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Callum Thomas
Mar 3, 20183 min read
ChartBrief 193 - The Return of Volatility (Part 2)
A few weeks ago I wrote an article called "The Return of Volatility" in the midst of the February stock market correction. I highlighted...
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Topdown Charts
Mar 2, 20182 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 2 Mar 2018
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...
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Topdown Charts
Mar 1, 20181 min read
VIDEO: Monetary Policy and Asset Allocation
In this video we talk through the global monetary policy outlook and how it ties in with asset allocation. Monetary policy has been a...
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Callum Thomas
Feb 28, 20182 min read
ChartBrief 192 - Institutional Investors Buying the Dip
The latest round of data from the State Street Investor Confidence Index [SSICI] appeared to show global institutional investors "buying...
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Callum Thomas
Feb 27, 20182 min read
Treasuries: Too Far Too Fast?
Since the September low point last year US 10-Year bond yields have risen 90bps, this compares to 125bps from the low point in July 2016...
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Callum Thomas
Feb 25, 20182 min read
Chart Of The Week: Inflation Surge
This week the "Chart of the Week" is a rather peculiar indicator on inflation. The global inflation outlook has been gaining...
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Topdown Charts
Feb 23, 20182 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 23 Feb 2018
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...
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Callum Thomas
Feb 19, 20182 min read
Implied Correlation Index Flashes a Buy Signal
I've talked about the CBOE implied correlation index a few times before, but it's very timely to revisit this indicator as the February...
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Callum Thomas
Feb 19, 20181 min read
Chart Of The Week: CDS vs High Yield
US high yield credit spreads seemed to basically slumber through the stock market correction and VIX spike. This leaves a question as to...
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Topdown Charts
Feb 18, 20182 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 16 Feb 2018
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...
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Callum Thomas
Feb 13, 20182 min read
Cyclicals vs Defensives - the next shoe to drop?
The February stockmarket correction has investors scrambling to find the reason behind the rapid fall in the major indexes, with various...
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Callum Thomas
Feb 12, 20181 min read
Chart Of The Week: US REIT Dividend Yields
US REITs have been double-hammered by the rise in bond yields and equity market correction. Since peaking in August 2016 the Dow Jones...
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Topdown Charts
Feb 8, 20182 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 9 Feb 2018
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...
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Callum Thomas
Feb 7, 20181 min read
ChartBrief 186 - Bear Market Indicator
Don't let the title put you off, this bear market warning indicator is actually giving the all clear. This chart featured in the first...
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Callum Thomas
Feb 4, 20181 min read
Chart Of The Week: EM Valuations
The chart of the week is EM country valuation trends. This chart shows the median (because it is less sensitive to outliers) and upper +...
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Topdown Charts
Feb 2, 20182 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 2 Feb 2018
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...
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Callum Thomas
Jan 29, 20182 min read
The Age of Expensiveness
If it seems like just about every asset class is expensive, then you're probably paying good attention to reality. Our indicators show a...
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Callum Thomas
Jan 28, 20183 min read
ChartBrief 183 - EM Equity Valuations
Emerging Market Equities have seen an incredible run since the 2016 bottom (not to make a song and dance about it, but that was about...
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Topdown Charts
Jan 26, 20182 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 26 Jan 2018
Here's a brief preview of the topics and charts covered in the latest edition of the Weekly Macro Themes report. To read more and see the...
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Callum Thomas
Jan 24, 20183 min read
ChartBrief 182 - Bond Yield Outlook
With the latest round of flash manufacturing PMI data, and a couple of key levels already being breached (across markets) it's a good...
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