The recent turbulence in the banking system has been for the history books. It may have cost the lives of some banks on both sides of the pond, but has the situation finally dialed down? We turn to our timeliest gauges on the deposit flight crisis and weigh up how to position for it.
What a couple weeks! Confidence in the US banking system has been under immense stress, and some contagion crossed the Atlantic and struck Europe as well. Triggered by a casino in disguise, the troubles have for now been backstopped, but is further distress lurking beneath the surface?
Midweek has arrived and that calls for a rundown of the five things we watch the closest. As is the custom every Wednesday, we will take you through these most important themes (and charts) in macro and summarize how we interpret them.
In this somewhat unusual edition of the ‘Positioning Watch’ we’ll take a look at relevant and readily available data to assess whether we are leaning with or against the wind. Maybe this can provide further insight into the ambiguity which we have experienced in markets lately.
What to do when COT-data is delayed? Here is a ‘special edition’ of our weekly ‘Positioning Watch’ covering recent fund flows in major ETFs in various asset classes. How do people really feel about the latest movements in markets not least given the absurd economic data released this week?
Saturday is here, and we hope that you all have a great weekend. Meanwhile, Saturday also means fresh CFTC COT data, so while we endorse you to kick up your feet, we’ll present to you our updated dashboards on positioning across asset classes and highlight the peculiarities that catch our eyes.
While liquid markets are still trying to make up their minds on whether to rise from the ashes of H2 2022 or continue the downward trajectory, I think it is due time we put the real estate markets under the scrutinous loop once more.