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Cross-Asset Correlations Are Driven by Perception
Cross-Asset Correlations Are Driven by Perception
Posted By Alex Malitas
Over the past couple decades stock and bond prices have moved in opposite directions, thus increasing diversification benefits and offsetting tail risk. A positive stock-bond correlation is often a bad scenario for investors. What drives this correlation and how will it impact returns in 2024?... Read More
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Is a Liquidity Problem Coming?
Is a Liquidity Problem Coming?
Posted By Jim Bianco
With the Fed's Reverse Repo Facility balance continuing its linear decline, the recent liquidity pump is nearing its end. How will this impact bank reserves and the Fed's ongoing Quantitative Tightening (QT) campaign?... Read More
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Updating the Fed’s “Deferred Assets”
Updating the Fed’s “Deferred Assets”
Posted By Greg Blaha
The Fed's cumulative losses since September 7, 2022 now total roughly $135 billion.... Read More
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Alternative Measures of the Housing Market
Alternative Measures of the Housing Market
Posted By Greg Blaha
The 34 days it takes to sell a house is still low when compared to the past decade, but it is markedly higher than the frenzy seen from mid-2021 to early-2022.... Read More
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Homeowners Won’t Give Up Their Low Mortgage Rates
Homeowners Won’t Give Up Their Low Mortgage Rates
Posted By Greg Blaha
As of Q3 2023, almost 60% of homeowners with a mortgage had locked in a rate under 4%.... Read More
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Jim Bianco joins Bloomberg to discuss Interest Rates, Inflation & the Change in the Nature of Work
Jim Bianco joins Bloomberg to discuss Interest Rates, Inflation & the Change in the Nature of Work
Jim Bianco joins Bloomberg Surveillance to discuss Interest Rates, Inflation & the Change in the Nature of Work with Jonathan Ferro, Tom Keene & Lisa Abramowicz.... Read More
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Jim Bianco joins Bloomberg to discuss Interest Rates, Inflation & the Change in the Nature of Work
Jim Bianco joins Bloomberg to discuss Interest Rates, Inflation & the Change in the Nature of Work
Jim Bianco joins Bloomberg Surveillance to discuss Interest Rates, Inflation & the Change in the Nature of Work with Jonathan Ferro, Tom Keene & Lisa Abramowicz.... Read More
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Is Goods Inflation About to Make a Return?
Is Goods Inflation About to Make a Return?
Posted By Jim Bianco
The spike in goods inflation in 2021/2022 occurred in part because of shipping problems. Consumers had to pay premiums to get what was available. The current shipping disruption is creating another round of products not reaching the end user. The longer it lasts, the more problems it creates.... Read More
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Jim Bianco joins Fox Business to discuss Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval, Jobs Market & the Bond Market
Jim Bianco joins Fox Business to discuss Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval, Jobs Market & the Bond Market
Jim Bianco joins Fox Business to discuss Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval, Jobs Market & the Bond Market with Charles Payne.... Read More
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Jim Bianco joins Fox Business to discuss Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval, Jobs Market & the Bond Market
Jim Bianco joins Fox Business to discuss Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval, Jobs Market & the Bond Market
Jim Bianco joins Fox Business to discuss Bitcoin Spot ETF Approval, Jobs Market & the Bond Market with Charles Payne.... Read More
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A Look At REITS
A Look At REITS
Posted By Jim Bianco
The REIT sector, as a proxy for real estate, did not have a good year. Only a few actually outperformed the S&P 500. Rising mortgage rates were the main culprit.... Read More
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What To Think About As The New Year Starts
What To Think About As The New Year Starts
Posted By Jim Bianco
How will the considerable easing of financial conditions impact the start of 2024?... Read More
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What the LEI Is Really Telling Us?
What the LEI Is Really Telling Us?
Posted By Jim Bianco
The Conference Board's Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) has been contracting for 20 consecutive months, but no recession is in sight. While this model might be wrong, it can still be useful.... Read More
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Is a Soft Landing Happening?
Is a Soft Landing Happening?
Posted By Jim Bianco
Can a narrative be so powerful that no one dares go against it despite solid evidence it might not be correct? Is this the case with the so-called soft landing? Is it really a "no landing" boom that could re-ignite inflation?... Read More
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Breaking Down Debt in the U.S.
Breaking Down Debt in the U.S.
A look at outstanding amounts of Treasuries, corporates, agencies, munis and open market paper... Read More