As the S&P 500 raced towards a bull market in the first half of 2023 driven by an AI stock boom, bullish options volume began to rise. ... Read More
Over the last several days, fixed-income markets have been attempting to reverse yields lower. Driving this is a belief that inflation has been vanquished. With crude oil rallying and a base effect pushing year-over-year inflation higher, the Fed might not see it this way.... Read More
A look at outstanding amounts of Treasuries, corporates, agencies, munis and open market paper... Read More
The amount of outstanding private credit in the U.S. experienced a brief decline during the financial crisis, but government debt grew throughout the entire period. Both are now at new highs.... Read More
Private pension funds have much smaller funding gaps than their government counterparts.... Read More
Defined benefit plans continue to be replaced by IRAs and defined contribution plans.... Read More
Over the past couple quarters, households' real estate equity actually and direct stock ownership converged to similar levels.... Read More
Roughly 41% of FDIC deposits in the U.S. are uninsured.... Read More
No one can doubt the bulls are in control of the financial markets right now. But will it stay that way long enough for investors to make good returns from here? It's unclear. There are a lot of ways the future can play out from here, as there are cross-currently galore in both the macro and market data. To discuss and make sense of it all, we're fortunate to welcome Jim Bianco of macro research firm Bianco Research back to the program. ... Read More
MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Bianco Research founder Jim Bianco to the show to discuss the FOMC statement, the Fed?s hawkish pause, where rates and stock prices are headed, and much more.... Read More
Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research sits down with Maggie Lake to discuss the recent actions of the Federal Reserve, decipher the sentiment in the bond market, and provide a breakdown of yesterday's crucial inflation data. In the second half of today's show, Jim Bianco will explain to us the key drivers behind the current Fed policy. ... Read More
The S&P 500 has entered a new bull market after rallying 20% from its low last year. A lack of market breadth and uncertainty regarding the economic and inflation outlook in the U.S. has investors positioning for more trouble in the stock markets. Fixed income sentiment is mixed.... Read More
In the next 48 hours, the Treasury will issue $290 billion of securities. This will tell us much about liquidity and the market impact of refilling the Treasury's General Account (TGA).... Read More
52% of households owning mutual funds make more than $100k per year.... Read More
Active equity funds continue to charge 10x the fees of passive equity funds.... Read More