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Markets
2023 Market Outperformance
2023 Market Outperformance
Posted By Alex Malitas
2022 returns left investors shielding their eyes from their portfolios. 2023 has been a different story as eye popping equity market returns drive the narrative.... Read More
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Alternative Measures of the Housing Market
Alternative Measures of the Housing Market
Posted By Greg Blaha
The median price of a house is the most basic measure of the housing market. The median sale price per square foot (red) was $226 in June, down from its May 2022 peak of $232.... Read More
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Updating the Market Cap of the Automakers
Updating the Market Cap of the Automakers
Posted By Jim Bianco
How big is Tesla versus other automakers?... Read More
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What Does The Stock Market See?
What Does The Stock Market See?
Posted By Jim Bianco
Since the beginning of June, the stock market's rally has been broadening beyond Big Tech/AI. The narrative is the debt ceiling deal prevented a liquidity crisis, and inflation has finally been tamed. Yet, no other markets are confirming this move.... Read More
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Who is Buying Treasuries at Auction?
Who is Buying Treasuries at Auction?
In the last three auctions, dealers bought just 16% of the 10-year notes offered, on average. In contrast, investment funds are now taking down more than half of the average auction.... Read More
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Options Traders Bought Calls in the First Half Rally
Options Traders Bought Calls in the First Half Rally
Posted By Alex Malitas
As the S&P 500 raced towards a bull market in the first half of 2023 driven by an AI stock boom, bullish options volume began to rise. ... Read More
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A Bond Rally In The Offing?
A Bond Rally In The Offing?
Posted By Jim Bianco
Over the last several days, fixed-income markets have been attempting to reverse yields lower. Driving this is a belief that inflation has been vanquished. With crude oil rallying and a base effect pushing year-over-year inflation higher, the Fed might not see it this way.... 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
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Comparing the Value of Credit in the U.S. to GDP
Comparing the Value of Credit in the U.S. to GDP
The amount of outstanding private credit in the U.S. experienced a brief decline during the financial crisis, but government debt grew throughout the entire period. Both are now at new highs.... Read More
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Funding Gaps at Public and Private Pensions
Funding Gaps at Public and Private Pensions
Private pension funds have much smaller funding gaps than their government counterparts.... Read More
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Defined Benefit Plans vs. IRAs
Defined Benefit Plans vs. IRAs
Defined benefit plans continue to be replaced by IRAs and defined contribution plans.... Read More
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Comparing Real Estate to GDP and Stock Ownership
Comparing Real Estate to GDP and Stock Ownership
Over the past couple quarters, households' real estate equity actually and direct stock ownership converged to similar levels.... Read More
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Roughly 41% of FDIC Deposits Are Uninsured
Roughly 41% of FDIC Deposits Are Uninsured
Roughly 41% of FDIC deposits in the U.S. are uninsured.... Read More
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Wait, Inflation Is Going To Start RISING Again This Summer?
Wait, Inflation Is Going To Start RISING Again This Summer?
No one can doubt the bulls are in control of the financial markets right now. But will it stay that way long enough for investors to make good returns from here? It's unclear. There are a lot of ways the future can play out from here, as there are cross-currently galore in both the macro and market data. To discuss and make sense of it all, we're fortunate to welcome Jim Bianco of macro research firm Bianco Research back to the program. ... Read More
