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Monthly Macro Monitor - August 2020
05:35am, Friday, 21'st Aug 2020
Different markets may interpret the data in different ways, so all markets may not agree. That's what we find now with stocks apparently predicting a boom, bonds trading like it is doomsday and commod
The Best Thing For Asset Prices Is A Deep Recession: Hirst
11:22pm, Thursday, 20'th Aug 2020
We may be one inflationary spike away from a deflationary bust because proper inflation will destroy people’s ability to pay off their debt and cause more economic wreckage going forward.
Rising Inflation - Don't Sweat It, Not Yet
01:35pm, Thursday, 20'th Aug 2020
A fair old worry is that the massive amount of money creation recently is going to cause a surge in inflation. Fair because undealt with it will-at some point.
U.S. Stocks Are A Terrible Inflation Hedge
09:45am, Thursday, 20'th Aug 2020
Speculators continue to pile into stocks encouraged by the Fed and Treasury's inflationary policies. However, should inflation pressures begin to rise as we expect, equities are likely to suffer great
It's Not As Obvious, But Stocks Are Tipped More Toward 'Deflation', Too
09:30am, Thursday, 20'th Aug 2020
For policymakers, the talk of yield caps and the alleged justification for them was a good problem to have after having stared into the face of monetary deflation.
With Yields So Low, Should Bonds Be Part Of Your Portfolio?
07:07am, Thursday, 20'th Aug 2020
Why it might be worth looking for alternatives to U.S. Treasuries.
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.
