The Hiking Cycle Is Over

Alf and Brent are back to discuss the various macro blowups we are witnessing simultaneously: French spreads, front-end of the bond market, mortgage-backed securities, EM carry and so on. What's the best framework to apply for each of these? 

Alf and Brent are back to discuss the Bessent buyback plan and its impact on markets. The duo focuses on gold, the long-end and the USD as potential release valves. The discussion then moves to two macro idiosyncratic ideas. 

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Guy and Dan and Danny discuss what to expect from economic data this week (3:30), big banks kicking off earnings season (12:20), strategists split on stocks (17:00), and Meta’s Threads coming for Twitter (24:00). ---- See what adding futures can do for you at cmegroup.com/ontheta ...  Show more

Following a strong start to the week, markets took a step back yesterday as investors continued to digest the implications of the US election outcome. With key events on the horizon – including a slew of earnings reports and the release of US inflation data later today – trade ...