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Weekend Update 5/8/2022 Weekend Update recaps market highlights and major news from Ursa’s portfolio. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store! Market whiplash as investors initially cheer 50 bps rate hike ? It’s NOT 75 bps… Fed continued aggressive #RisingYields plan raising target fed rate by 50 bps to 0.75% to 1% and planning to Read More
Weekend Update 4/24/2022 Weekend Update recaps market highlights and major news from Ursa’s portfolio. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store! New rate hike forecasts expecting 75 bps in May ? Hiked expectations. Fed commentary setting table for aggressive #RisingYields likely erring on too hawkish to combat unabating #InflationFears. New forecasts projecting 75bps hike (0.75%). Markets Read More
Weekend Update 4/17/2022 Weekend Update recaps market highlights and major news from Ursa’s portfolio. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store! Travel takes off on strong summer demand ? Inflation keeps climbing. 12-month CPI grew 8.5% in March－new 40-year high, but largely driven by surging gas prices. Some signs of #InflationFears peaking/stabilizing. However, data likely Read More
Weekend Update 4/10/2022 Weekend Update recaps market highlights and major news from Ursa’s portfolio. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store! Fed looking to spread its wings to aggressively combat #InflationFears ? Yields spike. Fed March meeting minutes released signaled very hawkish discussions around raising yields in 0.5% increments and starting balance sheet Read More
Weekend Update 4/3/2022 Weekend Update recaps market highlights and major news from Ursa’s portfolio. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store! Recession worries as yield curve inverts ? Yields invert. 10-year treasury yield fell -5% from last week’s YTD peak. Yields briefly inverted sending markets sharply lower Thursday. A flattening yield curve signals Read More
Weekend Update 3/13/2022 Weekend Update recaps market highlights and major news from Ursa’s portfolio. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store! Oil surges on new sanctions, but moderates on potential OPEC supply increase ? Weaponizing oil. US adds new #UkraineCrisis sanction banning Russian oil sending crude oil prices surging. However, OPEC member UAE signaled willingness Read More
Weekend Update 3/6/2022 Weekend Update recaps market highlights and major news from Ursa’s portfolio. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store! Ukraine continues resisting Putin aggression on infrastructure and civilians ☢️ Nuclear threat. More escalation in #UkraineCrisis as Putin’s forces attack infrastructure including a nuclear power plant fire that fortunately was put out without dangerous Read More
Weekend Update 2/21/2022 Weekend Update recaps market highlights and major news from Ursa’s portfolio. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store! Ukraine escalation accelerating through weekend… ⚔️ Ukraine escalating. Putin escalating #UkraineCrisis declaring two pro-Russia eastern territories independent and moving troops in for “peacekeeping”. Volatile market all week initially rising on Putin’s diplomatic head fake Read More
Weekend Update 2/13/2022 Weekend Update recaps market highlights and major news from Ursa’s portfolio. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store! Intensifying Ukraine crisis bombs market recovery ? Recovery party… With Omicron receding, bullish market sentiment as investors were ready to get the #COVIDRecovery party started. Strong earnings results from #RevengeTravel names bolstered the euphoria. Markets rose Read More
Weekend Update 2/6/2022 Weekend Update recaps market highlights and major news from Ursa’s portfolio. Not on Ursa yet? Download Ursa from the App Store! Markets remain extremely volatile but rebounding from Jan ☕️ Jittery markets. Markets remain extremely volatile as investor reevaluate lofty growth valuations. Winners this week include AMD surging on strong growth outlook and Read More