Wednesday, 18 May 2022 Please click here to read the PDF version Markets • Yesterday’s trading session turned out to be an interesting one. As on Monday, it started with a better risk mood in Europe with core bonds returning to sell-off mode after last week’s correction. UK Gilts initially Read more…
Sunset Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report. Markets • Another series of ECB speeches made it all but certain now: a July rate hike is coming. This was not only confirmed by usual suspects including German ECB governor Nagel. The middle/neutral camp Read more…
Tuesday, 12 April 2022 Please click here to read the PDF version Markets • The bond market sell-off continued unabatedly yesterday. Last week’s ECB and Fed minutes made investors realize that the era of low interest rates is definitely over. Multiple US and EMU yields set new cycle highs or Read more…
Monday, 4 April 2022 Please click here to read the PDF version Markets • Record-high EMU inflation (7.5% Y/Y in March) and stellar US payrolls (431k; 3.6% unemployment rate) hijacked headlines last Friday. They kept the US bear flattening trend in place even if oil prices remained near recent lows Read more…
Sunset Friday, April 1, 2022 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report. Markets • Investors were relatively cautious to place strong directional bets at the start of the new quarter. There was no follow-through price action on yesterday’ risk-off move. Or was it simply an end of Read more…
Friday, 11 February 2022 Please click here to read the PDF version Markets • Over the previous week, ECB Chair Lagarde’s U-turn on the inflation assessment and strong US payrolls caused hefty turbulence on interest rate markets on both sides of the Atlantic. Yesterday’s US CPI release triggered nothing less Read more…
Sunset Thursday, February 10, 2022 Daily Market Overview Click here to read the PDF-version of this report. Markets • The European Commission’s Winter 2022 economic forecasts were today’s appetizer in the run-up to January US inflation numbers. The EC updated the 2021 growth figure to 5.3%, triggering mechanical revisions to the 2022 (4% Read more…
Friday, 4 February 2022 Please click here to read the PDF version Markets • A hawkish hike and a hawkish hold. The Bank of England raised rates by 25 bps to 0.50%, initiated the natural roll off of the balance sheet and will actively start selling from the corporate bond Read more…
On 29/09/2021 TraderTalent.com is bringing you Bryan Noble. U.S. Equity Markets sold off sharply on interest rate fears, led by the NASDAQ 100 which ended yesterday’s session with a loss of 2.88%, resulting in the VIX surging, to close 24% higher at a price of 23.25. Interest rate fears were Read more…
On 14/07/2021 TraderTalent.com is bringing you Bryan Noble. U.S. Equity Markets largely shrugged off inflation fears before declining into the close, led by the S&P which closed with a small loss of 0.35%. This small decline in stocks saw the VIX close 5.88% higher at 17.12. Inflation data were the Read more…