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Market Updates

May 2022

April 2022

Weekly Market Report
Yield Curve Extends Inversion; Japanese Yen Under The Pump; & More Of That Sweet, Sweet Crud
Fed Willing To Walk The Walk As Inflation Hawks Ready To Fly
Bears Take The Easter Award As Hard Landing Recession Fears Grow
Hawks Getting More Hawkish!

March 2022

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February 2022

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January 2022

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December 2021

Daily Report
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November 2021

Weekly Report
It's Here! The Most Expensive Thanksgiving Meal and Uncomfortable Inflation!

October 2021

Daily Report
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Lie to Me Pinocchio, Lie to Me ... Inflation is Transitory!

September 2021

Daily Report
Daily Report
Weekly Report
When the Fed Chair's Ultimate Goal is Simply to Reassure Investors!
Will Elevated Inflation Prove Transitory or Temporary?? Depends on Who You Ask!!
Ready For Fed Tapering? Most Market Participants Aren't!
A Strange Calm Before the Storm, Little Impacted by Emerging Black Swan Events!!

August 2021

Weekly Report
Ever Wondered How Easy Market Manipulation Is?
Mission Accomplished! New Equity Records & Not Too Bad Inflation Report!!
The Federal Reserve is One Step Away from Tapering! Long Live the US Fed!!
The Federal Reserve's Credibility is at Stake! Long Live the US Fed!!

July 2021

Weekly Report
June Non-Farm Payroll, Market Complacency and the Bond Tapering Debate
The 3 Buzzwords to Spice Up Your Weekly Notes ... Inflection Point, Delta Variant and OPEC+ Split!
In Fed Chair Jerome Powell We Trust!

June 2021

Weekly Report
Brace for a Solid May NFPayroll Report! Unless Fed Powell Confirms Job Gains Are TRANSITORY!
Messy and Irrational Markets .... Perfect Time to Plan a Summer Holiday!
Better Safe Than Sorry! Possibly with a Big Grain of Salt!
A Fed Meeting to Remember ... Surely with a Big Grain of Salt!

May 2021

Weekly Report
Will Markets Rally or Sell Off Over Coming Weeks? Take A Wild Guess!
The Tide is Slowly but Surely Turning!! Where Have All the Bond Vigilantes Gone??

April 2021

Weekly Report
A Trillion Here, a Trillion There ... And Hedge Funds Quietly Blowing Up in Between!
As Good as it Gets!!
Markets Priced for Perfection! Perfect Timing for a Contrarian View!
When Benefits Outweigh the Risks?!?
You Know Inflation is Transitory When Copper Prices Hit $10,000 & Palladium Prices Trade at New Highs!

August 2018

Weely Market Report
Are President Trump & Co. Deliberately Targeting the Global Economic Recovery??
Clueless About Future Market Direction?! Just Follow Jamie Dimon's Accurate Outlooks For Better Guidance!!
A Shaky, Alarming & Fast-Changing Political Landscape... German Chancellor Angela Merkel & Chinese President Xi Jinping to the R
What Happens When a Trustworthy Leading Indicator Suddenly "Loses" its Economic Reliability??
Another September to Remember ?! Depends on Whether You're an Optimist or a Pessimist !!

March 2021

Weekly Report
Inflation ... What Inflation?? C'mon Man!!
A Strong Sense of Deja-Vu! Could This Time Be Possibly Different?
Financial Markets' Myths or Truths? Take Your Pick!

February 2021

Weekly Report
The Unravelling of The GameStop Saga & "Clear" Resilience of the Wider Market!!
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who's the "Dove-iest" of Them All?
Killing Me Softly With his Complacency ... Killing Me Softly with his Words!!

January 2021

Weekly Report
Who Is Starting 2021 off on the Right Foot? And Who Isn't?
Anxious About Fed QE Tapering?! Relax, There's No Need to Worry!
It's All About Covid-19 Vaccine Rollout & Biden Administration's Generosity!
Financial Markets 101: The GameStop Saga & Free Markets' Delusion!

December 2020

Weekly Market Updates
Wondering Whether Financial Markets' Newfound Optimism Will Last Through the New Year? Join the Club!
A Difficult 2020 Comes to an End ... Will 2021 be Any Better?!

November 2020

Weekly Report
Election Suspense Continues .... Markets in a Totally Different Mindset !
Fade the Latest Rally or Simply Follow the Prevailing Trend?! Depends on Whom You Ask!
When Breakthrough Vaccine Proclamations Fail to Excite Markets!

October 2020

Weekly Report
To Stimulate or Not to Stimulate .... Was That the Question?!
It's Complicated ... Till You Receive & Go Through Your Weekly GIB Market Update!
A Terrible Week in Review ... Someone Needs to Start Calling Again, and Fast!

September 2020

Daily Report
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Done with the Nasdaq Whale ... Time for the Oil Whale??
What Differentiates a Healthy Correction from a Chaotic One? Depends on Whom You Ask!
Should Investors Be Worried About a Stock Market Meltdown or Global Monetary Crash?

August 2020

Daily Market Report
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July 2020

Daily Report
Daily Report
Weekly Market Report
Hanging in There so Far ... Waiting for the Next Big Surprise!
Turning Bearish on America and the US Dollar? Better Wait to See if Kanye Runs for President!
Summer Doldrums in 2020?! I Wouldn't Personally Bet on That!!
Gold and Silver Shooting Up! Buy Now and Keep Buying!!

June 2020

Weekly Market Report
To Infinity and Beyond!!
When Your Most Trusted US Banker and Physician Conspire to Destroy the Mirage of Economic Recovery!
Feeling Stressed About the Uncertain Future?! Time to Go Shopping!!
Markets Caught Between Hopes & Fears ... A Random or Clear Agenda of Confusion?!

May 2020

Weekly Market Report
US Unemployment Off The Charts, Turkish Lira Heading Into A Perfect Storm, and Oil Holds Gains.
When One Loses Trust in World's Leaders & Faith in Financial Markets!!
A Misleading Market Herd Behavior?! Coming Weeks Will Provide a Clear Verdict!

April 2020

Weekly Report
Bailing Out The World: Printing Money From Thin Air
The New Buzz Words to Know ... OPEC++, Dr. Fauci and $10 Trillion BS (?)!!
What to Expect When You're Least Expecting?!
The Oil Rout Simply Can't Go On Forever!! At Least, One Can Hope So?!

March 2020

Weekly Report
What's the Exact Coronavirus Fatality Rate?? Do Financial Markets really Care?!
Friday 13th, 2020.... Maybe Will Have a Better Luck Today?!
What Follows Market Capitulation?? Only God Knows Really!!
How Many More Trillions Will be Enough to Save the World Economy?? Take Your Guess!!

February 2020

Weekly Report
When Irrational Exuberance Reaches New Heights!!
Market Uncertainties and Financial Bubbles Keep Growing ... Central Bankers Nowhere in Sight!!
What's Next for Global Markets? Are Investors Left With Strong Convictions?
Financial Markets Grind to a Halt! All Eyes & Ears on Latest Coronavirus Developments

January 2020

Weekly Report
A Disturbing Disconnect .... Bond Indifference Versus Equity Exuberance?!
When Financial Markets' Focus Shifts From Trade Frictions to Pandemic Diseases!!
It Ain’t Over Till It's Over!!

December 2019

Daily Report
Daily Report
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Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?!! The Road to Recession Remains Foggy…
Fast Approaching Deadlines ... And a Misunderstood & Mocked U.S. President!!
And the Big Winner For This Week is ........... Risk-On Trading Again!!
A Year-End 'Red Hot' Risk-On Rally.... Will It Persist Throughout 2020?!

November 2019

Weekly Report
Just When You Thought the Financial World Was Moving to a Better Place!!
A US-China Trade Deal? Or a Simple Trade Truce?
A Trendless and Broken Market, Mostly Influenced by Trade Headlines and Un-Presidential Tweets!!?

October 2019

Weekly Report
Markets Still Want to Believe the Future is Rosy!!
When Measured, Factual and Decisive Arguments Can Make All the Difference !!*
Super Mario Bows Out with a Warning! A Hero Like the Character in the Nintendo Game?

September 2019

Weekly Report
Confused With Recent Events?? Join the Club!!
Fulfilling Promises but Missing the Chemistry!!
When an Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities Matters More than a Fed Rate Cut!!
Sooner Than You Think!! Beautiful Trade Agreement with China or Majestic US Presidential Impeachment??

August 2019

Weekly Report
What Happens When Financial Markets Totally Lose Faith in the "Chosen One” ?!?

July 2019

Weekly Report
Are Central Bankers Still in Control as Bond Mania Continues Unabated?!?
When One Loses Trust in World's Leaders & Faith in Financial Markets!!
Just When You Thought You'd Seen it All! More Disturbing Stories Out This Week!
Waiting for Your Favorite Politician & Central Banker to Continuously Surprise You ?? Wait No More !!

June 2019

Weekly Report
Will President Trump Continue Pushing for Interest Rates Cuts to Reduce the Harm Caused by His Domestic & Foreign Policies?!?
Messy and Irrational Markets .... Perfect Time to Plan a Summer Holiday!
Big Meetings Ahead.... Small Undesirable Expectations!!

May 2019

Weekly Report
A Strong Sense of Deja Vu! When Politics & Economic Matters Continue Being Driven by Total Ignoramuses
Escalation and Heightened Uncertainties on Various Fronts!! DO NOT Ask Me What's Next ... Speak to John & Robert!
My Way or the Highway?! Leaders of the Free World at their Finest!!

April 2019

Weekly Market report
A Disturbing Disconnect .... Bond Pessimism Versus Equity Exuberance?!
Is the Global Economy Cold, Hot or Just Right?? Really Depends on Who You ask!!
Game Over!! Thank You for Playing!!

March 2019

Weekly Report
When an Ex-Presidential Fixer & Fed Chair Turn the Tables on Their Former Boss!!
Better Dovish than Sorry ... Central Bankers Rethink the Economic Outlook
What Do Donald Trump, Theresa May and Boeing 737 Max Have in Common?? Better Ask Mr. Apple!!

February 2019

Weekly Report
God Wanted Trump to Become President!! Even Fed Chair Jerome Powell is Starting to Believe the Same!!
The Sands Seems To be Shifting in the Land of Fish & Chips!!
When a Desperate Sounding President Keeps Arguing for a Desperately Needed Wall!!

January 2019

Weekly Report
A Sharp Reversal in Market Sentiment! How Long Will Current Investors' Optimism Last??
No End in Sight for Current Low Market Visibility! Time to Plan a Short Trip Abroad if You're Still Allowed to Fly!!
If You Can't Be Positive .... At the Very Least Be Quiet!!

December 2018

Daily Report
Daily Report
Weekly Report
What Trade Wars?? More Like Spheres of Influence & Containment Strategies!!
Caught Between a Stubborn Federal Reserve & a Mad President?? Join the Club!!

November 2018

Weekly Report
When a Timely Phone Call Can Make All the Difference!!
A Strong Sense of Deja-Vu!! Could This Time Be Possibly Different
Nowhere Left to Hide!! A Mini-Rehearsal for the 2020 Global Market Crash??!
Another Week Filled With Mind-Blowing Surprises!! I Wonder What's Still in Store for the Remainder of 2018!!
Fadi Nasser - Deputy Chief Investment & Treasury Officer Creating trust within a society is a key foundation of leadership succ

October 2018

Weekly Report
When the Stars Align for a Long Awaited & Well Justified Bond Market Sell-off!
Still Pretending to FULLY Understand Every Market Move?! We Surely DON'T!!
Fear & Nervousness Grip Markets in the Last Months of 2018!!
What Would It Take to Save Italy?? Super Mario or Wonderful Trump??

September 2018

September 2018
Still Closely Monitoring that All-Important Friday US Job Report ?? Seriously ???
Does Jamie Dimon Really Enjoy Making Headline News?! You Bet!!
Never Mess Up With Reliable Fed Dot Plots & Trustworthy Presidential Buddies!!

July 2018

Weekly Market Report
Top Market Themes

June 2018

Weekly Market Report
With Friends Like Donald Trump, Matteo Salvini & Luigi Di Maio...... Who Really Needs Enemies??
The Secret to Productive & Successful Meetings ... Clear Agendas and Early Preparation!
Markets in Desperate Need of Positive News Before the Summer Season Kicks-In!!
Markets' Focus Shifting Away from Economic Data to Politicians' Stupidities!

May 2018

Weekly Market Report
A Lot of Breaking News ... But Little Surprises! Markets Remain in a Wait-and-See Mode
US Officials in Desperate Need of Diplomacy Lessons .. Markets in Desperate Need of Better Guidance !!
A Lot of Sad Political Developments & Breaking Financial News ... Markets Far From Panic Mode!!

April 2018

Weekly Market Report
Tired of Following Childish & Idiotic Presidential Tweets?! Join the Club!!
It's Complicated!! Until You Receive & Go Through Your GIB's Weekly Market Summary!
Beware The Writings on the Wall!! What Writings?? Which Wall??

March 2018

Weekly Market Report
Top Market Themes
A Sense of Deja Vu?! Mediocrity Still Strongly Prevailing at the White House!!
Disturbing Developments & Persisting Insanity at the White House!! Is it Time for a Full-Blown RiskOff Trade?!
Goodbye Fed Watchers … Hello Presidential Tweet Followers !!
US Treasuries Finally Give-In & Break Major Levels!! Surely Not the Levels I had in Mind Though!!

February 2018

Weekly Report
A Week to Remember ! When Ultimately US Stocks and Bonds Got Hammered / Dumped by Traders !
Are We Back to Business As Usual ?! Or Just Waiting for the Next Big Shoe to Drop ?!
Exploding US Budget Deficits, a Quivering Bibi and Persisting Geopolitical Uncertainties .....
Will a Substantial Improvement in the Economy Lead to a Substantial Rise in Yields?! Better Not Ask Mnuchin!!

January 2018

Weekly Report
Fire and Fury on Various Fronts!! Realities or Misconceptions??
Time to Worry About a Weak US Dollar?? Depends Which Country You're Really From!!
Misquoted or Mismanagement?! Irrespective, Another Terrible Weak for the US Dollar!!

December 2017

Weekly Report
Could The World Soon Come to an End?! Depends on Whom You Ask!!
It's The Final Countdown!! Guess - After All - the World Could Soon Come to an End!
2017 Coming to an End! Time for Reflections & Reality Checks.... Who is Counting Really?!
2017 Coming to an End: The Year of Market Boredom, Low Inflation, Tax Cuts and Few Geopolitical Surprises.. Not to Forget Bitcoi

November 2017

Weekly Report
What Matters Most To Markets?!? Jerome Powell’s Choice as the New US Fed Chair or Bitcoins Trading To a Record High of US$ 7,449
Stubbornly Flat Yield Curves and a Worrying Escalation in Regional Tensions !!
The Art of Forecasting ... And a Precious Leonardo da Vinci Art Work !!
A Mysterious Curve Flattening Trade That Never Made Sense ! Time for a Reality Check !!

October 2017

Weekly Report
Could Markets Be Witnessing The Final Calm Before the Storm?! President Trump Seems to Believe So!!
Rumors, More Rumors But Very Little Market Reaction ... Once More, Are Markets Witnessing The Final Calm Before the Storm??
Equity Markets Remain on Fire !! Is it Time to Give Up Looking for the Right Levels to Short Stocks ?!
Super Mario Moving in Baby Steps! Killing QE Softly ... With His Words (& Sexy Italian Accent!)

September 2017

Weekly Report
Could Bond Markets Rally Further ?? Does It Really Matter ?! As Long as The Music is Playing, Get Up and Join the Party !!
Should Investors Be Concerned About North Korea's Latest Threat to "Sink" Japan?! Depends Whether You Ask a Bond or Equity Inves
US Federal Reserve Meeting & Announcement - What to Expect When You're Least Expecting!!

August 2017

Daily Report
Strong Economic Data on Both Sides (and I Mean Both Sides) ... Market Focus Is Elsewhere !
Fire and Fury Will Soon Hit Markets! However Not the Type You Previously Referred Too*, Mr. President!

July 2017

Weekly Report
Nothing Major To Report This Week .... All News is Rosy & Uplifting !! N O T
Rigged Financial Markets Driven by News on More WH Meetings with Russian Operatives & Further Potential Appointments of Ex-Goldm
Support for Trump & the US Dollar Waning, Euro & Equity Bulls in Full Control!

June 2017

Weekly Report
Tired of Cen tral Bankers' Lies & Deceptions ?!? Join the Club !
Who Let the Hawks Out ?! Hike, Hike, Hike,
One Big Messy World !! Markets Hardly Seem to Care Anymore
Will Trump's Decision To Withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord Lead to More US Jobs Creation? Expect Confvfefe on That Later Th

May 2017

Weekly Report
Could Lower Oil Prices and Chinese Equities Derail A Broadening Economic Recovery
Market Complacency At Its Best ! Perfect Time for President Trump to Fire More Opponents!!
To Be or Not to Be IMPEACHED !! Is That Really the Question ?!
Is the Fed's June Rate Hike a Done Deal ?! Only Trump, Comey and Jared Kushner Could

April 2017

Weekly Report
Major Market Themes For This Week
Double Jeopardy: Should Investors Get Worried Again, Now That The US Fleet Sets Sail - For Real This Time - for North Korea
Financial Markets Caught Between a Flip-Flop US President and a Wide Open French Presidential Race!
Did Fed Officials Just Announce an End to The Rally in US Asset Prices ?! Better Check with Jeffrey Lacker

March 2017

Weekly Report
US Financial Markets Grind to a Halt! All Eyes & Ears on the Timing and Outcome of the US Health Bill Vote...
Robert Shiller & Neel Kashkari Feel Nervous About the Trump Rally & US Economy !! Should We Be Worried Too ?? My Guess is Not Ye

February 2017

Weekly Report
Will Recent Developments in Sweden Have Any Lasting Impact on the Fed's Rate Decision in March?! Depends on Who You Ask!
Did US President Trump Inherit a Mess or a Solid Economy ? Depends on Who You Ask
It Is Official! Trump Calls the Chinese Leadership... Ivanka and Nordstrom Still Not Seeing Eye-to-Eye
The US Federal Reserve, US President Trump and Mexico's "Bad Hombres”

January 2017

Weekly Report
Too Quiet & Good To Be True !? Time for a Market Shake-Out
What to expect when you're least expecting. Trump, Europe & Theresa May
Trump's upcoming inauguration and policy actions
Investors Turning Nervous About Some Popular Trump Trades.. You Bet They Should

December 2016

Weekly Report
A Market Rally Largely Built on Hopes & "Unpresidented " Trump Tweets
The 25 bps Hike in US Short Term Rates Everyone is Expecting
A Totally Misleading Market Herd Behavior!! How Long Can This Continue?
2016 Coming to an End .... The Year of Shocking Surprises

November 2016

Weekly Report
2016 Coming to an End .... The Year of Shocking Surprises
The Wonderful Reflation OR Horrendous Stagnation Trump Trade?! Take Your Guess
A Deepening Bond Rout and Strengthening US Dollar .. Not to Mention a Confirmed US Rate Hike in December
A Strong and Sad Sense of Deja-Vu..... I Guess Life Goes On
A Lousy US Election ... A Messy Brexit ... And $50 Trillion of Hoarded Cash

October 2016

Weekly Report
Are Financial Markets Totally Unprepared for A November US Fed Rate Hike & a Donald Trump Victory
Top Market Themes
Worried About a US Rate Hike in December. How About Getting Concerned With World War III in January
US Congress Move Against Saudi Arabia Risks Backfiring Soon

September 2016

Weekly Market Updates
Bank of Japan and US Federal reserve monetary policy decisions. Same old thing once more
Lael Brainard says no to a US rate hike on September 21st. Who is Lael Brainard
The relative calm that will soon give way to a market storm
A well telegraphed 25 bps US rate hike in less than 20 days. Markets still in full denial

August 2016

Weekly Market Updates
Markets craving for additional central bank support. Bank of England delivers.
The bond bubble keeps growing. Bond vigilantes nowhere in sight
One messy global financial system!
Janet Jackson Rocks.... Janet Yellen at Jackson Hole, Not So Much!!

July 2016

Weekly Market Updates
One week after Brexit vote, uncertainties remain

June 2016

Weekly Market Updates
Messy and irrational markets. Perfect time to plan a summer holiday
The Fed and markets are now preoccupied with the UK brexit referendum and will soon shift focus to US presedential elections
A clueless Federal Reserve record low yields and undecided UK voters
The debate is over UK votes for Brexit. May god have mercy on financial assets

August 2015

Weekly Market Updates
Just when markets thought a September rate hike in the US was a clear outcome
There comes a time when confusion reigns & markets tank!
Ever dreamed of making a fortune in a short period of time! This week's market action provided that opportunity!

May 2016

Weekly Market Updates
All eyes on Janet Yellen this afternoon. All ears on China's earlier preference for delayed US rate hikes
This week's bond market sell off. An early rehearsal or the real thing
Bond traders getting it wrong all over again. Time for a sizable market shakeout
Markets starting to lose faith in central bankers... end game fast approaching
Buy or sell the US dollar better wait for this afternoons payroll release

April 2016

Weekly Market Updates
When global markets no longer obey economic common sense
When the US Federal Reserve chair speaks, markets still listen unfortunately
What to expect when you're least expecting. Doha April 17th talks

March 2016

Weekly Market Updates
The US Reserve forward misguidance irrelevant dot plots - Part II
The Federal reserve forward misguidance irrelevant dot plots
ECB delivers on March 10th. Markets now await for the US Fed decision on March 16th
Forcasting financial trends was never simple especially when sudden shifts in sentiment rule

February 2016

Weekly Market Updates
Markets in desperate need for visibility and guidance
Don't be fooled by a week or two of market instability. Heightened uncertainties to persist throughout 2016.
No straight answers to recent market carnage. Better ask the red indian chief.
Tired of receiving gloom boom and doom reports. Join the club.

January 2016

Weekly Market Updates
Is the 2016 panic trade coming to an end
China, oil and cautious central bankers
2016 starts with a bang

December 2015

Weekly Market Updates
Will cracks finally start to emerge in asset classes correlation
2015 comes to an end... Welcome 2016
Fed raises rates by 25 bps promises to remain extremely accomodative
The oil rout simply can't go on forever. A good time to take a contrarian view
The perfect December short squeeze

November 2015

Weekly Market Updates
Markets seem to have made up their mind... decision makers not yet
Hurrah to all Fed promises and more
A December to remember
It is confirmed! The federal reserve will raise US short term rates on December 16th

October 2015

Weekly Market Updates
How close was the Fed call on rates in September
Want to be surprised! Start tracking financial markets

September 2015

Weekly Market Updates
To hike or not to hike... That is the question
Another Fed meeting comes and goes! US Central bankers not in any rush to raise rates!

July 2015

Weekly Market Updates
The Greek saga continues... What is next
The Greek saga continues... What is next (2)

June 2015

Weekly Market Updates
10-year German bond yields fail to break 1% on upside! Bond armageddon delayed for now!
Are US yields headed much higher or should we expect a possible "Grexit" soon
Fed upgrades economic outlook... rates left unchanged for now

May 2015

Weekly Market Updates
The new market normal surreal events that keep recurring
The global bond sell-off is over! Long live bull markets!
Tired hearing about financial scandals... join the club!
Who said June will be all fun & games
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