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VIDEO: The long and short of US bond yields
In this video we look at a series of charts on US bond yields from the Weekly Macro Themes report. The main chart of interest shows our...
Topdown Charts
May 22, 20171 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 19 May 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
May 19, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 78 - Commodities Crossroads
Commodities are at a crossroads (as an asset class, i.e. looking at the broad investable index, in this case the GSCI Light Energy Index)....
Callum Thomas
May 18, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 77 - Keep an eye on the CLIs
The latest round of the OECD Composite Leading Indicators [CLI] showed on the surface a fairly rosy assessment of the global economic...
Callum Thomas
May 17, 20172 min read


Another look at volatility that will leave you scratching your head
In this article I look at an alternative view of volatility, and it's a view that frankly has me scratching my head. The chart appeared...
Callum Thomas
May 16, 20172 min read


VIDEO: US Dollar Index Outlook
In this video we look at a series of charts on the US Dollar Index or DXY from the Weekly Macro Themes report. The main chart of...
Topdown Charts
May 15, 20171 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 13 May 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
May 13, 20172 min read


Global Equities: Rising Risk of a Pullback
This article looks at a unique indicator for global equities that captures quite a different kind of market breadth: market valuation...
Callum Thomas
May 13, 20171 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 5 May 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
May 6, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 76 - Wobbles in global growth
While the manufacturing PMIs are notoriously volatile series month-to-month, they give us the most timely and relatively high frequency...
Callum Thomas
May 3, 20171 min read


A Chart for Gold Bugs and Bashers alike
This week I thought I would focus on a particularly interesting chart for the outlook for the gold price. I think it is particularly...
Callum Thomas
May 2, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 75 - China and the transition from bad to OK
The China official (National Bureau of Statistics) PMI results for April showed a clearly weaker result than March, but with most of the...
Callum Thomas
May 1, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 74 - Commodities have bad breadth
Commodity market breadth measures show a market that looks vulnerable. The below charts apply market breadth measures to the GSCI (Light...
Callum Thomas
Apr 29, 20171 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 28 Apr 2017
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the charts just...
Topdown Charts
Apr 29, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 73 - Eurozone vs USA, whose economy is doing better?
As we covered a few days ago, looking just at the manufacturing PMIs it is clear that the Eurozone economy is looking much stronger than...
Callum Thomas
Apr 26, 20171 min read


The hidden risks in Income Assets
With the search for yield, low interest rate environment, and central bank asset purchase programs it’s a question worth asking. Taking...
Callum Thomas
Apr 25, 20172 min read


VIDEO: Where to next for USDCNY?
This video takes a look at one of the topics in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report - the near term outlook for the...
Topdown Charts
Apr 24, 20171 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 21 Apr 2017
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the charts just...
Topdown Charts
Apr 22, 20171 min read


ChartBrief 72 - Global Flash PMI: A Divergence
The global flash manufacturing PMI was basically unchanged in April as improvement in Europe and Japan offset further slowing in the US...
Callum Thomas
Apr 22, 20171 min read


ChartBrief 71 - US Housing Market Outlook
This week we got the NAHB Housing Market Index for April - a key gauge of US housing market health. The index fell slightly to 68 (vs...
Callum Thomas
Apr 20, 20171 min read
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