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ChartBrief 177 - The fourth Bond tantrum
US 10-Year Bond Yields have moved through a number of key levels and are on the cusp of a major breakout. Regular readers know by now...
Callum Thomas
Jan 10, 20182 min read


VIDEO: Property Bubble in the SCANNZ economies?
In this video we look at the "SCANNZ economies" - carrying on the tradition of other country acronyms such as the BRICS or the PIIGS! ...
Topdown Charts
Jan 9, 20181 min read


Sentiment Survey: Furious Bulls
The latest weekly sentiment/positioning survey on Twitter revealed a continuation of some very interesting trends and a new record in...
Callum Thomas
Jan 8, 20182 min read


ChartBrief 176 - EM vs DM Macro and Markets
With the December round of PMI data just released, it's a good time to take a look at some of the key macro and market metrics for...
Callum Thomas
Jan 5, 20183 min read


The Charts to Watch in 2018
I spent a lot of time in the 2017 End of Year Special Edition looking back across 2017. I covered some of my best charts and...
Callum Thomas
Jan 2, 20183 min read


The Charts of 2017 - Honorable Mentions
As part of the release of the 2017 End of Year Special Edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report (a summary of some of the best, worst,...
Callum Thomas
Dec 28, 20172 min read


2017 People's Choice Charts
Last week we published the 2017 End of Year Special Edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report, a summary of some of the best, worst, and...
Callum Thomas
Dec 27, 20172 min read


My Favorite Charts of 2017
Last week I put the finishing touches on the 2017 End of Year Special Edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report - something which is fast...
Callum Thomas
Dec 26, 20173 min read


5 Silly Charts for the Silly Season
As I said in the 2017 End of Year Special Edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report, no end-of-year-special would be complete without...
Callum Thomas
Dec 23, 20171 min read
2017 End of Year Special Edition
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: as a one-off holiday treat we are making the 2017 End of Year Special Edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report...
Callum Thomas
Dec 22, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 175 - US 10-year Bond Yields about to go to 3.5%?
A couple of things are happening in the bond space right now. Last week we got the flash PMIs for the major DM economies, and all fronts...
Callum Thomas
Dec 20, 20172 min read


VIDEO: China Macro Tops and Tailwinds
In this video we look at the tops and tailwinds in China as 2018 looms. Specifically, the video walks you through a couple of slides of...
Topdown Charts
Dec 20, 20171 min read


Global Equities Have Bad Breadth
Global equities can do little wrong lately, with falling volatility, improving earnings, and an almost straight-line upward march in the...
Callum Thomas
Dec 19, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 174 - China Property, PPI, and EM Equities
The November property price data out of China confirmed what we've been talking about for a while now (before most others caught on); the...
Callum Thomas
Dec 18, 20172 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 15 Dec 2017
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...
Topdown Charts
Dec 15, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 173 - Fed Hikes, What's Next
Much as I expected (given the progression of the data) the Fed hiked again in its December meeting [and in the background continues to...
Callum Thomas
Dec 14, 20172 min read


VIDEO: US Cyclicals vs Defensives and the new Bull Market
In this video we look at the astounding relative performance seen between cyclical stocks vs defensive stocks and why it matters so much...
Topdown Charts
Dec 13, 20171 min read


ChartBrief 172 - When does "so good" become "too good"?
As the global economic cycle heats up, it's worth posing the question: when does "so good" become "too good"? It's a reference to one of...
Callum Thomas
Dec 13, 20172 min read


Expect more volatility?
Globally equity volatility is low. For that matter, volatility (both implied and realized) is low across the major asset classes. But...
Callum Thomas
Dec 12, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 171 - Not Dot Com
I often look at sector composition trends for the S&P500, and one of the areas that is really standing out for me is the Information...
Callum Thomas
Dec 11, 20172 min read
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