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Trading Desk: Bring On The Warsh
When the White House announced that Kevin Warsh had received the nomination to succeed Jay Powell as Fed chair, risk markets pulled back. Once again,
Trading Desk: When BofA Waves A Red Flag At The Bulls
Let’s talk about the view from 30,000 feet: from where I’m sitting, the air is getting a little thin. If you’ve been riding the wave
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Trading Desk: Bring On The Warsh
When the White House announced that Kevin Warsh had received the nomination to succeed Jay Powell as Fed chair, risk markets pulled back. Once again, the Goldilocks crowd that demands nothing short of perfection seemed disappointed. But critics who say the real problem with Warsh
Trading Desk: When BofA Waves A Red Flag At The Bulls
Let’s talk about the view from 30,000 feet: from where I’m sitting, the air is getting a little thin. If you’ve been riding the wave of the recent global stock surge, it’s time to check your oxygen levels. According to recent data synthesized by the
Trading Desk: Diversification Or “Debasement?”
If you thought global markets were just grappling with a little overbuying indigestion, think again: Ray Dalio of Bridgewater piped up from Dubai to warn that the stakes just got significantly higher and that we are currently teetering on the edge of a full-blown capital
Trading Desk: More Fed Drama
If you’ve been watching the latest season of “Capitol Hill versus Central Bank,” you know the writers are really ramping up the tension. The protagonist, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, recently dropped some advice for his successor that felt less like a retirement toast and
Trading Desk: The Magnificent 7 Grind Through Another Mediocre Season
We need to have a serious chat about the Magnificent 7. You know them, you love them — or at least, your portfolio loves them. For years, these heavy hitters have been the engine room of the S&P 500, dragging the market uphill whether it
Trading Desk: The TACO Trap
Wall Street loves a clever acronym almost as much as it loves a winning trade. For the last nine months, the street has been dining out on “TACO.” Short for “Trump Always Chickens Out,” this thesis became the golden rule for risk assets following the