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Services Sector Growth Slows in January, Below Expectations

The services sector expanded at a slower pace than expected in January, with the ISM PMI coming in at 52.8. The street was expecting 54.2, and January’s result was lower than the previous month at...

Jobs Report Hedging Could Send Implied Volatility Soaring Today

Rates fell sharply yesterday following a weaker-than-expected ISM services report. The quarterly refunding announcement showed no significant shifts in how the Treasury plans to issue debt. With...

2 Key Yield-Sensitive Trades to Watch as Treasury Breakout Reshapes Markets

US bonds rip higher, 10-year yields dive Gold charges to fresh records, no topping signals yet USD/CHF cracks key support, downside risk builds Payrolls data the next big test Summary US long bonds...

Trump Era Volatility: The Impact on Portfolio Allocations

I am continually fascinated by how many second-order ‘understandings’ are missed, even by those people who have a really good first-order understanding of finance. For example, every financial...

Ally Financial: The Tugboat of Auto Finance Keeps Gaining Steam

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: NYSE:ALLY) is a digital financial services company specializing in automobile loans. They were originally the financial arm of General Motors Inc. (NYSE: NYSE:GM). The...

The Energy Report: Greatly Exaggerated

There’s a lot of exaggerations going on. I pointed out that it’s an exaggeration to believe that tariffs cause inflation. It was a great exaggeration to believe that we were going to get into a...

Steady M&A Deals to Begin 2025, Disappointing IPOs So Far

Hopes were high for a rebound in capital markets activity this year. A few notable Health Care deals along with M&A in the AI-adjacent and reshoring themes occurred in January. A pair of...

Market Sentiment Remains Fragile as Trump Takes Aim at Iran

Trump stays mum on tariffs and focuses on geopolitics. Risk appetite remains fragile as gold skyrockets. A busy data calendar today that also includes Fed speakers. Yen benefits from strong data...

Gold Prices Surge Amid a Weakening Dollar and Escalating Trade Tensions

Gold Rockest on Persisting Trade War Fears The gold (XAU/USD) price rallied by 1% on Tuesday as the US dollar (USD) continued to retreat from its multi-month high, while safe-haven flows remained...

Markets Eye Short-Term Volatility but Long-Term Bull Case Remains Intact

Overall, the macro & liquidity conditions are still positive for risk assets. While equity market valuations are rich, especially in the US, earnings growth momentum is accelerating, and market...

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