Global fear escalated on Monday as investors continue to gauge the severity of the latest coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and its spread globally. The risk-off sentiment comes amid concerns over the impact on the global economy as the SARS epidemic did back…
Market participants holding long positions in equities, rates, or alternatives sectors such as real estate have reason to be optimistic in Q1 2020. Last Wednesday, a major global risk hurdle was cleared with the smooth signing of phase-one of the…
RISK-ON – U.S. equity futures and USD interest rates are opening higher this morning for what will be a busy week dominated by the signing of the U.S.-China phase-one trade deal and the start of earnings season. Futures on the S&P…
Markets kick off the new year with heightened market volatility after closing out 2019 on a strong note that saw the 10-year U.S. Treasury (UST) yield 1.92% and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude oil range-bound at $61.06bbl. Investors are grappling…
After another strong bull week in markets, U.S. equity futures are opening on average +0.20% higher this morning while USD rates are mostly unchanged. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note is steady and relatively unchanged from last Friday’s close at 1.915%.…
What started with a strong U.S. November employment report that beat expectations and a Fed that forecasted no change in rates through 2020 led to the pinnacle of market elation last Thursday; phase-one of the U.S.-China trade negotiations have verbally…
After a relatively quiet Thanksgiving holiday trading week in the U.S., investors are kicking off December with a RISK-ON sentiment. Hopes that the global economy is finally turning a corner after manufacturing data from both the euro area and China…
Global rates and equities are rallying this morning after China announced it will raise penalties on violations of intellectual property rights, one of the major sticking points in the U.S.-China trade talks. Investors are RISK-ON after a pessimistic week that…
Phase-one of the U.S.-China trade deal was originally planned to be finalized and signed this past weekend at the APEC Summit in Chile. With the cancellation of the summit, December 15 is the unofficial new “deadline”. Barring an extension, tariffs…
Investors, recently, have a multitude of reasons to be optimistic as a majority of corporate earnings continue to beat analyst’s expectations. Further fueling equity and debt growth, the Fed cut its key target interest rate by 25 basis points to…
