IVOL News and Press, Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge From 12/13/22

Summary Demand destruction is weighing on prices globally as financial conditions tighten. The good news is that headline CPI is set to follow crude lower in 2023. This Wednesday, any dovish nods out of the FOMC could spark a year-end relief rally in risk markets. Demand d...

Summary The stock market has already endured a major correction over the past 12 months and could be headed back to pre-pandemic levels. The real estate market has been suddenly frozen by the rapid pace of the Fed's interest rate hikes. Home prices are now starting to drop and...

Summary A critical factor contributing to the market's downward trajectory this year is the high level of inflation and the Fed's higher interest rates. The pandemic and the related shutdowns create a unique environment making it difficult to interpret some of the recent economic ...

Summary The Federal Reserve continued to raise short-term rates in their battle to slow inflation in the third quarter. The end of the quarter saw Hurricane Ian deal a lethal blow to southwest Florida. The economic impact is severe and portends a big downshift in the economy o...

Summary We believe it is unlikely that Fed Chair Jerome Powell will navigate a pivot to a less-hawkish stance before early in 2023. We expect China to grow at a meager 2%-3% pace in 2022, with the potential for these risks to bleed into 2023, as a slowing developed-market consumer...

Summary A market collapse is nothing but risk-aversion meeting an inadequate risk-premium; rising yield pressure meeting an inadequate yield. Value is not measured by how far prices have declined, but by the relationship between prices and properly discounted cash flows. My ad...

Summary The U.S. Federal Reserve delivered its third straight 75-bps rate hike on Wednesday. Based on the Fed's updated economic projections, the growth outlook is for a weaker economy over its projection horizon versus its June update. We know policy works with a lag, and inf...

Summary Federal Reserve Chairman Powell delivered another forceful message to markets that an early pivot back to rate cuts will not happen until inflation is under control. However, there is still an element of wishful thinking in the Fed’s forecasts and rhetoric that part...

Summary The Federal Reserve delivered another outsized rate increase at today’s FOMC meeting, raising the Fed Funds target by 75 basis points to a new range of 3.00%–3.25%. In early 2008, the Fed was cutting rates due to the financial crisis and great recession, whil...

Summary After several years of steady growth and low inflation, policymakers now face a delicate tradeoff between bringing down inflation or sustaining economic growth amid heightened macro and market volatility. We expect the Fed to remain committed to aggressive rate hikes. ...