Tag Archives: Monthly Reports

July 8, 2022

Employment in Pictures – Good News Is Bad News for Risk Markets
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

The fed funds market's muted reaction to today's payrolls beat seems apt. Solid employment news continues to give the Fed the green light to hike, which is obviously bad for risk markets, but the inflation reports remain in the driver's seat in determining FOMC policy.... Read More

July 1, 2022

Monthly Reports

Total Return Review – Checking in at the Halfway Point of 2022
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

The losses in the stock and bond markets in the first six months of the year have rarely been matched on a historical basis. Commodities have been one of the only assets to offer positive returns this year.... Read More

June 10, 2022

Monthly Reports

Inflation Watch – Heading the Wrong Way
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

CPI came in much hotter than expected in May. Most concerning is the rapid increase in OER and RPR.... Read More

June 3, 2022

Monthly Reports

Employment in Pictures – Good News Is Bad News
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Today's slight beat did little to change traders' minds about how aggressive the Fed will be in its fight against inflation. Good economic news continues to be bad news for risk markets.... Read More

June 1, 2022

Monthly Reports

Total Return Review – Updating the Year of Extremes
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

2022 has been a year of extreme returns.... Read More

May 31, 2022

Monthly Reports

Monthly Fund Flows – Bond Outflows Reflect Pain in Markets
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Bond mutual funds and ETFs saw one of their biggest monthly outflows on record in April. These outflows only accelerated out of bond mutual funds in May.... Read More

May 17, 2022

Monthly Reports

TIC Update – Big Slide in Japan’s U.S. Treasury Holdings
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Japan's holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell a record $74 billion in March as the yen collapsed.... Read More

May 11, 2022

Monthly Reports

Inflation Watch – Another Upside Surprise
Posted By Jim Bianco | Featured, Newsclips

CPI came in higher than expectations again. Car prices did not fall as much as expected. Wage growth is not keeping pace with inflation.... Read More

May 6, 2022

Monthly Reports

Employment in Pictures – A Rather Mundane Report
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

With the Fed's focus on inflation, this morning's payrolls report did little to move the needle for FOMC policy. ... Read More

May 2, 2022

Monthly Reports

Total Return Review – The Year of Extremes Continues
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Whether looking at stocks, bonds, or commodities, 2022 has been a year of extreme returns.... Read More

April 29, 2022

Monthly Reports

Monthly Fund Flows – Traders vs. Allocators
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Differentiating 'allocator' ETF flows from 'trader' ETF flows... Read More

April 28, 2022

Monthly Reports

Market Capitalization as a Percentage of GDP
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

A look at the size of various markets compared to the U.S. economy... Read More

April 18, 2022

Monthly Reports

TIC Update – The Fed vs. the World
Featured, Newsclips

The Fed's holdings of Treasury securities continues to grow and remains larger than all other central banks' holdings combined.... Read More

April 12, 2022

Monthly Reports

Inflation Watch – Sticky CPI Prices Continue to Rise
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Price increases in the flexible components of CPI continue to dominate the headline number, but the contributions from sticky components are also on the rise.... Read More

April 1, 2022

Monthly Reports

Employment in Pictures – The Jobs Market Continues to Improve
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Despite today's payrolls report slightly missing estimates, the jobs market continues to improve.... Read More

Monthly Reports

Total Return Review: Updating the Global Agg’s Losing Streak
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index extended its losing streak to eight straight months, a feat not seen in its 32 years of history.... Read More

March 31, 2022

Monthly Reports

Monthly Fund Flows – Stocks vs. Bonds
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Despite stocks massively outperforming bonds since QE began in 2009, bond funds have seen much larger inflows.... Read More

March 16, 2022

Monthly Reports

TIC Update – Foreign Equity Purchases Turn Negative
Posted By Alex Malitas | Featured, Newsclips

While U.S. stocks saw massive inflows from foreigners after central banks ramped up another round of QE in the wake of the pandemic, traders are now faced with a Fed tightening cycle and inflation running at its highest level in four decades.... Read More

March 10, 2022

Monthly Reports

Inflation Watch – CPI’s Highest Annual Growth Since January 1982
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

CPI jumped 7.9% year-over-year, marking its highest annual growth since January 1982. Many expect this to continue to rise in March given the spike in energy costs, but housing costs remain the key metric to watch. Their continued rise will remain a much more stable contributor to headline inflation over the long run.... Read More

March 4, 2022

Monthly Reports

Employment in Pictures – Low-Paying Service Jobs Account for Bulk of Big Beat
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Payrolls beat almost all estimates in February, thanks in large part to the addition of a large number of low-paying service jobs.... Read More

Employment in Pictures – Good News Is Bad News for Risk Markets Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review – Checking in at the Halfway Point of 2022 Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Heading the Wrong Way Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Good News Is Bad News Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Total Return Review – Updating the Year of Extremes Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Bond Outflows Reflect Pain in Markets Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

TIC Update – Big Slide in Japan’s U.S. Treasury Holdings Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Another Upside Surprise Posted By Jim Bianco | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – A Rather Mundane Report Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review – The Year of Extremes Continues Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Traders vs. Allocators Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Market Capitalization as a Percentage of GDP Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

TIC Update – The Fed vs. the World Featured, Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Sticky CPI Prices Continue to Rise Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – The Jobs Market Continues to Improve Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Total Return Review: Updating the Global Agg’s Losing Streak Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Stocks vs. Bonds Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

TIC Update – Foreign Equity Purchases Turn Negative Posted By Alex Malitas | Featured, Newsclips

Inflation Watch – CPI’s Highest Annual Growth Since January 1982 Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Low-Paying Service Jobs Account for Bulk of Big Beat Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Good News Is Bad News for Risk Markets
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review – Checking in at the Halfway Point of 2022
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Heading the Wrong Way
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Good News Is Bad News
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Total Return Review – Updating the Year of Extremes
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Bond Outflows Reflect Pain in Markets
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

TIC Update – Big Slide in Japan’s U.S. Treasury Holdings
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Another Upside Surprise
Posted By Jim Bianco | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – A Rather Mundane Report
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Total Return Review – The Year of Extremes Continues
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Traders vs. Allocators
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Market Capitalization as a Percentage of GDP
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

TIC Update – The Fed vs. the World
Featured, Newsclips

Inflation Watch – Sticky CPI Prices Continue to Rise
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – The Jobs Market Continues to Improve
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Total Return Review: Updating the Global Agg’s Losing Streak
Posted By Greg Blaha | Newsclips

Monthly Fund Flows – Stocks vs. Bonds
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

TIC Update – Foreign Equity Purchases Turn Negative
Posted By Alex Malitas | Featured, Newsclips

Inflation Watch – CPI’s Highest Annual Growth Since January 1982
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips

Employment in Pictures – Low-Paying Service Jobs Account for Bulk of Big Beat
Posted By Greg Blaha | Featured, Newsclips