Tag Archives: Monthly Reports

November 10, 2021

Inflation Watch – Persistent Inflation Update
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Inflation components can be broken into the broad categories of reopening and non-reopening. Reopening components, such as airlines tickets and rental cars, have receded versus a few months ago. However, the more persistent non-reopening components continue to trend higher. This is a problem for the transitory inflation narrative.... Read More

November 5, 2021

Monthly Reports

Employment in Pictures – Labor Market Continues to Improve
Posted By Alex Malitas | Featured, Newsclips

The U.S. labor market is still 4.2 million jobs short of pre-pandemic levels, while many other measures of the U.S. economy have already returned to levels seen before the COVID outbreak.... Read More

November 1, 2021

Monthly Reports

Total Return Review: YTD Commodity Returns Best All But 1974 & 1979
Posted By Alex Malitas | Newsclips

Commodity returns have benefited from the global reopening.... Read More

October 29, 2021

Monthly Reports

Monthly Fund Flows – Stock Flows vs. Bond Flows
Featured, Newsclips

Despite stocks massively outperforming bonds since QE began in 2009, bond funds have seen much larger inflows.... Read More

October 28, 2021

Monthly Reports

Market Capitalization as a Percentage of GDP
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

A look at the size of various markets compared to the U.S. economy... Read More

October 19, 2021

Monthly Reports

TIC Update – Perspective on the Fed’s Treasury Holdings
Featured, Newsclips

The Fed's holdings of Treasury securities continues to grow and remains larger than all other central banks' holdings combined.... Read More

October 13, 2021

Monthly Reports

Inflation Watch – “Persistent” Inflation Moves Higher
Posted By Alex Malitas | Featured, Newsclips

Inflation components can be broken into the broad categories of reopening and non-reopening as well as cyclical and acyclical. Reopening and cyclical components, such as airlines tickets and rental cars, are receding, as widely predicted. However, the more persistent non-reopening and acyclical components continue to trend higher. This is a problem for the transitory inflation narrative.... Read More

October 8, 2021

Monthly Reports

Employment in Pictures – Another Big Miss, But Wage Growth Continued Higher
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Payrolls growth disappointed for a second straight month, but wage growth continued higher and the unemployment rate fell. The Fed is left in a difficult position in its taper decision.... Read More

October 1, 2021

Monthly Reports

Total Return Review – Chinese Stocks Suffered While Energy Commodities Boomed in Q3
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

In the third quarter, Chinese stocks underperformed U.S. stocks by their largest degree in 20 years. Meanwhile, energy commodities are having their best year since at least 1984.... Read More

September 30, 2021

Monthly Reports

Monthly Fund Flows – Stock vs. Bond Flows in the QE Era
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Despite stocks massively outperforming bonds since QE began in 2009, bond funds have seen much larger inflows.... Read More

September 17, 2021

Monthly Reports

TIC Update – Foreign Treasury Holdings Hit Record $7.5 Trillion
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Japan and China accounted for roughly 80% of the increase in foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries in July.... Read More

September 14, 2021

Monthly Reports

Inflation Watch – Reopening vs Non-Reopening Components of CPI
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

August's CPI came in below estimates as many transitory categories acted as a drag on the index. ... Read More

September 3, 2021

Monthly Reports

Employment in Pictures – Another Huge Miss & a Look at Wages
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

August's payroll report was 498k jobs short of expectations. This ranks as the third largest downside miss on record.... Read More

September 1, 2021

Monthly Reports

Total Return Review: U.S. Stock Outperformance Accelerates
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

U.S. stocks have handily outperformed world stocks since the prior to the pandemic, but the trend has accelerated in the past few months.... Read More

August 31, 2021

Monthly Reports

Monthly Fund Flows – What Makes a Fund ‘Active’?
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

A recent study used a non-traditional definition of 'active' and 'passive' to show flows into 'very active' ETFs actually outpaced flows into 'very passive' ETFs since 2000.... Read More

August 18, 2021

Monthly Reports

TIC Update – Foreigners Add $130 Billion to Treasury Holdings
Posted By Alex Malitas | Newsclips

Foreigners added $130 billion in Treasury holdings in June. Who was buying?... Read More

August 11, 2021

Monthly Reports

Inflation Watch – The Balancing Act Between Shelter & Transitory Categories
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Shelter costs, which have been the sleeping giant in the inflation debate, are beginning to reflect higher rents across the U.S.... Read More

August 6, 2021

Monthly Reports

Employment in Pictures – Substantial Further Progress?
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

This month's payrolls beat of 943k jobs brings the Fed one step closer to 'substantial further progress'.... Read More

August 2, 2021

Monthly Reports

Total Return Review: Stocks, Bonds & Commodities Over the Past Decade
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Recently we have looked at some of the impressive monthly or YTD returns in stocks, bonds, commodities and currencies. This month we take a step back to see how these huge swings have affected returns over a longer timeline.... Read More

July 30, 2021

Monthly Reports

Monthly Fund Flows – Mailed Checks & Equity Flows
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Whether due to the reopening of the global economy, fiscal stimulus, or a stock market that continues to reach new highs, investors have piled into equities for most of 2021.... Read More

Inflation Watch – Persistent Inflation Update Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Labor Market Continues to Improve Posted By Alex Malitas | Featured, Newsclips

Total Return Review: YTD Commodity Returns Best All But 1974 & 1979 Posted By Alex Malitas | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Stock Flows vs. Bond Flows Featured, Newsclips

Market Capitalization as a Percentage of GDP Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

TIC Update – Perspective on the Fed’s Treasury Holdings Featured, Newsclips

Inflation Watch – “Persistent” Inflation Moves Higher Posted By Alex Malitas | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Another Big Miss, But Wage Growth Continued Higher Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Total Return Review – Chinese Stocks Suffered While Energy Commodities Boomed in Q3 Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Stock vs. Bond Flows in the QE Era Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

TIC Update – Foreign Treasury Holdings Hit Record $7.5 Trillion Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Reopening vs Non-Reopening Components of CPI Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Another Huge Miss & a Look at Wages Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Total Return Review: U.S. Stock Outperformance Accelerates Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – What Makes a Fund ‘Active’? Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

TIC Update – Foreigners Add $130 Billion to Treasury Holdings Posted By Alex Malitas | Newsclips

Inflation Watch – The Balancing Act Between Shelter & Transitory Categories Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Substantial Further Progress? Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review: Stocks, Bonds & Commodities Over the Past Decade Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Mailed Checks & Equity Flows Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Persistent Inflation Update
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Labor Market Continues to Improve
Posted By Alex Malitas | Featured, Newsclips

Total Return Review: YTD Commodity Returns Best All But 1974 & 1979
Posted By Alex Malitas | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Stock Flows vs. Bond Flows
Featured, Newsclips

Market Capitalization as a Percentage of GDP
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

TIC Update – Perspective on the Fed’s Treasury Holdings
Featured, Newsclips

Inflation Watch – “Persistent” Inflation Moves Higher
Posted By Alex Malitas | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Another Big Miss, But Wage Growth Continued Higher
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Total Return Review – Chinese Stocks Suffered While Energy Commodities Boomed in Q3
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Stock vs. Bond Flows in the QE Era
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

TIC Update – Foreign Treasury Holdings Hit Record $7.5 Trillion
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Reopening vs Non-Reopening Components of CPI
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Another Huge Miss & a Look at Wages
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Total Return Review: U.S. Stock Outperformance Accelerates
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – What Makes a Fund ‘Active’?
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

TIC Update – Foreigners Add $130 Billion to Treasury Holdings
Posted By Alex Malitas | Newsclips

Inflation Watch – The Balancing Act Between Shelter & Transitory Categories
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Substantial Further Progress?
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review: Stocks, Bonds & Commodities Over the Past Decade
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Mailed Checks & Equity Flows
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips