Yesterday

Wall Street extends gains but gold slips as dollar firms ahead of data

Send a textStocks climb as AI panic eases; Dow and Nikkei hit new records. Dollarhalts decline as investors await first of trifecta of US data this week. Gold’srebound pauses while Bitcoin hits wall at $70,000. Pound softer as UKyields fall back as Starmer safe for now.Risk Warni ... Show More

5m 20s

Feb 9

FX market steals the spotlight as risk rally pauses

Send us a textFriday’s rally in both equities and cryptos may be tested today. Japanese PM Takaichi scores an impressive win; verbal interventions boost the yen. Dollar on the back foot, also due to a Chinese directive about US Treasuries. Pound remains under pressure as politica ... Show More

4m 24s

Feb 6

Stocks continue to bleed but gold and cryptos steadier

Send us a textWorries about AI spending and disruption continue to weigh on stocks. But precious metals and Bitcoin come off lows. Soft US jobs data boost rate cut bets but dollar supported by market turmoil. Yen finds some footing ahead of elections, BoE and ECB hold rates.Risk ... Show More

5m 24s

Jun 2022

MM070: Biggest Fed rate hike since 1994. But are they making a mistake?

Yesterday the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 0.75% in another hawkish pivot in their on-going quest to tame inflation. They also said they intend to raise interest rates a further 1.75% across their remaining four meetings in 2022 We discuss the market fa ... Show More

37m 7s

Aug 2023

US bond yields rose to their highest since 2007

Higher bond yields in developed markets are spooking equity markets, but some on the bond side see the higher yields as too attractive to miss out on. Services prices in Japan rose at the fastest annual rate since 1993. China is pushing hard against a weaker yuan. Bitcoin drop ... Show More

12m 44s

Aug 2022

Mike Wilson: The Increasing Risks to Earnings

With Fed messaging making it clear they’re not yet done fighting inflation, the market is left to contend with the recent rally and prepare to adjust growth expectations. -----Transcript----- Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Mike Wilson, ... Show More

4m 18s

Feb 2023

There's No Bull Case For Risk Assets

On today's episode of The Macro Trading Floor, Alfonso & Andreas walk through the biggest stories of the week and discuss everyone's most asked question right now, hard landing, soft landing or no landing? As the U.S housing market drops the most since 2008, will the economy be a ... Show More

37m 50s

Sep 2023

Economic stimulus from China boosts equities

After US labour market data drove up stock prices on Friday, today it is China and its government's measures intended to prop up its ailing economy that are driving market sentiment. In commodities, oil prices are trading at levels last seen in November on fears over supply cu ... Show More

10m 18s

Sep 2023

The strong US dollar gets stronger

The US dollar has been on a tear, just reaching a six-month high. It might be a sign investors and traders are getting used to the idea that US interest rates will be “higher for longer.” Today on the show, we look at the greenback’s continuing strength and try to understand h ... Show More

13m 19s

Oct 2022

The Bond Market Is Already Broken - Stocks and Housing Are Next | Harley Bassman & Joseph Wang

Today Jack Farley welcomes two financial heavyweights who, in Jack’s view, have predicted and understood this year’s sell-off in bonds more accurately and clearly than anyone else in finance: Harley Bassman, founder of the MOVE Index and managing partner at Simplify Asset Managem ... Show More

1h 10m

Mar 2023

MM107: Nasdaq 100 moves back into a bull market!

The Nasdaq 100 Index surged into a new bull market Wednesday for the first time in nearly three years. Technology stocks have outperformed this year as investors speculate that weakening economic data and the risk of a recession, heightened by recent bank stresses, m ... Show More

44m 22s

Dollar mixed amidst increasing chances o...