Jobs and Potential “Consensus” on China Trade Deal – Sell the News or Buy the Hope? This morning’s jobs data goes to assuage investor fears about potential recession on the horizon. But, is “lack of recession” enough to keep driving the markets higher? And, yet another feeding of hopes on US-China trade deal with the (more…)
US-China Trade Talks: Yep, Still (and, Again) the Trump Card Today As we wondered yesterday, with the ever dragged-on, “hopeful”, “imminent” US-China trade “deal”, are the markets drinking the Kool-Aid or real, nourishing tonic? Only time can tell! But, it is still (and, again) the trump card today (or, the Trump card, if you prefer (more…)
US-China Trade Talks: Kool-Aid or Nourishing Tonic for the Markets? With no major economic/financial/earnings catalysts to push further, a phase of consolidation could ensue for the rest of this week and/or until more market relevant economic and earnings news start to trickle in…with, of course, the China trade talks intermittently used, again and again, to (more…)
Bulls Ensconced in their Territory With the help of the China headlines, quarter-end window dressing, and first-of-month flows, the bulls managed to make a push deep into their territory. With no major catalyst to push further, a phase of consolidation could ensue for the rest of this week and/or until more market relevant economic and (more…)
It’s China, China, and China Today! (and, first-of-the-month) As we first wrote on last Monday (click here to see the original article), China continues to be the main driver of the market headlines – may be for lack of any other better/bigger news. This might continue into the week and/or until more market relevant economic (more…)
Quarterly Ritual of Window Dressing to Drive the Markets today? The alleged quarterly (for some, monthly) market ritual of window dressing to potentially drive up the market today, or cause choppy spikes up even in the face of any negative developments, frustrating the bears further. The market action today likely to favor the bulls than (more…)
Potential China Trade Talks’ Breakthrough (yes, again), Quarter End Window Dressing… As we wrote on Monday this week, the potential “breakthrough” in US-China trade talks is hitting the headlines again. Add to that the potential quarter-end window dressing by fund managers, and we have a perfect recipe for artificially choppy trading to frustrate the bears (more…)
10-yr Yields, Economic Cycles, German Yields, Global Trade… The caution we published on Wednesday that a “buy the rumour, sell the news” reaction could be brewing in the markets is manifesting itself post-FOMC decision release. After the euphoria of “easy Fed” wears out, investors likely to focus on the macro economic factors at a global (more…)
Back to Basics, for a Day? The caution we published yesterday that a “buy the rumour, sell the news” reaction could be brewing in the markets is manifesting itself post-FOMC decision release. Any revelations of the easing/not-raising stance of the Fed seems to have lost its ability to induce a high in the investors, and (more…)
This FOMC Day a Non-event? While the markets seem to be taking today’s FOMC decision as a given, they seem to be already moving on to obsessing about other headlines including China. Watch out for any potential “buy the rumour, sell the news” reaction brewing here, at least for the short term. Below, you will find (more…)
