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8 Jan 2023

The Nasdaq index and the US 30-year bond yield (inverted)

Every move on the Nasdaq is dictated by US Interest rates. Source: Jeff Weniger

5 Jan 2023

Between March 2009 and December 2022, global fund managers were never overweight bonds.

Fund managers surveyed by BofA are net overweight bonds for the 1st time since April 2009 Source: BofA Fund manager survey, Jeroen Blokland

10 Nov 2022

Rising correlations

Rolling 120d correlation between U.S. dollar (blue) and 10y Treasury yield (orange) has risen to highest since August 2020. Source: Bloomberg, Liz Ann Sonders

17 Aug 2022

#Samsung posts upbeat #earnings ! #stocks #trading #markets #Nasdaq #trending

Samsung reported better than expected revenue, signaling tech earnings may not be as bad as some feared about weakening demand and a rise in material costs. Investors are slowly shifting toward the view that the economic slow down may not be as painful as thoughts a few weeks earlier and there are increasing signs that inflation should ease in the medium term.

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