El Salvador is only one of two Latin American countries that officially uses the US dollar as their primary domestic currency. There is probably no better place in the world right now to illicitly covert bitcoin to dollars.
Based on the huge downside surprise in consumer sentiment and high expectations of inflation, it appears the consumer is not in sync with the Fed's take on 'transitory' inflation.
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For the sake of perspective, the last time the Fed trimmed back it's QE purchase program in 2018, the equity markets exhibited several volatility events.
Not a bad 1st half of gains so far in 2021. Its been 14 months since a a solid 10% pullback. Statistically, they happen every 12 months.
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Wild week for stocks ending on a high note after yields barely budged on higher than expected inflation prints.
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Nasdaq profit taking since the beginning of the trading day as yields can't make up their mind in response to the weaker then expected labor market report.
Total market share of 6 stocks, including Alphabet class A and C shares combined reporting earnings this week. $10.6 trillion out of $34 trillion in the S&P 500 is kind of a big deal.
The COVID shock is going to set up for some very high year-on-year CPI inflation prints by mid-year. However, there is not denying secular disinflation is very much still intact.
No one is talking about the impact of rates on corporate debt. In 2019, the average maturity of investment grade bonds was about 13 years. Up from an average of 5 years in 2016. Longer maturities are associated with higher price sensitivity to changes in interest rates.
Recent fiscal program will temporarily boost personal income from monetized transfer payments. However, permanent income is needed for sustainable inflation.
5 year rates spiking today affecting most equities. Has nothing to do with transitory inflation, but rather a financial constraint in corporate credit markets...
Today's tape is a slimmed down version of Monday's rotation from momentum growth to cyclical value. Perhaps positive news of a viable vaccine is the inflection point value investors have been patiently waiting for. https://t.co/fKuCmcvMWe