TFMkts Fixed Income ETF Overview & Outlook: The Growing, Growing, Gone! Edition
Growing, growing, gone. I admit that I should have used a football analogy I should have used a phrase that brought up images of failure rather than success But my point is that the growth story that...
View ArticleThe T-Report: The Riddle of the Labyrinth Has Nothing on Today’s NFP
An Extremely Convoluted Number The riddle of the Labyrinth involves two guards. One who always lies and one who always tells the truth. They guard two doors. One that leads to rewards and one that...
View ArticleTFMA Instant Reaction to NFP
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View ArticleTFMkts Fixed Income ETF Overview & Outlook: The Beware the Ides of February
Beware the Ides of Feb This weekend investors across the globe will be able to dig through research, read their market commentaries and decide what to do. This week felt both “transitional” and “tail...
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The T-Report: What the Fed Owns & Doesn’t Own & Why QE Bears Are Wrong.
What the Fed Owns (and more importantly, doesn’t own) Every few months I try and look at what the Fed owns. I have found it interesting and useful in two main ways Insight into the Fed’s mindset and...
View ArticleThe T-Report: Добрий День and High Yield Spreads
Добрий День I have not written much about the situation in Ukraine. I have avoided it, because I didn’t know very much (which doesn’t usually stop me) and I have some strong biases (my family is from...
View ArticleTFMkts Fixed Income ETF Overview and Outlook: The Shortest War Ever Edition
World War III Lasted a Day Last week we were worried about the Ukraine. On Monday the market was as well. By Tuesday it was “mission accomplished” and off to the races. I do not believe that we have...
View ArticleThe T-Report: It’s going down, I’m yelling timber
Okay, I am not as bearish as the title would suggest, but how often can you legitimately quote Ke$ha and Pitbull in a market commentary? Complacency Even after yesterday’s move, yesterday’s T-report...
View ArticleTFMkts Fixed Income ETF Overview & Outlook: The It’s Going Down, I’m Yelling...
It’s going down, I’m yelling timber. Okay, I am not as bearish as the title would suggest, but how often can you legitimately quote Ke$ha and Pitbull in a market commentary? And the next line is...
View ArticleTFMkts Fixed Income ETF Overview & Outlook: The Ex Fed Edition
Ex the Fed The Fed essentially confirmed that unless we get any material economic surprises, QE will be done sometime this fall and rate hikes should start early in 2015. On QE, Bernanke constantly...
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