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Thursday, 27 September 2018 12:37

The Fed Hike Gets Ugly

(Washington)

The market took a big hit yesterday following the Fed’s expected rate hike. However, it was not the rate hike itself that caused the problems, rather it was the Fed’s statement and its dot plot. The Fed removed the word “accommodative” (regarding its policy) from its statement, which combined with its more hawkish dot plot, got investors worried. The Fed funds rate is now higher than inflation for the first time in several years. Stock markets fell on the news, with the Dow dropping 0.4%.


FINSUM: The Fed getting more hawkish should make investors worried, as the more restrictive Fed policy becomes, the sooner (and more likely) a recession will arrive.

Published in Macro
Friday, 24 August 2018 10:04

Will the Market Crash if Trump is Impeached?

(New York)

Even if you aren’t thinking about it yet, the president is. In an interview yesterday, President Trump said that the stock market would crash if he were impeached. No one can be sure, but history suggests it would have little impact on the market. In the two previous cases in recent memory—Nixon and Clinton—the market behaved differently, falling sharply in the 12 months prior to Nixon’s impeachment, and rising before Clinton’s. JP Morgan’s best guess is that an impeachment wouldn’t be enough to derail the markets and economy itself.


FINSUM: Another interesting argument is that Trump wouldn’t ever be impeached until the market headed south, as that has happened in both of the previous instances (there was a brief but steep correction before Clinton’s impeachment). Nonetheless, we really don’t think Trump will be impeached.

Published in Eq: Large Cap
Friday, 17 August 2018 08:43

Dow Surges as Trade War Fears Ebb

(Washington)

The markets had a scintillating day yesterday. The Dow surged almost 400 points. Why? The reason was simple—the market stopped worrying so much about a US trade war with China. The two countries are planning further high level talks on trade and that alleviated the market’s fears. Barron’s proclaimed that “This is what happens when the market’s not worried about trade”, obviously referring to the strength of the economy and earnings. The market was also more optimistic on Turkey.


FINSUM: There does seem to be a lot of upside that has been stifled by geopolitical worries. Perhaps there is a nice run to be had if the US and China can come to an agreement.

Published in Eq: Large Cap
Wednesday, 01 August 2018 08:52

The Dow Had Its Best Month in a While

(New York)

There has been a lot of consternation over markets this year, and with good reason. Between a trade war and rising rates, there has been a good deal to be nervous about. But in the last few weeks, something definitely changed, as exemplified by the Dow just recording its best month since January. Worries about the trade war have abated in the last couple of weeks, but the big question is whether recent gains are sustainable.


FINSUM: So on the question of sustainability of gains, big banks like Morgan Stanley, Citi, and Goldman Sachs have indicated this week that they think markets are destined for a near term correction. We aren’t so sure. We are suspicious of how prices have risen, but in this instance we are drawn to the old idea that markets love to climb a wall of worry.

Published in Eq: Large Cap
Tuesday, 26 June 2018 08:26

The Dow’s Drop Was Just the Beginning

(New York)

The Dow had a very ugly day yesterday, as did the Nasdaq and S&P 500. However, that might just be the beginning, argues Barron’s. Markets plunged as Trump escalated the trade stand-off with China and other US trading partners, including limiting Chinese investment in American technology companies. And while markets have been looking at a possible trade war for months, it seems as though they have not fully priced in one of the magnitude which now looks to be emerging. According to one analyst, “Markets are starting to price in the possibility of a trade war with China, however, I would argue that a true trade war–one that drives us into a worldwide recession–would lead to a 20% or more drop in prices, so we haven’t priced one in yet”.


FINSUM: This is a very ugly, but realistic, prediction. We are increasingly worried about the direction of the international dispute on trade.

Published in Eq: Large Cap
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