Bullion, Bitcoin, & Black Gold Battered But Sanguine CPI Slams Leaves Stocks & Bonds Confused
Bullion, Bitcoin, & Black Gold Battered But Sanguine CPI Slams Leaves Stocks & Bonds Confused
Inflation 'surprise' data continues to drift back lower (at February lows after this morning's CPI) but more problematically macro growth 'surprise' data is hovering near COVID lockdown lows...
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Source: Bloomberg
...and it is that potential growth scare that is dominating traders' minds as they reduce rate-cut expectations...
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Source: Bloomberg
Markets are confused...
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... Small Caps up, Dow down; Short-end of yield curve higher in yield, long-end lower; dollar flat as rate expectations slide; growthy Mag7 stocks rally while growthy commodities tumble...
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Source: Bloomberg
...and gold and crypto slammed with dollar unch (though gold seemed to see this coming way early)...
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Source: Bloomberg
...and distracted...
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...as Kamala's prediction market odds are now 12 pts above Trump's...
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Source: Bloomberg
By the end of the day, The Dow was up, Small Caps down, Nasdaq unch... until a late-day panic-bid put some lipstick on the pig ahead of tomorrow's retail sales data...
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VIX was clubbed like a baby seal back to a 16 handle...
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Treasuries were mixed with the short-end lagging (2Y +3bps, 30Y -4bps), but all yields are down on the week...
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Source: Bloomberg
Today's price action was a little wild in bond land with the CPI print sending 2Y up to 4.00% where it was firmly rejected...
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Source: Bloomberg
The dollar was dumped overnight and through CPI, only to retrace those losses to end unchanged on the day...
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Source: Bloomberg
While the dollar was unchanged, gold prices tumbled, erasing much of Monday's gains...
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Source: Bloomberg
Oil prices followed a similar trajectory, with WTI dropping to a $76 handle intrday (after an unexpected crude build)...
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Source: Bloomberg
Bitcoin was battered back down to $59k after CPI and reports that Kamala's administration is dumping more Silk Road seizures...
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Source: Bloomberg
Finally, market-driven financial conditions have eased dramatically in the last few months...
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Source: Goldman Sachs
...clearly the market is demanding 200bps of cuts this year...or else, Kamala loses!.
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Wed, 08/14/2024 - 16:00