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VIDEO: Fed loan officer survey says everything is A-OK
In this video we look at the latest Fed loan officer survey results to see the key trends and insights on loan growth, the economy, and...
Topdown Charts
Aug 16, 20171 min read


Weekly Sentiment Survey: Panic.
This article reviews the latest weekly sentiment survey we conduct over on Twitter. The survey measures respondents' equity and bond...
Callum Thomas
Aug 14, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 128 - Wobbles in Consumer Sentiment
Here's a quick update on the Ipsos Consumer Sentiment Indexes through August. The main high-level takeaways were that the composite EM...
Callum Thomas
Aug 12, 20171 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 11 Aug 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
Aug 11, 20172 min read


The return of the return on equity
Return on equity is a key profitability metric for stocks, it's useful in comparing individual companies but it can also yield insights...
Callum Thomas
Aug 8, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 127 - India cuts interest rates, what's next?
Last week 2 things dropped in India: the manufacturing PMI for July dropped to the worst reading since the financial crisis, and the RBI...
Callum Thomas
Aug 7, 20171 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 4 Aug 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
Aug 4, 20172 min read


EM ETF AUM doubles to a record high
A curious chart was staring me in the face as I went through my excel models pressing 'refresh' on the data feeds. The chart showed the...
Callum Thomas
Aug 2, 20172 min read


Weekly Sentiment Poll: Fundamentals
The latest weekly sentiment poll on Twitter showed a couple of very interesting trends in sentiment and markets. As a reminder the...
Callum Thomas
Jul 31, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 121 - Euphoriameter moves into a new phase
The Euphoriameter rose again in July, with the combined sentiment reading for the S&P500 lifted by rising forward PE ratios, a low VIX,...
Callum Thomas
Jul 30, 20171 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 28 July 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
Jul 28, 20172 min read


NAFTA Equities: more in difference than in common
In a recent report I was prompted to look at the NAFTA economies and equity markets. A key reason was the Canadian rate hike that had the...
Callum Thomas
Jul 26, 20171 min read


ChartBrief 116 - Institutional investor capitulation
The latest State Street Investor Confidence Index data for July showed a distinct sense of upside capitulation (by North American...
Callum Thomas
Jul 26, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 113 - This measure of US equity volatility is at a 22-year low
On a range of trends and topics these are unusual times we live in, and stock market volatility is no exception. As a matter of fact,...
Callum Thomas
Jul 24, 20172 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 21 July 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
Jul 23, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 112 - The stockmarket season is changing
Following on from the popular post on the seasonal turning point for the VIX last week, here's an insight into seasonality for the S&P500...
Callum Thomas
Jul 19, 20172 min read


VIDEO: S&P500 sector weights and dot com mania
In this video we discuss some key trends in sector market cap weights and earnings share of the GICS sectors of the S&P500 index. The...
Topdown Charts
Jul 19, 20171 min read


What's the difference between EM and DM anyway?
Anyone who has been paying attention to emerging markets will have noticed the very interesting price action going on there. But since...
Callum Thomas
Jul 18, 20172 min read


ChartCritic 3 - Is this the most irrelevant chart you've ever seen?
Today's edition of ChartCritic takes a look at a chart shared by EconomPic on Twitter (which has also made the rounds of all the usual...
Callum Thomas
Jul 14, 20172 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 14 July 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
Jul 14, 20172 min read
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