Oil and gas exploration & production companies are by far paying their highest dividend yield in history of the data
Source: Tavi Costa, Bloomberg
Global stocks have gained $3.3tn in market cap last week
Global stocks have gained $3.3tn in market cap last week thanks to growing evidence of soft landing/mild recession economic scenario, characterized by cooling inflation, non-recessionary growth, & reduced monetary tightening overhang. All stocks are now worth $103tn, equal to 106% of global GDP. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ
US earnings for the week
Source: Earnings Whispers
The lessons from 2001-2004
We’re now in 2001 with respect to currently unprofitable companies. The market prices of all companies that were unprofitable in 2001 didn't make any progress in the 3 years that followed. Those that turned profitable by 2004 were a ~3x on average. Source: Value investigator
The S&P 500 closed above its 200d MA for the 5th time since the start of the 2022 bear market
Source: Yuriy Matso
Only 10% of US equity funds survived and outperformed the S&P 500 since 1992
Source: Lipper, S&P Dow Jones
Auto stocks including Tesla fall after Tesla radically cut prices on its electric vehicles in bid to boost flagging demand.
Tesla dropped prices by nearly 20% in the US on some versions of the Model Y SUV, its top seller. It also reduced base price of Model 3 by about 6%. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ
The gold stocks-to-S&P 500 ratio just broke out from key resistance
Source: Crescat Capital, Bloomberg
