By Jim Bianco biancoresearch.eth "5/11 The bond market gets it. The carnage is epic. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index, which started in 1990, is down 7.77% YTD. Not only is this the worst drawdown for a year through early April, but it is also surpassing the largest drawdown seen in any complete year." Financial - Global - YF - Bond ETFs -...
By Bloomberg Economics "In times of uncertainty, people often reach for historical analogies. In recent weeks and months, as inflation has continued to climb and commodity prices spike, there's been a lot of talk of a return to the 1970s. But is that the right parallel?" Related Datasets Financial - USA - FRB - Interest Rates -...
By Rob Hager "U.S. Initial Jobless Claims SA - @SoberLook" Activity - USA - BLS - Labour Market stats -...
By The Economist "Once famed for its low covid-19 count, Hong Kong is now recording the world’s highest death rate from covid-19" Misc - Global - OurWorldInData Coronavirus Dataset -...
By The Artist Formerly Known As Klendathu Capitalist "$ARKK 52 today." Related Datasets Global - NYSE - YF - Berkshire Hathaway vs ARK...
By jeroen blokland "#Volatility is extreme across all asset classes. You can end up on the wrong side of the market instantly. Citi closing its short #oil bet (ht @JavierBlas), and the 7% intra-day #NASDAQ move last week are good examples. Trade less, stay flexible, don't try to hit the bottom." Related Datasets Financial - Global - Equity Indexes -...
by Lisa Abramowics "One of the Fed's favorite inflation metrics, the U.S. personal consumption expenditures deflator, rose to a new post-1982 high of 6.1% year over year in January." Related Datasets Inflation - USA - BEA - Personal Consumption Expenditures Price...
by Bloomberg Opinion "While moderate inflation is good for grocers, as it bolsters the value of sales, the risk is that more cash-strapped customers trade down to cheaper items and defect to budget rivals" Related Datasets Inflation - USA - BLS - Consumer Price Index - U.S. City...
by Robin Brooks "The Achilles heel of any Fed tightening cycle is financial dominance. Real 10-year yield is up from -1.1% end-2021 to -0.7% now, i.e. still very negative (orange). But S&P 500 at one point yesterday was down over 10% year-to-date (white). Does the Fed have the stomach for this?" Related Datasets Financial - Global - Rates - Yield curves Financial - Global - Equity Indexes -...
By Charlie Bilello "US Budget Deficit (Fiscal Yr, Billions) 2021: -USD 2,772 2020: -USD 3,132 2019: -USD 984 2018: -USD 779 2017: -USD 665 2016: -USD 585 2015: -USD 442 2014: -USD 485 2013: -USD 680 2012: -USD 1,077 2011: -USD 1,299 2010: -USD 1,295 2009: -USD 1,413 2008: -USD 459 2007: -USD 161 2006: -USD 248 2005: -USD 318 2004: -USD 413 2003: -USD 378" #UnitedStates Related Dataset: Fiscal - USA - Department of Treasury - Public Debt and Federal Fiscal...
by AD "Delightful..." #UnitedStates Related Datasets Financial - USA - FRB - Interest Rates - Daily Financial - Global - Equity Indexes -...
by Mohamed A. El-Erian "Good news for the #economy: Weekly initial jobless claims for the US came in at 199,000--the lowest since 1969 and comfortably better than the median forecast of 260,000. The big question for the labor market remains the scope for increasing labor force participation. #employment" #UnitedStates Related Datasets Activity - USA - BLS - Labour Market stats -...
by [Holger Zschaepitz ](https://twitter.com/Schuldensuehner) "#Fed's Powell doesn't rule out raising rates at every FOMC meeting. Fed has plenty of room to raise rates w/o hurting job market. US 2y yields jump by 5bps." Related Datasets Financial - USA - FRB - Interest Rates - Daily Financial - Global - Rates - Yield...
by Jesse Felder "'Buy the dollar, sell almost every other currency may be the mantra for investors heading into the new year.'" #UnitedStates Related Dataset Financial - USA - FRB - Interest Rates - Daily Financial - Global - Currency -...
by Liz Ann Sonders "Wage story always important when analyzing #inflation … Employment Cost Index rose 1% q/q in 4Q21 (annual change was strong at +4%, highest since early-2000s), but key is to look at productivity; if unit labor costs don’t soar, there should be some downward pressure on inflation" Related Datasets Labour & Income - USA - BLS - Employment Cost...
by Bloomberg Economics "Europe is far less concerned about inflation than the U.S., and that could create key divergences in how the global recovery plays out" #UnitedStates #Germany Related Dataset Financial - Global - Rates - Yield...
by Charlie Bilello "US National Debt moves above USD 29 trillion for the first time. The increase over the last 2 years: $6 trillion." #UnitedStates Related Datasets Fiscal - USA - Department of Treasury - Debt to the...
by Lawrence McDonald "Garbage Floats to the Top - The Bond Market is pointing to the Shortest Rate Hiking Cycle in Decades - 3 Things You Need to Know (2) https://thebeartrapsreport.com/blog/2021/12/10/garbage-floating-to-the-top/" #UnitedStates Related Datasets Inflation - USA - BLS - Consumer Price Index - U.S. City Average Financial - USA - FRB - Interest Rates -...
by Robin Brooks "We're fighting the last war. Incomplete recovery after 2008 meant COVID policy stimulus was massive. So this time is different & we're overheating. is right to cry foul in this piece, which also sets a new record for number of charts (3) in a single article. " Related Datasets Activity - USA - BEA - Gross Domestic...
by Lisa Abramowicz "Yields on 10-year Treasuries have climbed to the highest since January 2020." Related Datasets Financial - Global - Rates - Yield...
by BNN Bloomberg "The volatility that’s gripped financial markets this year tightened its hold on American stocks, with a late-session plunge sending the Nasdaq 100 Index into a correction." Related Datasets Financial - Global - Equity Indexes -...
by Claudia Sahm "Sad morning chart. Sar from "inclusive" and "broad-based" employment, especially among Black and Hispanic workers." #United States "Black and Hispanic employment rates are 3 percentage points below pre-Covid level, while White rate is 2 percentage points." Related Datasets Labour & Income - USA - BLS - Employment &...
by LiveSquawk "Stocks Mount Stunning Comeback On Monday With Dow Closing In The Green After Earlier 1,000-Point Loss - CNBC" Related Datasets Financial - Global - Equity Indexes -...
by Martin Polo "If the estimates are met, in November the US will have combined unemployment rate at 4.2% with inflation at 6.8% ... and Fed rates at 0.25 ..." Related Datasets Labour & Income - USA - BLS - Employment & Unemployment Inflation - USA - BLS - Consumer Price Index - U.S. City Average Financial - USA - FRB - Interest Rates -...