tim@emorningcoffee.comNov 99 min readWeek ended Nov 8, 2024: Markets adapt to president-elect TrumpLast week was mainly about the US election, which D Trump and the Republicans won in a landslide. The "Trump trade" was full on.
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.comApr 66 min readWeek ended April 5, 2024: equities and bonds declineStocks and bonds declined last week, although stocks ended the week on a positive note after a strong US jobs report. Gold and oil higher.
tim@emorningcoffee.comMar 226 min readWeek ended March 22, 2023: It's an "everything rally" (nearly)It was an "everything rally" last week, with several equity markets touching record highs. US Treasuries also rallied. Thanks central banks
tim@emorningcoffee.comAug 26, 20236 min readWeek ended Aug 25th 2023: Nvidia, Jackson Hole and real interest ratesRather uneventful week in markets although equities generally better and yields a touch wider. Focus was on Jackson Hole, NVDA and rates.
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.comMar 11, 20234 min readWEEKLY: Regulatory takeover of SIVB steals the showIn a week full of economic data and news, the take-over of Silicon Valley Bank by the FDIC spurred a risk-off attitude, with USTs gaining.
tim@emorningcoffee.comMar 4, 20234 min readWEEKLY: Much ado about nothingEarnings season ended and data was sparse. Equities rallied, gaining in the US for the first time in 4 weeks. Bond yields rose.