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Commitment of Traders Analysis for September 29, 2017 Promo
October 2, 2017
Comment In the webcast above, Jim Bianco examines the latest Commitments of Traders data released by the CFTC on September 29, 2017. The visualization below offers a sample of our full report updated through the end of 2016. For our complete...
Widening Gap Between Soft, Hard U.S. Data
October 2, 2017
MarketWatch – Chicago PMI jumps to near three-year high in September The numbers: The Chicago purchasing managers index rose to 65.2 in September from 58.9 in August, on a scale where any reading above 50 indicates improving conditions....
Get Ready, Financial Conditions Primed to Tighten for First Time
October 2, 2017
Bloomberg – Fed Eyes Rates as Asset-Price Tool in Break With Hands-Off Past Strategy echoes approach backed by Fed chair contender Warsh Federal Reserve policy makers are embarking on a subtle shift in strategy with potentially big...
Commitment Of Traders Webcast For September 29, 2017
October 2, 2017
OPEN Commitment of Traders Analysis For September 29, 2017 In the webcast above we detail the latest CoT data for interest rates, the dollar, the Canadian dollar and copper. Click the open button to view the report and click here for our...
Q3 Earnings Preview
October 2, 2017
View PDF Comment Q3 earnings reports will begin next week. Year-over-year operating earnings growth estimates for all of the S&P 500 (blue) have slumped to 4.28%. Ex-energy earnings (red) are expected to grow by just 2.56%. As the second...
The Race For The Fed Chair
October 2, 2017
Comment As the chart above shows, Yellen (orange) is now in third place behind Warsh (dark blue) and Powell (light blue). Predictit added a contract for Powell on Friday when his name as a potential Fed chief first came to light. That...
Where’s The Volatility?
October 2, 2017
CNBC – This was the least volatile September ever, here’s what that means for stocks The calendar says Fall, but you’d be forgiven if you think it’s Summer. That’s because this was the least volatile September on record, but...
Supply-Side Shocks
October 2, 2017
The Financial Times – Supply-side shocks confound Fed’s economic models As a mere humble observer of passing macro events, rather than a model builder, I have been noticing a series of unexpected supply-side shocks coming in one business...
Hedging Currency Risk Gets More Expensive As Year-End Approaches
October 2, 2017
The Wall Street Journal – Buying Dollars Is Getting Expensive, Again It’s getting pricey for foreigners to snap up U.S. bonds without the currency risk. A type of derivative used to buy dollar funding using other currencies is once again...
Using Rate Hikes To Pop Bubbles
October 2, 2017
Bloomberg – Fed Eyes Rates as Asset-Price Tool in Break With Hands-Off Past Federal Reserve policy makers are embarking on a subtle shift in strategy with potentially big implications for investors: using interest rates as a tool to contain the...
CFTC Investigates June Cryptocurrency Flash Crash
October 2, 2017
Bloomberg – Cryptocurrency Flash Crash Draws Scrutiny From Watchdog A popular digital-coin exchange is drawing scrutiny from U.S. regulators over a June flash crash that erased most of the value in the second-largest cryptocurrency before...