Gordon T Long Global Macro Research | Macro-Technical Analysis TIPPING POINTS RISING INFLATION A COMING GLOBAL SHIFT ACROSS INFLATION SENSITIVE ASSETS We have been arguing that though Inflation pressures are clearly with us, many of the underlying drivers are associated with bottlenecks in the ‘just-in-time’ (no inventory) global supply chains restarting from Covid-19 lock-downs. […]
Gordon T Long Global Macro Research | Macro-Technical Analysis TIPPING POINTS RISING INFLATION WHAT INFLATION MEANS TO THE MARKETS We are presently caught in what has become a manic concern that inflation is approaching like a looming tidal wave. There is little doubt that Inflation continues to grow and broaden in scope. However, the […]
Gordon T Long Global Macro Research | Macro-Technical Analysis STRATEGIC INVESTMENT INITIATIVES COMMODITIES – HARD ASSETS WHAT DO REAL YIELDS TELL US ABOUT YELLOW & BLACK GOLD? Today, official Inflation Breakeven is the forecast that is derived from the difference between the yields on inflation-linked and fixed bonds of a given maturity or as […]
Gordon T Long Global Macro Research | Macro-Technical Analysis TIPPING POINTS BOND BUBBLE BOND MARKET NEEDS TO CONSOLIDATE BOND MARKET NEEDS TO CONSOLIDATE The historic lift in bond yields has rapidly changed the investment landscape. Bond holders have experienced ~3.7% losses so far in 2021. It has been one of the worst year-beginning starts […]
Gordon T Long Global Macro Research | Macro-Technical Analysis STRATEGIC INVESTMENT INITIATIVES BONDS & CREDIT IS THIS A RATE SCARE RATHER THAN A ‘TRANSITORY’ INFLATION SCARE? What exactly are we afraid of? It was always a safe bet that there would be an inflation scare at some point early this year. Just the base […]
Gordon T Long Global Macro Research | Macro-Technical Analysis STRATEGIC INVESTMENT INITIATIVES BONDS & CREDIT YCC IS NOW A FORGONE EVENTUALITY! You can only play so many games before you are often trapped in a situation of your own creation. This is the situation the Fed finds itself in. Nothing makes this clearer than […]
Gordon T Long Global Macro Research | Macro-Technical Analysis TIPPING POINTS RISING INFLATION CONCURRENT INFLATION AND DEFLATION?? Markets normally price forward with an 8 month lead time on economic expectations. Today’s news often misinterprets market actions based on current news events versus explaining what the markets had anticipated 8 months earlier. However, the recent […]
Gordon T Long Global Macro Research | Macro-Technical Analysis TIPPING POINTS BOND BUBBLE LONG END OF THE TREASURY YIELD CURVE IS BREAKING HIGHER! Right on-time US Treasury Yields are spiking higher, as we have been warning of in prior newsletters. As we outlined, this Is a result of the correlation since 2008 with the […]
Gordon T Long Global Macro Research | Macro-Technical Analysis TIPPING POINTS RISING INTEREST RATES RISING INFLATION YET RISING REAL RATES???? We clearly have mounting inflation pressures yet we are also seeing rising real rates. How exactly does that work?? To understand how this could happen is to understand what lies ahead! First, Real Rates […]
Gordon T Long Global Macro Research | Macro-Technical Analysis TIPPING POINTS RISING INTEREST RATES KEEP YOUR EYES FIRMLY ON INFLATION PRESSURES GM joined Nissan & Ford this week in suspending production due to semiconductor shortages used in their vehicles. Global factory growth is being stymied by stalling exports and supply constraints. Meanwhile, US Services […]
