Charts of the Week
A Political Update
April 24, 2020
The betting markets see a coin toss for the presidency.
The betting markets see a coin toss for the presidency.
Select charts from our recent posts
A look at crude oil production since 1859
Today's topics include initial claims, more on crude oil capacity, purchasing managers' carnage continues, in Powell we trust, rethinking the 60/40 portfolio, fiscal support around the world, stricter terms on loans, CLO downgrades coming, reining in credit card limits, and the ECB will allow fallen angels as collateral.
Every financial product is designed with a certain set of assumptions. Most financial crises result from those assumptions being wrong. The specter of negative oil prices potentially sets up the next financial crisis. Who covers losses when prices turn negative?
Today's topics include crude oil's wild ride continues, USO's roll problems, the fallout for frackers, traders ignoring ratings agencies, gauging the odds of a V-shaped recovery, Kocherlakota on the Fed handing the printing press to the Treasury, corporate bond bid-ask spreads remain elevated, an alternate way to get money to small businesses?, and some 'crude' humor.
A replay of our April 23, 2020 conference call
Today's topics include crude oil's wild ride to negative prices, central bank balance sheets, equity funds underperform despite volatility, unemployment by state, easing of bank capital regulation, trading the overnight markets, U.S. debt on the rise, possible relief for mortgage firms, and monitoring the situation in North Korea.