Good Night, Irene
Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s widely anticipated speech in Jackson Hole, WY last Friday (August 26) apparently struck just the right tone for markets. The speech allowed market participants to look ahead to several key economic and policy events this week, including…
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Eurobonds: A Potential Positive Not Lost in Translation
Last week, Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke delivered his speech from the Fed’s Jackson Hole conference, the event that helped to turn around last summer’s fear of recession. While people along the eastern seaboard lined up at stores on Friday, August 26, to buy batteries and bottled water in anticipation…
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Is it Justified?
Investor pessimism is not just evident in ultra-low Treasury yields but also in economically-sensitive bond sectors, such as corporate bonds, and high-yield bonds in particular. In last week’s publication we discussed the pessimistic implications embedded in current Treasury yields. This week, we take a closer look into…
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Recession…Or Not?
Another week, another dramatic plunge in global equity markets, as market participants continue to price in another recession. While the odds of a recession in the United States continue to rise (mainly due to a lack of confidence and decisive policy actions, the plunging stock market, and a likely recession in Europe), we continue to believe that the U.S. economy can avoid a recession…
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A Recession of Confidence
In contrast to last week’s market performance, the U.S. economic data released was generally solid. Shipping traffic, business lending, mortgage applications, industrial production, retail sales, initial jobless claims, corporate earnings reports, and the consumer price index all came in with solid growth readings…
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Pessimism & Opportunity
Treasuries moved to price in a recession following a volatile week in financial markets that led to strong safe-haven related gains. Turmoil in Europe and recent action from the Federal Reserve (Fed) clouds interpretation …
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Summer Roller Coaster
Summer is a time when many Americans seek out amusement parks for the thrills of riding a roller coaster. The climbs and drops at high speed deliver an exciting mix of fear and exhilaration. But knowing the extent of the highs and lows…
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Kings of the Wild Frontier
Figurative coonskin cap on head, I echo the sentiments of Davy Crocket – Indian fighter, Alamo defender and Tennessee Congressman – not necessarily in that chronological order. The debt ceiling…
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Double Dip?
After last week’s dramatic market plunge and the downgrade of United States debt to AA+ from AAA by Standard and Poor’s, policymakers at home and abroad will be on the spot this week, as the economic data fades in importance, at least in the United States. The data that is due out in the United States this week…
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The Downgrade: What You Need To Know
Despite passing the debt ceiling and spending cut deal anticipated by the markets, last week’s data and events pulled bond yields lower and left the S&P 500 now down about 10% from this year’s high. This slide may seem all too familiar. Market participants are worried….
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