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2024-07-22 03:40:00 ET Summary Corporate high-yield credit spreads tightened again this week to +309, down from +323 on July 5th, +324 on June 21, and +342 on April 19 ’24. Gradually tightening corporate high-yield credit spreads imply a US economy that remains in reasonabl...

2024-07-20 01:15:00 ET Summary The economic strength that has delayed Fed cuts should support a positive backdrop for corporate earnings. The narrowness of market gains remains a concern, with the equity rally seemingly hostage to the performance of Magnificent 7 technology stocks...

2024-07-19 09:30:00 ET Summary Over the last few years, a handful of “Mega-Capitalization” stocks have dominated market returns. Given the speed at which technology and the economy rapidly change, such suggests that leaders of the last decade may not be the leaders o...

2024-07-18 15:18:25 ET More on the markets Euro Trades Quietly Ahead Of ECB Meeting Q2 Earnings Season Kicks Off With Mixed Bank Results The Oil Market Is An Early Indication Of Stock Market Direction Bullish sentiment hovers near 52-weeks high on rate cut ho...

2024-07-18 03:20:00 ET Summary Q2 S&P 500® EPS growth expected to come in at 9.3%, the highest rate in over two years. Banks kicked things off with mixed results, but overall top- and bottom-line results were good enough to boost S&P 500 growth rates. Peak weeks f...

2024-07-17 21:00:17 ET Summary MDY underperformed S&P 500 in the past 3 years, but expected to outperform due to upcoming rate cuts and better earnings growth forecasts. MDY has higher volatility and underperformance due to past high-rate environment, but improving inflation d...

2024-07-17 07:00:00 ET Summary The reordering of US election outcomes led to a bear steepening in US treasuries. The global easing cycle kicked off with the European Central Bank, Bank of Canada, Riksbank, and Swiss National Bank all beginning interest rate cuts. Financial mar...

2024-07-17 06:15:00 ET Summary A close election could see increased U.S. equity volatility followed by a relief rally while resulting policy impacts could take time to play out and may be affected by fiscal constraints. Biden and Trump are on common ground when it comes to China, ...

2024-07-16 13:58:00 ET Summary Why markets are focusing more on geopolitics than central banks now. Markets remain resilient, but investors appear to be more interested on sure bets now. Why this has become an active manager's market. Equity markets have rema...

2024-07-16 07:50:00 ET Summary We think a transformation akin to past technological revolutions is gearing up. We keep leaning into risk and the AI theme while upgrading UK stocks. U.S. stocks hit a new record high last week while 10-year Treasury yields fell. Volatility in small ...