tim@emorningcoffee.comDec 18, 20217 min readWeek ended December 17th, 2021Focus this past week was on four of the world's major central banks, which provided the latest glimpse into the path of monetary policy.
tim@emorningcoffee.comDec 11, 20217 min readWeek ended December 10th 2021What a difference a few days make! We are solidly risk-on now, as conviction increased throughout the week. Equities had strong returns.
tim@emorningcoffee.comNov 30, 202110 min readThree books worth readingOne of the many things that I have enjoyed doing since I left the grind of working at large financial institutions is reading things...
tim@emorningcoffee.comNov 6, 20216 min readWeek Ended November 5th, 2021The Fed and BoE play along, with their dovish policies pushing USTs and Gilt prices higher and causing global equities to rock!
tim@emorningcoffee.comOct 22, 20216 min readWeek Ended October 22, 2021This week did not have a lot of economic news, but a combination of earnings, the first Bitcoin ETF and two interesting SPACs featured.
tim@emorningcoffee.comSep 25, 20214 min readWeek Ended Sept 24th, 2021: Equities claw back Monday's sharp lossesThe week started poorly but by the end of the week, the Fed had provided just enough fuel to stoke on buy-the-dip investors.
tim@emorningcoffee.comSep 23, 20213 min readFOMC and Chairman Powell Press Conference: “Much ado about nothing”The Federal Reserve released the minutes from its FOMC meeting Sept 21-22 on Wednesday afternoon. The press release is here. Should you...
tim@emorningcoffee.comAug 28, 20213 min readWeek Ended Aug 27th, 2021:Fed strikes dovish toneThis week investors were mainly focused on the Fed's message at the economic symposium in Jackson Hole. It was perfect, dovish for assets
tim@emorningcoffee.comJun 12, 20213 min readWeek Ended June 11th: Focus on ECB Decision and May CPIWeekly update, attention focused on ECB policy and US May CPI. Markets reacted well, but look bored - meme stocks and crypto vol dominate.