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Jun 07 2019

Bust To Boom, And Back Again

  • Jun 7, 2019

Last month, we observed that crude oil was the only item propping up broad-based commodity indexes, and that something was bound to give with the U.S. dollar pushing to new highs.

Jun 07 2019

Take A Closer Look At “Goldilocks”

  • Jun 7, 2019

We’ve frequently written of the uncanny parallels between the rallies of 2018-19 and 1998-99, but hope that newer readers don’t mistake this analysis as a forecast.

Feb 07 2019

What Are Bonds Telling Us?

  • Feb 7, 2019

Corporate bonds aren’t the only asset reluctant to embrace the stock market’s latest “all clear” verdict on the 2019 economy.

Feb 07 2019

Credit Conundrum

  • Feb 7, 2019

The stock market seems to have concluded that a recession will be averted in 2019, but evidence from other asset markets is less convincing.

Sep 08 2017

Bonds: No Pain, Yet No Gain

  • Sep 8, 2017

We find it remarkable that the five-year trailing real return on Treasurys has dropped to zero without investors having (yet) suffered any real pain.

Jun 07 2017

Stocks Versus Bonds: A Lonnngggg-Term View

  • Jun 7, 2017

On a 50-year view, stocks do indeed look cheap relative to bonds. But the inclusion of 90 earlier years of data muddies the message.