tim@emorningcoffee.comAug 243 min readWeek ended August 23, 2024: Fed "pencils in" first rate reductionA confluence of economic data, punctuated by a speech by Fed Chair Powell on Friday in Jackson Hole, suggests rate cuts are coming soon.
tim@emorningcoffee.comFeb 36 min readWeek ended Feb 2, 2024: Earnings, Fed and US jobsLast week dominated by five "Mag 7" companies that reported earnings (mixed bag), Fed and BoE monetary policy meetings, and economic data.
tim@emorningcoffee.comJun 24, 20235 min readWeek ended June 23, 2023: BoE jumbo rate increaseCentral banks, one after another, are raising rates to try to tame persistent inflation, but it's not working fast enough. Equities tanked.
tim@emorningcoffee.comJun 18, 20237 min readWeek ended June 16, 2023: Risk-rally broadeningFed pauses, ECB races ahead, BoJ stays loose; BoE poised to raise rates again this week. Dollar slumps, global equities power ahead,
tim@emorningcoffee.comJun 10, 20235 min readWeek ended June 9, 2023: Canadian hazeMarkets were not overly inspiring this week even as volatility continued to decline. Japanese and small-cap US stocks were the big winners.
tim@emorningcoffee.comFeb 5, 20234 min readWeek ended Feb 3rd, 2023Until the end of the week, the data and earnings were saying one thing and investors were hearing another. Markets decent though till Fri.
tim@emorningcoffee.comJan 28, 20234 min readWEEKLY: Risk assets head to the moon!We are going "to the moon" across risk assets of all types. Can this continue? I'm not convinced but it's been a great start to 2023!
tim@emorningcoffee.comDec 3, 20225 min readWEEKLY: Didn't see that coming!The good news is that Nov was a terrific and positive month for stocks and bonds. The bad news is inflation won't go away. Read on....
tim@emorningcoffee.comNov 5, 20227 min readWEEKLY: Fed, BoE raise rates; US equities / bonds take it on the chinUS equities and bonds get crushed, other global equity markets improve. USTs weaker, gold rallies, oil up and USD lower. Fed, BoE raise.