Risk
Are We Reprising the Rotten Aughts Market?
Bespoke wonders if the past has something not so pleasant to teach us.
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Newsmakers
Market Sees Small Bump Up as Powell Gives Soothing Talk
Ukraine distress, inflation and other woes have been driving stocks down.
Asset Allocation
Why Former Bond King Bill Gross Says Treasury Yields Will Double
High inflation won’t abate soon, he says in new book, which also covers his ill-starred history after PIMCO.
Why Not to Worry About Slowing Earnings Growth
Corporate profits are falling back to a more normal pace (absent some nightmare scenario intruding).
Risk
Warning: Tossing Russian Banks From the International System Could Backfire
Credit Suisse says removing the lenders from SWIFT may lead to problems similar to the 2008 and 2020 panics.
Risk
No, War Won’t Make the Fed Ease Off Rate Hikes, Says Goldman
Higher inflation will trump any geopolitical problems, the firm believes.
Risk
Will the Russian Invasion Hold Back the Fed’s Tightening?
Maybe it won’t jump by 0.5 point. Amid new worries about the world economy, questions swirl about how high the central bank will go.
Do Stock Buybacks Really Shrink Capital Spending?
Thanks to soaring corporate cash, capex has improved lately, but share repurchases still overshadow it.
Newsmakers
Wisconsin State Pension Fund Returns 16.89% in 2021
The fully funded state pension system surpassed its benchmark to increase its trust funds’ combined asset value to more than $147 billion.
Newsmakers
Wall Street Tonic: Russia Claims It Is Withdrawing Some Military Units
The prospect of de-escalation from the Ukraine border, as yet unproven, buoys stocks.
Asset Allocation
The 10-Year Will Hit 2.5% This Year, and Maybe 3%, Per Gundlach
The Bond King sees rising rates (belatedly) helping to fuel the benchmark Treasury yield’s advance.
Risk
How to Rate-Hike Proof Your Portfolio, Per Northern Trust
The firm’s remedy: Go for junk bonds and natural resources stocks, as the Fed tightens.
Risk
Black Gold Indeed: Oil Finally Seems Poised to Hit $100
Restrained supply and ravenous demand likely will return it to three figures, says Canaccord.
Risk
Spreads Are Narrowing: Could We Get (Gulp) an Inverted Yield Curve?
With short rates climbing faster than long ones, this recession harbinger isn’t out of the question.
Regulation
10-Year Treasury Yield Moves Higher
The benchmark nears 2% amid coming Fed hikes and surging inflation.