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USD undervalued, especially against the JPY

The USD is undervalued on several crosses. USD/JPY’s undervaluation is large enough to trigger a buy trade, but the UK on holiday and no

POWELL CONFIRMS THE EASING CYCLE HAS BEGUN

The economy is not now in recession, but when recession is not an option and inflation is low enough with the funds rate 250BP > inflation, employment must become the policy focus. The F

HOW LOW IS LOW ENOUGH FOR THE FUNDS RATE?

After scuffling around the starting gate of the rate-cut betting race for more than year, market participants finally heard the bell go off on Friday and know the race is on. There are three tiers

A Fed put doesn’t always mean a USD put

The coming days will see the release of the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, US core PCE data, as well as Nvidia Corporation’s earnings. So investors are

Critical stress exits ‘Risk off’, proving yet another contrarian buy signal

CSS proves again to be a contrarian buy-signalAs we suspected on 5-Aug-24 (see our CSS Risk off report), the CSS remains a

Trading Catalysts NVDA earnings, an underpriced risk

At Jackson Hole, Chair Powell sealed the deal for a September rate cut. Although Powellwas undeniably dovish, we don’t think he opened the door for 50bp cuts. Elsewhere, the

Global Equity Volatility Insights Record VIX drop suggests hedging fall risks

VIX retraces at record pace, but is the coast really clear?Vol markets have rapidly stabilized from 5 Aug’s spike, with the VIX having already