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Sep 15, 20172 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 15 Sep 2017
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
Sep 13, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 146 - Bond market sentiment pre-Fed meeting
The September FOMC meeting starts on Tuesday next week. Odds are good that they either announce QT (Quantitative Tightening) or flag its...
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Topdown Charts
Sep 12, 20171 min read
VIDEO: The CANZ economies
In this video we look at the "CANZ economies" (Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) and the implications of them all sharing a common...
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Callum Thomas
Sep 9, 20173 min read
5 Charts on Chinese Inflation Trends
The August inflation numbers for China have just been released, so it's a good opportunity to dust off a number of the Chinese inflation...
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Callum Thomas
Sep 8, 20171 min read
ChartBrief 144 - Global policy uncertainty peaks and volatility troughs
A curious couple of trends are underway on the global stage. Global economic policy uncertainty appears to have peaked at an all time...
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Topdown Charts
Sep 8, 20172 min read
Weekly Macro Themes - 8 Sep 2017
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
Sep 6, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 143 - Canada hikes again - what does it mean for the "CANZ economies"?
The Bank of Canada hiked interest rates another 25bps to 1.00% today, surprising most. As noted last time (following the July interest...
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Callum Thomas
Sep 4, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 141 - Global manufacturing muddling through
The August round of manufacturing PMIs at an aggregate level showed a trend of muddling through. But it was a different type of muddling...
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Callum Thomas
Aug 31, 20171 min read
ChartBrief 140 - NACM CMI UP OK?
The NACM (National Association of Credit Managers) CMI (Credit Manager's Index) was up +0.5pts to 55.1 in August, putting it solidly in...
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Topdown Charts
Aug 29, 20171 min read
VIDEO: Is a QT-Tantrum on the way for bond yields?
In this video we look at the prospects for a QT (Quantitative Tightening) tantrum for the bond market. The video walks through a couple...
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Callum Thomas
Aug 29, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 137 - Easy jobs, tight labor
The latest consumer confidence survey for the USA ticked up in July, but the key detail or information/signal within the survey comes...
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Topdown Charts
Aug 22, 20171 min read
VIDEO: US Dollar - Bull Market Correction?
In this video we look at The US Dollar Index and work through the theory that this could be just a bull market correction. The video...
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Callum Thomas
Aug 22, 20172 min read
Bond Market is on the cusp of a QT Tantrum
As attention moves to the upcoming Jackson Hole Economic Symposium (aka global central bank meet up) it's worth taking a look at a couple...
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Topdown Charts
Aug 15, 20171 min read
VIDEO: Fed loan officer survey says everything is A-OK
In this video we look at the latest Fed loan officer survey results to see the key trends and insights on loan growth, the economy, and...
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Callum Thomas
Aug 7, 20171 min read
ChartBrief 127 - India cuts interest rates, what's next?
Last week 2 things dropped in India: the manufacturing PMI for July dropped to the worst reading since the financial crisis, and the RBI...
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Callum Thomas
Aug 4, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 126 - A tight US labor market
The July jobs report had the US unemployment rate dropping back to 4.3%, which is slightly lower than the trough in 2007, and comfortably...
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Callum Thomas
Aug 2, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 125 - Optimistic if divergent global growth outlook
The July round of Markit manufacturing PMIs showed an ongoing theme of divergence among the major economies, but an interesting and...
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Callum Thomas
Jul 31, 20172 min read
ChartBrief 123 - Eurozone inflation upside
Most analysts continue to be too bearish on the Eurozone economy, and one area where there's potential for further upside surprise is...
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Callum Thomas
Jul 26, 20171 min read
NAFTA Equities: more in difference than in common
In a recent report I was prompted to look at the NAFTA economies and equity markets. A key reason was the Canadian rate hike that had the...
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Callum Thomas
Jul 18, 20171 min read
ChartBrief 111 - The BOJ bond buying binge
As the Bank of Japan is set to meet this week to review monetary policy settings it's worth checking in on a couple of particularly...
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