand... Show More
Market fell hard to pretty much unwind all the gains from yesterday’s big bounce ahead of EU break up worries. The US president elect is moving back into reality star mode and threatened US corporates with tariffs to keep them from moving jobs outside US. The reality is that the... Show More
Market bounced hard today on the back of OPEC deal. The market has been seeing a big portfolio transition over the last few days…smells like global transition portfolios are going through…they have been adding exposure to Banks and Resources. There was a lot of short covering in some of the... Show More
Market remains in the land of aimlessness with profit taking the most likely result as EU breakup worries start to take center stage. Market continues to struggle with historically high commodity prices with historically high USD while US rates are going up and US volatility is going down….something has to... Show More
Market is flip-flopping between aimlessness and profit taking mode ahead of the EU breakup worries and US Fed raising rates. Market continues to struggle with historically high commodity prices with historically high USD while US rates are going up and US volatility is going down….something has to give and that... Show More
Market is back in profit taking mode as we run into the last two weeks before US Fed raising rates while Italian referendum and Austrian presidential election sets the scene for EU breakup. We have historically high commodity prices with historically high USD while US rates are going up and... Show More
Market jumped higher on the back of US market bounce while overall macro concerns remain. There were clear signs that short covering popped the market from the open before rising tide raised all sectors into positive territory. Global macro remains uncertain with new US leadership policy settings delivering contradictory and... Show More
Market continues to remain aimless and volatile while delivering a slight negative day. Global macro remains uncertain with new US leadership policy settings delivering contradictory and murky outlook. US market continues to ignore fiscal policy uncertainty, rising yields, stretched valuations and strong currency. Over the last 3 months nearly 50%... Show More
