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Weekly Macro Themes - 1 Sep 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
Sep 1, 20172 min read


VIDEO: Is a QT-Tantrum on the way for bond yields?
In this video we look at the prospects for a QT (Quantitative Tightening) tantrum for the bond market. The video walks through a couple...
Topdown Charts
Aug 30, 20171 min read


ChartBrief 136 - A flash signal for bonds
The August round of flash manufacturing PMIs saw the composite DM flash PMI basically unchanged. This was the product of stronger...
Callum Thomas
Aug 24, 20172 min read


Bond Market is on the cusp of a QT Tantrum
As attention moves to the upcoming Jackson Hole Economic Symposium (aka global central bank meet up) it's worth taking a look at a couple...
Callum Thomas
Aug 22, 20172 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 18 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 18, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 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 Thomas
Aug 15, 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
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


ChartBrief 124 - NYSE Margin Debt Update
The latest NYSE margin debt data was just released (for June - yes it gets released with a 1-month lag... which by the way reduces its...
Callum Thomas
Aug 2, 20171 min read


ChartBrief 123 - Eurozone inflation upside
Most analysts continue to be too bearish on the Eurozone economy, and one area where there's potential for further upside surprise is...
Callum Thomas
Aug 1, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 119 - THE DREADED TED SPREAD
The TED spread is something a lot of people were seemingly worried about a few months ago - at least that bearish crowd that provide the...
Callum Thomas
Jul 28, 20172 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


ChartBrief 118 - Volatility bets hanging on
As equity market implied volatility grinds lower it's worth throwing a couple more charts into the mix. In this post we look at ETF bets...
Callum Thomas
Jul 27, 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 108 - Global bond market breakdown
After the big reflation reset in positioning, global bond markets are showing more signs of breaking down. We previously talked in detail...
Callum Thomas
Jul 15, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 107 - China money growth monitor
The June money supply and credit stats out of China confirmed a couple of important trends that we've previously identified. The first...
Callum Thomas
Jul 13, 20171 min read


ChartBrief 106 - Bank of Canada hikes rates
The Bank of Canada has joined the Fed in embarking on the road to monetary policy normalization, hiking the benchmark monetary policy...
Callum Thomas
Jul 13, 20172 min read


ChartBrief 105 - The VIX is at a Seasonal Turning Point
The topic of seasonality is a controversial one among investors. Some swear by it, referring to studies that present evidence for a...
Callum Thomas
Jul 12, 20172 min read
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