S&P 500 $SPX hits all-time high
Source: Barchart
US Demographics
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A new study by the University of Arkansas pitted 151 humans against ChatGPT-4 in three tests designed to measure divergent thinking, which is considered to be an indicator of creative thought
Not a single human won. Source: Jeremiah Owyang
Do you remember March 2000 ???
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The issue with europe:
1) Over-regulation; 2) Too much bureaucracy: 3) Lack of hashtag#innovation. As shown below, Tech champions are lacking. Source: Bloomberg
New York City now has 349,500 millionaires, more than any city in the world
Over the last decade, the number of millionaires in NYC has risen by a massive 48%. At the same time, in The Bay Area, the number of people with a seven-figure net worth has risen 82% to 305,700, the second-highest worldwide. This surge has been driven by a massive rally in financial markets and real estate prices. Meanwhile, 78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, according to the latest Payroll-org survey. The rich are getting richer at the fastest pace ever. Source: The Kobeissi Letter, Bloomberg
Are investors too complacent?
May Fund Manager Survey (FMS) sentiment is at the most bullish level since Nov’21, BofA says. The average cash level of FMS investors fell to 4.0% of AUM from 4.2%, the lowest level since Jun’21. Source: BofA, HolgerZ
Today’s inflation numbers are seen as a relief by investors… and the FED
Indeed, the just released data shows that US inflation cooled down in April for the first time in 6 months, following several reports of upside surprises. While yoy headline inflation is in-line with expectations (+3.4pct) the positive surprise came from the MoM number (+0.3pct) which is BELOW estimates (+0.4pct). Core inflation number MoM came in as expected (+0.3pct). The core yoy number (+3.6pct as expected) is at the lowest level since April 2021. Bottom-line: this report is bullish equities, bonds, gold and cryptos as it indicated that the disinflation trend might have further to go. Still, we believe that the Fed might wait for some confirmation before turning dovish. We note that the SuperCore (core ex-shelter) rose 0.5pct MoM to 5.05pct YoY. Source: CNBC
