34% OF US HOUSEHOLD WEALTH IN THE STOCK MARKET – 2ND HIGHEST IN 70 YEARS — SOURCE: 10-02-18 Dana Lyon’s Tumblr – “U.S. Households Loaded Up On Stocks” — Outside of the 2000 dotcom bubble, U.S. households have never had more of their assets invested in the stock market. The U.S. stock market, i.e., the […]
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BUBBLES & ZOMBIES
BUBBLES & ZOMBIES — SOURCE: 10-01-18 RealInvestmentAdvise, John Coumaianos – “Bubbles and Zombies” — They say nobody rings a bell at the top of the market. But whether this is the top or not, two prominent market observers and historians, Robert Shiller and Edward Chancellor, are expressing concern. ROBERT SHILLER First, Shiller warns readers not […]
US SEPTEMBER AUTO SALES A DISASTER – BLAME HIGHER INTEREST PAYMENTS & LOWER INCENTIVES
US SEPTEMBER AUTO SALES A DISASTER – BLAME HIGHER INTEREST PAYMENTS & LOWER INCENTIVES — SOURCE: 10-02-18 – “September U.S. Auto Sales Plunge, Most OEMs Miss Pessimistic Estimates” — It has been an extremely ugly month for car makers. Results from Ford, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Fiat all tell the story of an industry that […]
FINANCIAL SENSE INTERVIEWS GORDON T LONG ON SHRINKING STOCK POOLS
FINANCIAL SENSE INTERVIEWS GORDON T LONG ON SHRINKING STOCK POOLS I am posting this for MATASII subscriber’s information only. I am not trying to promote FSN podcast subscription business but rather subscribers should be aware FSN felt the subject important enough to keep it for their subscribers only. All content has been available at MATASII for […]
THE CRITICAL TAKEAWAYS FROM THE US “YIELD SHOCK”
THE CRITICAL TAKEAWAYS FROM THE US “YIELD SHOCK” — SOURCE: 10-04-18 Nomura, Bilal Hafeez – “3 Important Takeaways From The US Yield Shock” — KEY MESSAGES The market is pricing a higher neutral rate (r*), Euro real yields have also moved, The real story could be higher Japanese 10 Year yields Many are likely to […]
THE CRITICAL TAKEAWAYS FROM THE US “YIELD SHOCK”
THE CRITICAL TAKEAWAYS FROM THE US “YIELD SHOCK” KEY MESSAGES The market is pricing a higher neutral rate (r*), Euro real yields have also moved, The real story could be higher Japanese 10 Year yields Many are likely to claim credit for calling the recent surge in UST 10yr yields. Not only that, but the […]
AN UPGRADED NEUTRAL RATE (R-STAR) IS RE-PRICING LONG END OF STEEPENING YIELD CURVE
AN UPGRADED NEUTRAL RATE (R-STAR) IS RE-PRICING LONG END OF STEEPENING YIELD CURVE Posted:Fri, 05 Oct 2018 10:57:32 -0400 — SOURCE: 10-05-18 – “McElligott: “It’s The Steepener, Stupid”” — In his comment from yesterday, Nomura’s Charlie McElligott highlighted several key ways in which the latest rout in interest rates has been different from previous episodes, most […]
GLOBAL BOND MARKETS HAVE BROKEN CRITICAL LONG TERM TRENDS
GLOBAL BOND MARKETS HAVE BROKEN CRITICAL LONG TERM TRENDS SOURCE: 10-01-18 Debt Bomb By The Phoenix – “Will the Bond Bubble Burst in October?” — The financial markets are now rapidly running out of liquidity. The Fed will withdraw $50 billion in liquidity from the financial system this month via its Quantitative Tightening, QT, program. This is the largest […]
INFLATION MAY BE READY TO EXIT THE “GENIE BOTTLE”
INFLATION MAY BE READY TO EXIT THE “GENIE BOTTLE” Everyone will be watching today’s NFP (Non Farm Payrolls) for signs of inflation wage pressures. A stable CPI may be about to change as the recent dramatic spike in US Treasury yields (also German & Japanese Yields) are signalling. History & Fed Chairman Paul Volcker taught […]