tim@emorningcoffee.comApr 134 min readWeek ended April 12, 2024: "hot" US CPI data wrecks marketsUS CPI data released Weds morning was the culprit, wrecking sentiment in equities and sending yields soaring. Gold and the Dollar stronger.
tim@emorningcoffee.comFeb 175 min readWeek ended Feb 16th, 2024: economic data drives marketsUS inflation for January was hot, pushing equities bond bonds lower. International equities performed better. UK and Japan in recession.
tim@emorningcoffee.comJan 204 min readWeek ended Jan 19, 2024: S&P 500 closes at record highThe S&P 500 closed at a record high. European and EM stocks slumped. USTs also got hammered. Davos and economic data drove sentiment.
tim@emorningcoffee.comJan 134 min readWeek ended January 12, 2024: focus on Bitcoin ETFsLast week was about US inflation data and the approval of Bitcoin ETFs. CPI was slightly hot, and PPI was weak, sending yields lower.
tim@emorningcoffee.comDec 2, 20238 min readWeek ended Dec 1, 2023: all systems go (for now)There was enough sad news this week, but it certainly didn’t make a dent in sentiment as stocks and bonds continue to rally hard.
tim@emorningcoffee.comNov 18, 20238 min readWeek ended Nov 17, 2023: stocks and bonds rallyStocks and bonds rallied hard this week, with stocks first getting a boost from better-than-expected earnings, and then by disinflation data
tim@emorningcoffee.comOct 14, 20233 min readWeek ended October 13, 2023: reality of war sets inA deferred reaction to war in the Middle East meant that equities rallied and bonds sold off in the first half of the week, but then......
tim@emorningcoffee.comSep 16, 20234 min readWeek ended Sept 15, 2023: ARM IPO, ECB rate hike, US inflationThe ARM IPO (fair price), the ECB rate decision ("dovish increase") and US CPI are were relatively neutral to supportive this week.
tim@emorningcoffee.comAug 12, 20235 min readWeek ended August 11, 2023: rather boringDullsville although markets did gyrate a bit, with equities and bonds lower, the USD, credit and oil better. US inflation bang on.