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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

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

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

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

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

How Strong Is Job Growth? (Abecasis)

Payroll growth has averaged 170k/month over the last three months. But ninvestors have raised a number of concerns about this seemingly reassuring

Summer revision courses: Monetary Framework

The ECB’s monetary policy aims at having an influence on credit conditions; put simply, this is how monetary policy functions.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

2y UST down move stalled after defending the May 2023 trough near 3.65% but signals of significant upside are not yet visible. 2y

"Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!"

Market pricing of end-2024 Fed Funds fell from 4.66% (67bp below the current level) before the July labour market data were released, to 3.85% just before the (stronger) ISM services data

Fixed Income Special European futures rollover outlook Sep-24/Dec-24

The last trading date for Eurex June futures is 6 September and delivery is on 10 September. The first delivery date for Gilt June futures is 2 September. The rollover will gradually start on 27