Category: Market Musings

New Year, New Market 2024 🎉

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 Ryan JueMarket Musings, Research#AI, #ChinaTension, #ConsumerDebt, #ConsumerNoConfidence, #CorporateBeltTightening, #CyberSecurity, #Flight2Safety, #GlobalTension, #Goldilocks, #LaborMarkets, #MildRecession, #RateCuts, #RisingYields

Overall, we’re optimistic for 2024. We still expect rate cut timing volatility near-term, but more confident we’ve entered the next bull market pending a mild recession this year.

Farewell to 2023 🥂

January 3, 2024January 3, 2024 Ryan JueMarket Musings, Research#Flight2Safety, #Goldilocks, #RateCuts, #RisingYields

It was a very Merry Christmas for investors in December picking up right where November left off. The S&P 500 gained another 4% to end the year and ending 2023 up 24%.

November In-Review 🦃

December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 Ryan JueMarket Musings, Research#Flight2Safety, #Goldilocks, #RisingYields

Markets surge in November with investors feasting on the end of #RisingYields and a #Goldilocks soft landing

October In-Review 👻

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 Ryan JueMarket Musings, Research#AI, #BigTech, #ConsumerNoConfidence, #Goldilocks, #LaborMarkets, #RisingYields

#Goldilocks pessimism continues to weigh on October markets, but renewed optimism propelling November

September In-Review 🧊

October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 Ryan JueMarket Musings, Research#Flight2Safety, #Goldilocks, #LaborMarkets, #RecessionResilient, #RisingYields

The Fed poured cold water on the #Goldilocks soft landing in September, but hope reigns eternals as optimism is building again.

August In-Review 🎢

September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 Ryan JueMarket Musings, Research#AI, #CreditCrunch, #Growth, #LaborMarkets, #RisingYields

Investor optimism for the “Goldilocks” soft landing cooled in August before heating up again to end the month.

July In-Review ⚖️

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 Ryan JueMarket Musings, Research#AI, #BankingCrisis, #BigTech, #Flight2Safety, #LaborMarkets, #Recession2023, #RisingYields

The S&P 500 rose +3% in July as investors remained giddy the market was heading for the ideal “Goldilocks” soft landing.

Halftime Report 2023 🏈

July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 Ryan JueMarket Musings, Research#AI, #BankingCrisis, #FallingYields, #LaborMarkets, #Recession2023, #RecessionResilient, #RisingYields, #RiskOn

A bullish 1H rebounds from 2022’s losses. Heading into the 2H, we see markets moving on rate hikes, recession expectations and AI.

June In-Review 🐂

July 4, 2023July 4, 2023 Ryan JueMarket Musings, Research#AI, #BankingCrisis, #LaborMarkets, #Recession2023, #RisingYields

The S&P 500 enters a bull market with investors optimistic moderating economic data will lead to Goldilocks economic outcome.

May In-Review 🤖

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 Ryan JueMarket Musings, Research#AI, #FallingYields, #Recession2023, #RisingYields

Tentative markets gave way to bullish AI fervor to end May on a high…