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🇨🇳 China crackdown. #ChinaTension rising as Washington relationship referred to as ‘dead end’. China cracking down particularly on Tech making investors extremely nervous. Pending M&A deal approvals likely to face higher scrutiny as well. 📱 Weak Big Tech earnings. #BigTech and growth names largely lower following weaker #earnings last week. Growth down over -1% while overall S&P 500 only slightly lower. Read More
⛈ Stormy Monday. Perfect storm Monday with #CyberSecurity hack, rising #ChinaTension and ongoing #COVID19 delta surge. S&P 500 fell -2% while 10-year treasury yields plummeted -8% to start week. 🤗 Green recovery Market fear didn’t last as S&P 500 rallied +4% to finish week up +2%. Market sentiment got a boost from strong #earnings alleviating stalling #COVIDRecovery concerns. 🌳 Strong growth rotation. Growth won Read More
😷 Domestic COVID is back. After months of steadily declines, 🇺🇸 #COVID19 rising across cases, hospitalizations and deaths. Not 4th wave yet, but some counties already reimposing mask mandates. While primarily in unvaccinated areas, investors still spooked by stalling #COVIDRecovery. 💸 Is inflation really transient? Fed chair Powell reiterated transient inflation expectations after June’s 12-month CPI rose to +5.4%. #InflationFears getting louder Read More
🤷♂️ What market uncertainty? Investors largely shook off #InflationFears and #COVID19 resurgence sending S&P 500 for another green week. Growth rotation continues to lead market up. 🧐 Banks slide on falling yields. 10-year treasury yields slipped -10% through Thursday before rebounding +5% Friday. Bond investors likely buying up treasuries as macro uncertainty rising. Banks 🏦 dip along with rates. 🦠 Domestic cases rising Read More
😁 Tech is winning. Another strong market week－S&P 500 up almost +2% with Growth leading up +3%. Growth rotation led by positive M&A deal traction and antitrust case wins for #BigTech. 😺 Banks pounce on lifted restrictions. Not wasting time, banks 🏦 boosted shareholder return programs with restrictions expiring in June. Investors cheered strong boosts like Morgan Stanley (doubling payout) and Read More
💪 Strong green week. Driven by Financials, S&P 500 surged +3% with all sectors rising. Every day was green except Wednesday from Yellen’s debt limit commentary Wednesday reversing gains in power hour. ️🏦 Financial recovery. Recovering from last week’s bloodbath, Financials rallied strong up +5%. 10-year treasury yields rebounded as well up +6%. Plus, banks were boosted Read More
💸 Rate bump in 2023? Fresh Fed commentary－(1) rate hike accelerating with potential double rate bump in 2023 and (2) 2022 bump likelihood increasing with dot plot up to 7 of 18 (up from 4 last month). S&P 500 ended down -2% for the week. 🤷♂️ Transient mindset benefitting Growth. Investors continue largely shaking off #InflationFears viewing high inflation Read More
🤷♂️ Inflation hits 5% in May. Beating last month’s 13-year high of 4.2%, 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth came in at 5% for May. Surprisingly, investors mostly shrugged off any #InflationFears as 10-year treasury yields also fell -6% over the week. 🤠 Growth rotation. With a transient inflation mindset leading to falling yields, Growth names surged last week Read More
🥳 Growth resurgence fades. End of May Growth party fades in June. S&P 500 almost rose another +1% last week, but on #Flight2Safety Value names. Growth underperformed relative to overall market, but still up. 🇺🇸 Domestic recovery keeps rolling. More #COVIDRecovery momentum with surging demand and travel volume, but also growing pains from supply and labor shortages. ️🎭 AMC’s Wide Ride. New #GameStonk AMC Read More
🥁 Growth relief rally. Strong week for high-growth names with a relief rally on strong #earnings. Bucking April’s overvalued mentality, last week saw a parade of strong beat and raises with investors getting bullish on growth again. Growth up +2% last week. 💪 Markets up on recovery progress. S&P 500 rose +1% last week. Investors cheered #COVIDRecovery progress across stressed Read More