Callum ThomasNov 21, 20194 minWhen Defensive Assets Stop WorkingWhat if I told you there was a bubble but it wasn't in risk assets? What if I told you that the assets most investors look to for safety...
Callum ThomasDec 5, 20182 minTop 5 Charts of the Week: China, Global Trade, Reflation, and Asian FXHere's some of the standout economic and markets charts on my radar. I aim to pick a good mix of charts covering key global macro trends,...
Topdown ChartsNov 21, 20181 minVIDEO: Top 5 Charts of the WeekIn this video we run through the free weekly email newsletter "The Top 5 Charts of the Week" and add a bit of extra comments and context....
Callum ThomasNov 21, 20181 minChart Of The Week: Politics, Policy, And The Chinese Bear MarketPolicy and politics are issues that have great impact on the risk/return outlook across markets and geographies, but I think it's fair to...
Callum ThomasNov 5, 20182 minEconomic Policy Uncertainty and Global EquitiesIt seems over the past few years the only certainty has been rising uncertainty, and the folk at Economic Policy Uncertainty have a set...
Topdown ChartsSep 13, 20181 minVIDEO: Top 5 Charts of the WeekIn this video we run through the free weekly email newsletter "The Top 5 Charts of the Week" and add a bit of extra comments and context....
Callum ThomasSep 10, 20181 minChart: Global Equity Volatility vs Economic Policy UncertaintyEconomic policy uncertainty, and political risk in general has basically been a constant over the past few years. In more recent times...
Callum ThomasAug 10, 20181 minChart: Policy Uncertainty Surges in ChinaEvery now and then you come across a chart that makes you do a double take, and I think this is one of those. It shows the "Economic...
Callum ThomasJun 10, 20181 minChart: Eurozone Credit Risk PricingThis chart of Eurozone credit risk pricing attracted a lot of interest when I originally posted it, and it remains extremely topical, so...
Topdown ChartsJun 5, 20181 minVIDEO: Top 5 Charts of the WeekIn this video we run through the free weekly email newsletter "The Top 5 Charts of the Week" and add a bit of extra comments and context....
Callum ThomasJun 4, 20182 minChart Of The Week: Eurozone Credit RiskThis week it's a look at credit risk pricing in the Eurozone. This is a chart I've been using a lot in recent months, of course as of the...
Callum ThomasMay 29, 20182 minA Key Driver of Bond Yields: GovernanceThrough the cycle a lot of factors push and pull bond yields around, but as I was doing some research on governance rankings across...
Callum ThomasDec 11, 20172 minExpect more volatility?Globally equity volatility is low. For that matter, volatility (both implied and realized) is low across the major asset classes. But...
Topdown ChartsDec 10, 20172 minWeekly Macro Themes - 8 Dec 2017Here'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...
Callum ThomasSep 8, 20171 minChartBrief 144 - Global policy uncertainty peaks and volatility troughsA curious couple of trends are underway on the global stage. Global economic policy uncertainty appears to have peaked at an all time...
Callum ThomasAug 15, 20172 minChartBrief 129 - The thing about Trump and North Korea...After a crazy week the risk of a nuclear war has seemingly receded with the announcement by North Korea that its planned missile strike...
Callum ThomasJun 15, 20172 minChartBrief 85 - Are we all wrong about volatility?A number of commentators have pointed out the divergence between economic policy uncertainty indexes and the VIX or equity volatility. ...
Topdown ChartsApr 21, 20171 minWeekly Macro Themes - 21 Apr 2017Here'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 ChartsApr 13, 20171 minWeekly Macro Themes - 13 Apr 2017Here'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...
Callum ThomasDec 11, 20162 minChartBrief #36 Peak Political Risk?2016 was the year of political risk. From Trump to Brexit, China's ongoing economic and political transitions, India's demonetisation,...