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7 Feb 2023

The annual interest rate payment on US Government Debt is $850 Billion and rising fast

At the current pace, interest on US government debt will soon hit one trillion dollars... Source: MishTalk.com, www.zerohedge.com

6 Feb 2023

Markets have entered the best part of the 4-year presidential cycle

Source: ht @SethCL, Michel A.Arouet

6 Feb 2023

Friday's payrolls report changed the landscape a bit for Fed funds expectations

On Thursday, traders were pricing in peak rates below 4.9% and 50bp of rate cuts by yearend. Today, they're pricing in peak rates of 5.1% and less than 30bp of rate cuts. Source: Bloomberg, Lisa Abramowicz

6 Feb 2023

Corporate bonds yield less than the Fed funds rate for the first time in 30 years

Source: Tavi Costa, Bloomberg

5 Feb 2023

Improving market breadth for US equities

More stocks made new 52-week highs yesterday than when the major averages were at all-time highs a little over a year ago. Source: Steven Strazza

5 Feb 2023

How often do active investment managers BEAT the S&P 500?

Source: Saxo

5 Feb 2023

US earnings this week

Source: Earnings Whispers

5 Feb 2023

Only 0.01% of the world holds 1 Bitcoin (BTC)

There are less than 1,000,000 people who hold at least 1 BTC in an address they control. Source: Glassnode

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