Valentine's inflation
Source: Statista
The shelter component of US CPI just had its highest 2-month increase in 33 years
Sourc: Bloomberg, Tavi Costa, Crescat Capital
A mixed US CPI report
January US CPI was inline with Street estimates on MoM basis, coming in +0.5% for the headline number and +0.4% for the core. On YoY basis, things ran bit hot, coming in +6.4% headline (down from +6.5% in December but ahead of Street estimates at +6.2%) and +5.6% for the core (down from +5.7% but ahead of St’s +5.5%. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ
The US 6 month T-Bill breaches 5% for 1st time since 2007
On the back of somewhat hot CPI data, The US 6 month T-Bill breaches 5% for 1st time since 2007. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg
US equities: Bulls finally outnumbered Bears
Bulls finally outnumbered Bears in this week's AAII Sentiment Poll, ending a record streak of 44 consecutive weeks of bearish sentiment. We haven't seen more Bulls than Bears in this poll since March 2022. Source: Charlie Bilello
US equities: market internals still look bullish
We continue to see new highs > new lows (27 days in a row is longest stretch since mid-2021) and that is bull market behavior. Source: Willie Delwiche
A Warren Buffet styled "Investment checklist"
Source: Brian Feroldi
A stronger than expected US GDP in Q1 ?
The GDPNow model estimate for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2023 is 2.1 percent on February 7, up from 0.7 percent on February 1 - source: Atlanta Fed GDPNow
