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23 Feb 2023

Fed Terminal Rate has climbed 50bps year-to-date and keeps rising

This is the chart that is rattling the markets: Fed Terminal Rate has climbed 50bps year-to-date and keeps rising!

23 Feb 2023

German Food CPI jumped 20.2% YoY in January

Supermarket inflation remains elevated in Gernmany. Food CPI jumped 20.2% YoY in January. Following the rebalancing of the basket of goods by German Statistics Office, food now has a higher weight in inflation rate. Share rose by 2ppts from 8.5% to 10.5%. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

22 Feb 2023

Global Bonds Are Set to Erase 2023 Gains as Pivot Hopes Wither

Source: Bloomberg

22 Feb 2023

Japan’s Key Yield Rises Above 0.5% BOJ Ceiling for Second Day

Source: Bloomberg

22 Feb 2023

Hedge funds net exposure is moving from Value to Growth sectors

(note that it is as of December 31st, 2022 so it is lagging the actual net exposure) Source: Goldman Sachs

17 Feb 2023

China ramps up cash injection to prevent funding stress

The People’s Bank of China offered 835 billion yuan ($121 billion) of cash via seven-day reverse repurchase contracts on Friday, resulting in an injection of 632 billion yuan on a net basis. That’s the largest one-day addition on record in data going back to 2004 - Sources: C.Barraud, Bloomberg

17 Feb 2023

S&P 500 profit margin in Q4 2021: 13.4% S&P 500 profit margin in Q4 2022: 10.9%

Source: Charlie Bilello

17 Feb 2023

S&P 500 Q4 GAAP earnings are down 29% year-over-year

With 84% of companies reported, S&P 500 Q4 GAAP earnings are down 29% year-over-year, the 3rd straight quarter of negative YoY growth and the largest decline since Q2 2020. Source: Charlie Bilello

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