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At Close: Jun 03, 2026
Heading In The Right Direction
05:04am, Thursday, 20'th Aug 2020
As we continue to be bombarded with headlines and news stories on a 24-7 basis, sometimes it's difficult to know what to focus on in terms of economic numbers.
Why Do We Care About Retail Sales?
02:48am, Wednesday, 19'th Aug 2020
If you thought the recovery was in brick-and-mortar retailers, you'd be somewhat misguided. Even if real retail sales have recovered in levels, that still means that there was a loss of sales relative
The Inflation Trade Just Caught Fire Again: Greer
11:43pm, Tuesday, 18'th Aug 2020
Inflation is manifesting itself all across the market, and multiple indicators are giving confirmation and confidence to lean into the inflation trades.
Is Additional Treasury Issuance Driving A Steeper Yield Curve?
07:08am, Tuesday, 18'th Aug 2020
U.S. debt issuance reached a record of nearly $3 trillion for the second quarter, with $947 billion expected for the third quarter.
High Inflation Will Not Be A Problem, But Dollar May Decline Further
11:30pm, Monday, 17'th Aug 2020
Greater attention has been paid to the possibility of much faster rates of inflation due to the economic stimulus provided by the Federal Reserve System and the federal government.
Put America First
12:25am, Sunday, 16'th Aug 2020
Unfortunately, politics during an election year seems more important than doing right for Americans. If not for the failure of our government to make a deal our outlook for Fed policy, the coronavirus
Weekly Commentary: Safe Haven Treasuries Not So Safe
01:38pm, Saturday, 15'th Aug 2020
A sloppy auction saw 30-year Treasury yields surge 21 bps this week to 1.45%, an almost seven-week closing high.
Inside The Consumer Price Index: July 2020
06:53am, Friday, 14'th Aug 2020
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) divides all expenditures into eight categories and assigns a relative size to each.
July Inflation Consistent With Early Recovery; No Compelling Evidence Of Wage Deflation
05:43am, Friday, 14'th Aug 2020
July consumer prices were reported to have increased 0.6% for the second month in a row. The widespread price increases are signs of increased demand, which in these circumstances is a good thing.
Interest Rates And Yield Curve Control, Part 2
05:33am, Friday, 14'th Aug 2020
The three-month forward currency hedge is very common. Derivative swaps in the intermediate and longer end are based on the differentials in interest rates.
10-Year T-Note Low-Cost Contrarian Play
03:43pm, Thursday, 13'th Aug 2020
Interest rates measure the cost of money, which means they eventually help determine the cost of everything else.
3 Things I Think I Think - Moar Stuff
01:50pm, Thursday, 13'th Aug 2020
Homeownership is massively overrated. I'm on record saying that I am more concerned about inflation this time around than I was in 2009 when I was somewhat famously a lowflationist.
Circling Back
09:19am, Thursday, 13'th Aug 2020
There is no question that we are in a crisis. I have lived through a number of them and you have to circle back to your underlying assumptions about markets and triple check these assumptions are stil
Bill Nelson On The Fed's Policy Tools In The Post-COVID Economy
12:36pm, Sunday, 02'nd Aug 2020
Bill Nelson is a Chief Economist and Executive Vice President at the Bank Policy Institute, and formerly a Deputy Director of the Division of Monetary Affairs at the Federal Reserve Board.
Despite Attention, Valuations Less Of A Concern - For Now - Macro Update July 30, 2020
12:16pm, Sunday, 02'nd Aug 2020
Stock market valuation in line with corporate bond yields. Data revisions show GDP profits at new high in Q4 2019.
