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august-2024-preliminary-hedge-fund-performance-report

Hedge funds were up on average 0.20% in August underperforming the MSCI World which was up 2.68%.▪ YTD hedge funds are up 6.81%, underperforming MSCI world which is up 17.10%.

BofA_BofA on USA Summer doldrums

Earlier Labor Day = more spending in AugustTotal card spending per household (HH), as measured by BAC aggregated credit and

BofA_US Equity Futures Watch_S&P 500 Futures

Intraday on Sep 11, the S&P 500 e-mini futures roll traded 70bps (VWAP) to Fed Funds using bottom-up divsThe volume weighted roll cost for the quarter is 72bps rich

BofA_US Equity Futures Watch_S&P 500 Futures01

Intraday on Sep 11, the S&P 500 e-mini futures roll traded 70bps (VWAP) to Fed Funds using bottom-up divsThe volume weighted roll cost for the quarter is 72bps rich

gs--Lithium - supply cuts provide floor in the near term

According to Reuters (link), CATL plans to make adjustments on its Jiangxiintegrated lepidolite-to-lithium carbonate production. While there is lack of clarity on

Searching for the floor

Global commodities: The ructions in commodities continues. The broad commonality in the bearishness points by-and-large to China, and its malaise is

UBS--Crude oil: Focus on OPEC+ compensation cuts

OPEC+ is focusing on compensation cuts. Preliminary data alreadyindicates a drop in exports from Iraq, Russia, and Kazakhstan.

electionwatch-12-september-2024-v7

With fewer than eight weeks remaining until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are locked in a very close race to the finish. They are laboring

Financial Capital Navigator

The instruments on this list are only suitable for sophisticated investors with a high tolerance for price volatility, illiquidity and possible losses of coupon

The week ahead: Fed not going big (yet)

• A Fed rate cut next week seems to be a done deal.The crucial question for investors has been whether