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The Correlation Between Stocks & Bonds
September 16, 2022
As inflation remains at elevated levels, the correlation between stock and bond returns is a telling sign on investors' thinking.
As inflation remains at elevated levels, the correlation between stock and bond returns is a telling sign on investors' thinking.
Over the past six months the Fed has raised rates 275 basis points, the fastest pace since 1981.
Redfin's alternative measures of the housing market continue to show a deceleration in the crazy conditions of the last year.
As crypto staking services have grown larger, so too have concerns over the staking process being consolidated in such a small number of players' hands.
A long-term look at inflation-adjusted gold
Some interesting charts from our recent posts
Today's topics include how do stocks perform after inflation peaks?, in search of a soft landing, a wage-price feedback loop, doom & gloom from Ray Dalio, valuations, Cathie Wood is buying, less than half of active equity managers beat benchmarks during downturn, and the merge was a success
The Federal Reserve has embarked on a historic tightening cycle to rein in inflation. The combination of rate hikes and quantitative tightening will continue to restrict financial conditions. The effect of rate increases is relatively known, while the effect of large-scale reductions of the balance sheet remains relatively unknown.
Today's topics include the bear market isn't over yet, bond market carnage, slowing income growth, everyone has an opinion on rate hikes, more on yesterday's inflation release, looking at growth investors, QT & liquidity, widening deficit, potential rail strike, worst day since June 2020, Russian gas revenues, Goldman says don't worry about zombie companies, and the labor market
CPI beat expectations once again in August. We continue to circle the October data, released in November, as the beginning of a period in which headline inflation numbers might provide some relief for Fed officials.