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Full List Of 2019 ETF.com Award Finalists
08:00pm, Thursday, 20'th Feb 2020
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Central Bank Objective Functions
01:35pm, Tuesday, 18'th Feb 2020
One topic of research that keeps popping up is the question of what the central bank objective function should be. In simpler terms, what is the target of the c
Market Believes It Has Immunity To Risks
05:16pm, Sunday, 16'th Feb 2020
While the virus correction did encompass a correction of 3%, it was too shallow to reverse the rather extreme extension of the market. The continued rally this
Updated Key Market-Based Indicators
03:01pm, Saturday, 15'th Feb 2020
I'm a big fan of market-based indicators - the kind that are determined by the daily decisions of hundreds of millions of savers, investors, and money managers
The Coronavirus Threatens To Prick The Market Bubble
12:15pm, Saturday, 15'th Feb 2020
In the markets today, yields are low, spreads are tight, and risk assets are priced to perfection, but there are red flags everywhere and investors seem to be i
Is The Federal Reserve Using Its Full Toolbox?
02:07pm, Tuesday, 11'th Feb 2020
Economist, trader panel examines options for the Fed as they adjust to economic headwinds. The Fed may need to look beyond quantitative easing to spur inflation
The Late Cycle: The Fed Balance Sheet
02:40pm, Sunday, 09'th Feb 2020
There were some problems in the money market that seemed like there wasn't enough liquidity floating around, and so the Fed has injected money into the very sho
Sizing Up The 2017-2020 Housing Cliff Hanger
12:29pm, Sunday, 09'th Feb 2020
The best time to size up the collapse in housing that I called almost two years ago will be when it is over - so we can visualize its full extent. Since it is n
Limited Pass-Through From Exchange Rates To Inflation: Canadian Example
10:48am, Thursday, 06'th Feb 2020
The inflation story in Canada and the United States has not been particularly exciting for some time, and this is not likely to change anytime soon. Canada - a
MacroView: The Fed's View Of Valuations May Be Misguided
06:13pm, Sunday, 02'nd Feb 2020
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve concluded their January FOMC meeting and released their statement. As we have discussed previously, looking at equity yield, w
The Bond Market Will Have A Tough Time Repeating Last Year's Performance In 2020
01:02pm, Saturday, 01'st Feb 2020
The Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate US Bond Index returned 8.72% in 2019, its best performance in 17 years. Returns were driven by a drop in interest rates, as the
Stocks Yielding More Than Bonds Again
06:28pm, Tuesday, 28'th Jan 2020
In the early summer of last year, the 10-Year Treasury Note was bid up considerably, resulting in it yielding less than the S&P 500's dividend yield. Although t
Does A Correction Need A Fundamental Catalyst?
02:40pm, Tuesday, 28'th Jan 2020
Given the extent to which the US stock market is stretched in both momentum and sentiment terms, there doesn't have to be a news-related catalyst for a signific
Real Yields Are Too Low To Make New TIPS Investments Attractive
11:28am, Sunday, 19'th Jan 2020
The Treasury will offer a new 10-year TIPS at auction Thursday. Real yields are currently running at about 0.09%. TIPS have had a great run over the last year,
Green Shoots The Bond Market Is Ignoring
03:49pm, Saturday, 18'th Jan 2020
So much winning! Global equity markets are pushing higher, and many are at all-time highs. Chinese equities and the yuan are perking up. The threat of tariff wa
