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My view on what's going on in the financial markets and the global economy, and a few other things that might interest me from time to time.

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Jan 7, 20233 min read

US labour report stokes late-week rally (weekly update)

US markets started the year poorly, but a balanced NFP report for Dec, released Friday, cheered investors. European equities even stronger.

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Oct 8, 20227 min read

Markets were up on bad economic news, and then faltered on good economic news. The narrative of a Fed pivot won't go away.

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Sep 17, 20226 min read

Not a good week at all for most asset classes, with the culprit being worst-than-expected CPI in the US. Economic data weak elsewhere too.

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Jul 30, 20226 min read

July ends a winning month for US and European equities and bonds, following a dismal 1H2022. Earnings supportive, economic data in line.

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Jul 16, 20225 min read

At least we ended on a constructive tone on Friday, even though CPI in June in the US soared to 9.1%/annum, the highest since 1981!

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Jun 18, 20226 min read

It was a dismal week, with cash being nearly the only long asset that was worth owning. Equities, bonds, cryptos – even oil – got hammered.

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Mar 5, 20225 min read

Ukraine-Russia conflict dominates news, although inflation data in the Eurozone and US continues to be red hot. Investors don't care!

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Feb 8, 202218 min read

This is a primer on corporate bonds, investment grade & high yield. It also discusses the pandemic and its effect on the corp bond market.

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Jan 1, 20225 min read

This is the year-end weekly update, and what a year it was! Nearly everything worked as far as risk assets. But what does 2022 bestow?

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