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tim@emorningcoffee.com
May 29, 20214 min read
Volatility Settles, Asset Markets Steady but Better: Week Ended May 28th
After a couple of weeks characterised by high volatility and slow starts / strong finishes, this past week was void of nearly as much drama.
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
May 26, 202110 min read
Inflation: Transient or Persistent, Lessons from the 1970s
This is about inflation - will it prove to be transitory (Fed's view) or persistent? I feel the former, but fear the medicine it will take
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
May 22, 20215 min read
Week Ended May 21st: Not a Crypto Week!
Equities mixed, yields flattish, but the action was mainly in cryptocurrencies which got hammered last week. BTC down 40% off intraday high
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
May 18, 20218 min read
ARK Invest: Digging Deeper
This is a follow-up to the article I wrote on ARK Invest in March, because a lot has changed since then that have affected the ARK ETFs
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
May 15, 20215 min read
Week Ended May 14th: Volatility, Inflation back in Focus
Volatile and inflation were back in focus, as markets wobbled this past week. Read more in "Week Ended May 14th".
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
May 8, 20215 min read
Week Ended May 7th and the Week Ahead
European equity markets performed nicely last week, whilst there was heightened volatility in US equity markets. USTs, gold, oil gained.
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
May 1, 20214 min read
Week Ended April 30 and the Week Ahead
This week was mainly about earnings as 180 of the S&P 500 companies reported their quarterly results. In summary, earnings were solid.
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
Apr 30, 202111 min read
Infrastructure and the American Jobs Plan
The American Jobs Plan proposed by the Biden Administration is an effort to remedy the significant underinvestment in US infrastructure.
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
Apr 24, 20214 min read
Week Ended April 23rd and The Week Ahead
It was a lacklustre week as far as major moves in financial asset prices, with a negative bias persisting most of the week. US equities...
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
Apr 20, 202111 min read
Banks - Now What?
Banks stocks have slid sideways even after spectacular 1Q2021 earnings. Why and what comes next?
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
Apr 17, 20214 min read
Week ended April 16th: Banks & Coinbase
US equity markets hit new records and the UST market stabilised. Economics news was robust. Banks released earnings, Coinbase listed.
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
Apr 15, 20218 min read
Coinbase: Cryptos Gain Steam
Coinbase listed on Weds via an innovative direct listing. It is an interesting company with a super-rich valuation, cryptocurrency-focused.
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
Apr 10, 20214 min read
Week Ended April 9th: "Back to the Future"
Update for this past week in equities, credit, and other assets. IMF projects growth, SPACs under pressure, bank earnings coming, etc.
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
Apr 8, 20217 min read
Revisiting the High Flyers
This article revisits 22 high flyers of which nearly all analysts' consensus revs and EPS in most recent quarter but are off their highs.
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
Apr 3, 20213 min read
Week Ended April 2nd and the Week Ahead
The distractions of the tanker Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal and the forced liquidation of Archegos Capital Management gave way to
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
Apr 1, 202113 min read
Archegos, Margin Financing and Prime Brokers
Archegos, Margin Financing and Prime Brokers
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
Mar 27, 20214 min read
Week Ended March 26th and the Week Ahead
This was a choppy week in the global financial markets with fluctuations in sentiment and sharp moves one way and then the other occurring t
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tim@emorningcoffee.com
Mar 26, 202111 min read
Minimum Wage: Should it be Increased?
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan recently signed into law by President Biden originally had a provision to increase the federal...
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