Jan 14, 2025
Morning Bid: Markets catch a break before inflation, earnings
Thanks largely to a stabilisation of bond markets and an ebbing of the super-strong dollar, global stocks caught a rare new year bid on Tuesday with critical inflation and corporate earnings updates now in view. A slightly bizarre narrative developed behind Monday's bounce in stocks, with some citing a Bloomberg report claiming President-elect Donald Trump's team is studying gradual tariff hikes - using emergency legislation to boost import duties 2%-5% per month until they wreak concessions from trade partners. With December producer and consumer price reports due out today and Wednesday, respectively, 10-year benchmark Treasury yields have dialled back from 14-month highs above 4.8% hit on Monday and 30-year 'long bond' yields are balking at 5% for now.