U.S. Inflation Dampens Arguments for a Fed Rate Cut
U.S. inflation accelerated in December to 3.4%, the sharpest rise in three months. Americans paid more for housing and driving, casting doubt on investors’ bets...
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A $2 Trillion Debt Case for Higher Rates for Longer
The bond market has spectacularly turned upward in the developed world, pushing yields down and perhaps too quickly forgetting about the soaring budget deficits. In...
The Boom in Oil Drilling in Russia Proves Moscow’s Resilience to Sanctions
Russia experienced a second year of record oil drilling in 2023, providing further evidence of the country’s resilience in the face of Western sanctions.The surge...
Taiwan or a $10 Trillion Risk for the Global Economy
A war with Taiwan would have such an enormous cost that even those most dissatisfied with the status quo have reasons not to risk it....
2024, a High Geopolitical Risk
After 2023, an excellent year for risky assets despite the war in Europe and the Middle East and an increasing confrontation between the United States...
Tense and Uncertain Equity Markets
The S&P 500 ended its longest streak of weekly gains in two decades. It was different from how Wall Street hoped to start 2024.Investors, who...
The Fed still anticipates that interest rates will remain high for some time
Policymakers agreed last month that it would be appropriate to maintain a restrictive stance “for some time” while acknowledging that they were likely at the...
Short-term maturities will benefit from the Fed’s easing in 2024
Money market fund holders have a new reason to turn to short-term bonds. The best way to play the Federal Reserve’s pivot towards monetary easing...
Oil in 2024
Despite constant bearish talk about energy demand, global oil consumption increased by 2.3 million barrels per day in 2023. The final stage of the post-Covid-19...