SNB may hike rates next month even if ECB pauses
The Swiss National Bank could end up hiking interest rates next month to contain inflation even if its counterpart in the euro zone pauses tightening, according to Credit Suisse economist Maxime Botteron.
“Compared with the past, the interest-rate differential between the SNB and the ECB is relatively large. So there is certainly room for the Swiss to raise rates further.”
Source: Bloomberg, Credit Suisse
Investors predict that the coming years will be marked with defaults and spending cuts as a larger portion of corporate, household and state income goes into financing debt
A stark indicator of the approaching sea change is the gap between what governments and companies globally are currently paying in interest and the amount they would pay if they refinanced at today’s levels. Apart from a few months around the global financial crisis, the gauge has always been below zero. Now it’s hovering around a record high of 1.5 percentage points. Source: Bloomberg
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The last time 10Y yields were this far above $SPX dividend yields was September 2007, the month stocks peaked
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The 2,850% gain in $AMC shares during the 2021 meme stock mania has been completely erased after a 98% decline
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Global liquidity slump could become a drag on risk assets
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CBOE Volatility Index $VIX has closed under 19 for 64 consecutive trading days, the longest streak since early 2020
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Rice likely to get even more expensive as India imposes additional restrictions
India further tightens rice exports as the government sets a floor price of $1,200 per tonne for basmati rice exports. India also imposes a 20% tax on rice sales abroad. Rice is a staple food for half the world. Source: Barchart, Bloomberg
