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U.S. Shale Producers Let it Ride
May 23, 2018
Shale producers have been content to let it ride, hedging only 16% of 2019 production at an average of $60 per barrel. A looming end to OPEC's production cuts may change their tune.
Shale producers have been content to let it ride, hedging only 16% of 2019 production at an average of $60 per barrel. A looming end to OPEC's production cuts may change their tune.
Economic growth in the U.K. and most of Europe is slipping further, driven by collapsing soft (survey) data.
Today's topics include polls, the FOMC minutes, Venezuela sanctions, Fannie and Freddie, corporate bonds, Italy, preparing for the next financial crisis, emerging markets and 300 secrets to high stock returns.
The Fed put may very well have been replaced by a Trump put. Investors appears pre-programmed to anticipate a run of unfavorable news coverage of Trump will be corrected in the days and weeks ahead. Small caps and technology equities have greatly out-performed following these periods of unfavorable Trump-related news trends.
Leveraged loans are booming as investors chase higher yields and position for rising rates. Bond market volatility needs to rise for leveraged loans to keep outperforming high yield bonds.
Now that the midterm elections are less than six months away in the U.S., we take stock of various polls and betting markets to gauge which party will control the House and Senate.
Today's topics include Fedspeak, BoE chatter, Italy's populist movement, Venezuela, ETF management, rising yields, tech vs. oil, copper, emerging markets, the Volcker Rule and Chinese trade.
Google search trends are reflecting a rise in consumer stress and waning spending patterns. Forecasts show delinquencies across the top 100 banks could rise from 2.5% to 3.7% in the year ahead. Defensive sectors should provide better shelter than banks and diversified financials.
The narrative for a continued rise in U.S. 10-year note yields remains inflation, meaning plenty of investors are not left confused over the past two weeks.
U.S. bank equities face rising headwinds from weaker consumers, rising uncertainty, and slowing growth. The insurance sector is better positioned to ride out the storm.