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Zero Interest Rates (ZIR) Keeping Inflation Low

By Charles Biderman, Informa, TrimTabs 19 Jul 2017

Oil, as evidenced by West Texas Intermediate (WTI), has been trading in range from about $40 to $50 per barrel for two years. Yet most investors, economists and pundits continue to predict a rebound in energy prices. Despite low oil, there have been consistently huge flows into energy-based ETFs. Indeed, so far this year Commodity Energy ETFs have received new money equal to 5% of assets – despite the fact that Commodity Energy ETF prices are down 22%. In other words, even though investors have consistently been losing money, they keep on believing in higher oil prices. Read more from Charles Biderman.

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Does the $93B of Bank New Stock Buybacks Mean Corporate Buying Slowdown is Reversing?

By Charles Biderman, Informa, TrimTabs 11 Jul 2017

Charles Biderman, Informa TrimTabs, presents his analysis of current supply and demand data, suggesting the big spike in bank new stock buybacks doesn't mean the slump in corporate buybacks is reversing.

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What Supply and Demand Data Tells Us About Where Value in the Tech Sector Really Lies & Why

By Charles Biderman, Informa, TrimTabs 23 Jun 2017

Charles Biderman, Informa TrimTabs, presents his analysis of current supply and demand data, suggesting the value stocks in the tech sector are those creating their own demand while growing free cash flow.

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Curve Flattening Implies Market at Odds With Fed Optimism

By David Ader, Chief Macro Strategist for Informa Financial Intelligence 16 Jun 2017

In the week just passed, the bond market’s theme was of a flattening yield curve as the Fed delivered what glibly could be called a ‘hawkish’ hike while some key economic indicators like CPI and Retail Sales fell well short of expectations. For context, 2s reached new yield highs as the Fed adhered to its projections for more hikes, i.e. the dot plot, while 10s slipped to new yield lows last seen two days after the Presidential election and filling a gap left from that day. Read more from David Ader's latest musings.

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U.S. Stock Prices Might Be Facing Short Term Headwinds, But to Keep Chugging Higher Medium Term

By Charles Biderman, Informa, TrimTabs 16 Jun 2017

Charles Biderman, Informa TrimTabs, presents his analysis of current supply and demand data, suggesting U.S. stock prices might be facing short term headwinds, but will keep chugging higher medium term.

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June Monthly Interest Rate Outlook

By David Ader 05 Jun 2017

When it comes to rate hikes, Chief Macro Strategist David Ader believes the Federal Reserve has made the switch from being data-dependent to forecast-dependent, and looks set to pull the trigger again this month. And market expectations, which are running close to 100% for another 0.25% increase, are supported by seasonal patterns. Read more from Informa Global Markets by clicking the button below.

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U.S. Stock Prices Likely to Keep Chugging in Short Term

By Charles Biderman, Informa, TrimTabs 30 May 2017

Charles Biderman, Informa TrimTabs, presents his analysis of current supply and demand data, suggesting U.S. stock prices are likely to keep rising over the near term.

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A June Hike is Well Priced in, Balance Sheet Redux Coming Soon

By David Ader 26 May 2017

In the week just passed the bond market gotten a respite from the ongoing tumult between the Trump Administration and, well, just about everyone else. It was a diplomatic trip for the President and a vacation for the rest of us. Call it a hiatus until his budget proposals are reworked, and in all likelihood dramatically so, and the investigations get underway. Read more from David Ader's latest musings.

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What Supply and Demand Data Tells Us About Today's Stock Market

By Charles Biderman, Informa, TrimTabs 22 May 2017

Are economic observers falling into the same trap as pollsters and pundits did pre-election and underestimating the Trump administration’s appeal – assuming he stays in office, of course?

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“Furor Puts the GOP Agenda at Risk”, Treasuries Eye Fed, D.C.

By David Ader 19 May 2017

Turmoil in Washington puts Trump’s fiscal ambitions in doubt; Treasuries rally on FTQ, low inflation continuum; Fed holds to more hawkish bias, helps flatten curve; Foreign buying picks up, not sure if a blip or a trend; Treasuries enter longest bullish phase of year. Read more from David Ader's latest musings.

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Fed Gets a bit Stubborn Plus a Teaser to Demographic Work

By David Ader, Chief Macro Strategist for Informa Financial Intelligence 05 May 2017

In the week just passed most Treasury yields rose a bit with the curve flattening in the process. It’s really a tale of two curves; the front part vs. the back end. The front end dealt with an FOMC statement that didn’t offer any serious surprises but did affirm that a June hike was on the proverbial table. The back end, specifically 30s, outperformed for different reasons.

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A Relief Rally Correction, Budget Handicaps Conviction

By David Ader, Chief Macro Strategist for Informa Financial Intelligence 28 Apr 2017

In the week just passed the bond market gave back some of the gains from its relief rally that essentially came with the French election results a week ago and relative easing of the mood over geopolitics. This is presumably a pause in the grand scheme of things on both accounts and not a definitive “phew” that shoots US interest rates on a particularly bearish schematic. At least not yet.

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Loan Rate Monitor - March 2017

15 Apr 2017

As we head into mid-April, we are finding that there has been a slight drop in rates compared to March’s high volatility as bond market holdings for the new month were adjusted.

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Ader's Musings - A Time for Every Purpose

By David Ader 13 Apr 2017

In the week just passed, longer-end Treasury yields fell to lows not seen since November 18 while short-end yields meandered providing a flatter yield curve.

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Why is this Hiking Cycle Different from all Other Hiking Cycles?

By David Ader, Chief Macro Strategist for Informa Financial Intelligence 07 Apr 2017

Let me start with the reality that the FOMC minutes for the March meeting didn’t do much to stir the markets. Based on the various economic reviews of those minutes, that was the appropriate response: we didn’t learn a lot that we hadn’t heard before in various forms of Fedspeak.