Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday the country has raised its estimate of natural gas reserves in the Black Sea by about a third, following an appraisal work at an existing field and a separate discovery.
Beware of Deceptive Stats
Sometimes, you've got to look beyond the rosy headline stats to get a clearer picture of what's happening pseudonymous macro account "MrBlonde" did just that in this Twitter thread on Sunday, showing that corporate earnings in the 2nd Quarter are actually worse than they look.
Not Buying The Bounce
Stocks ripped higher Tuesday, despite all the familiar macro headwinds remaining in place: record inflation, rising interest rates, pending profit downgrades, the ongoing Ukraine War, plus added tensions with China.
That '70s Show
In the wake of Friday's soaring CPI print and Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett's latest note ("A Dire Outlook From Wall Street's Biggest Bear"), it's worth revisiting the '70s bear market analogue he sketched out last month, and how that has panned out so far.
Levered Bets on Bitcoin Go Both Ways
Good news for an underlying commodity tends to be even better news for companies that mine it, all else equal, thanks to their inherent operational leverage. Frank Holmes explained the concept using gold miners as an example, in an article a few years back:
Levered Bets on Bitcoin Go Both Ways
Good news for an underlying commodity tends to be even better news for companies that mine it, all else equal, thanks to their inherent operational leverage. Frank Holmes explained the concept using gold miners as an example, in an article a few years back:
Ride of the "Volkeries"
Credit Suisse Managing Director Zoltan Poszar offered a stark warning to investors in his latest note, likening what the Fed has in mind for the stock market to the Air Cavalry's attack on the hapless village in Apocalypse Now.