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

Feb 5

Fragile US equity markets weigh on risk appetite

Send us a textEquities and cryptos on the back foot. US technology stock underperformance lingers. Dollar rally pauses; focus shifts to ECB and BoE meetings. Pound under pressure as political crisis deepens.Risk Warning: Our services involve a significant risk and can result in t ... Show More

4m 46s

Feb 4

Tech stocks wobble again, gold reclaims $5,000, Bitcoin sinks

Send us a textTech stocks tumble amid fears of AI disruption to software companies. Gold benefits from tech jitters, soars back above $5,000; Bitcoin hits new low. Yen remains pressured despite softer dollar, US data eyed as NFP delayed. Oil jumps after US shoots down Iranian dro ... Show More

4m 58s

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 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

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

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

Aug 2022

Serena Tang: Global Cross-Asset Risk Premiums

While markets wrestle with high inflation and recession worries, investors will want to keep an eye on the rise in risk premiums and the outlook for long-run returns. -----Transcript----- Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Serena Tang, Mor ... Show More

4m 18s

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

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

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

Fed uncertainty puts stocks on edge, dol...