From Liquidity To A Credit Crisis

Alf and Brent discuss the terms of trade shock that the de-facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz is causing. The duo walk through scenarios and probabilities and what framework can be used to trade such a market environment, 

To reach out to Alf and Brent, ping them on BBG (Alfonso Peccatiello and Brent Donnelly). In this episode, Alf and Brent discuss how the appointment of the new Fed Chair could shape the US policy making objective in the bond market. The repercussions on the USD and on the incenti ...  Afficher plus

It all comes down to market expectations.  This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Abra and FTX US. Markets have been nervous since last week’s FOMC meeting minutes revealed the Fed was considering early “balance sheet normalization” or quantitative tightening. At yesterday’s confirma ...  Afficher plus

On the bullish side, there is a GIGANTIC amount of money being pumped into the financial markets by the Fed, which is creating and injecting $120 billion into the markets every month.   On top of that, the Treasury Department has a bank account with more than $1 trillion in it; a ...  Afficher plus

Changing Fed policy in 2024 is likely to bring down yields from these increasingly popular funds. Here’s what investors can consider instead.

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Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Andrew Sheets, Head of Corporate Credit Research a ...

(1/18/24) Texas Weather's extreme mood-swings are on display; markets are in bore-mode until the stock buy back window opens again in two weeks; a look at Bitcoin, Gold, & Bonds; Is the Fed about to close down its quantitative easing play? The Yield Curve has invert, but is it ab ...  Afficher plus