According to Alfonso Peccatiello, a $1 trillion worth liquidity wave is about to be unleashed on the US economy!
He is not talking about Powell or the Fed. He is talking about Treasury Secretary Yellen unleashing a large sum of stimulus further boosting the US economy right before elections! How? By almost emptying a $1 trillion+ Treasury General Account!
The S&P 500 is only down 3.7% from its peak closing price at the end of March.
The median intra-year drawdown since 1928 is -13%. What were seeing today is normal volatility - the first 3 months of the year were abnormally smooth. Source: Charlie Bilello
China’s economy in the first quarter grew faster than expected, official data released Tuesday by China’s National Bureau of Statistics showed.
Gross domestic product in the January to March period grew 5.3% compared to a year ago, faster than the 4.6% growth expected by economists polled by Reuters, and compared to the 5.2% expansion in the fourth quarter of 2023. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, China’s GDP grew 1.6% in the first quarter, compared to a Reuters poll expectations of 1.4% and a revised fourth quarter expansion of 1.2%. Beijing has set a 2024 growth target of around 5%. https://lnkd.in/eNZgs7zp Source: CNBC
It's not just a Gold thing. It's a metals thing.
Copper hitting new 52-week highs. Source: J-C Parets
US credit card delinquency rates are now at their highest on record, according to the Philadelphia Fed.
In Q4 2023, more credit card balances were 30+ and 60+ days past due compared to any other period in history. The percentage of credit card balances at least 30 days past due is now ~3.5%. Meanwhile, total credit card debt has skyrocketed in recent months and is now at a record $1.3 trillion. The average credit card interest rate is also at record 28%, according to Forbes. Source: The Kobeissi Letter
The sp500 closed below its 50-day moving average today for the first time since last November, ending the 10th longest streak since 1950.
Source: Charlie Bilello
Scarcity matters by Quartr.
Enzo Ferrari's iconic quote "Ferrari will always deliver one car less than the market demands" remains deeply ingrained in $RACE's DNA until this day. While companies in this chart are leveraging different strategies, they are all automakers. Comparing the EBIT margins (FY 2023) of a select group of automakers:
Tesla entering major support zone
Tesla (TSLA US) is entering major support zone 152-160. Keep an eye at this very important level. Source : Bloomberg
