Richter: "The Pricing Of Risk Is Kaput"
Authored by Wolf Richter via WolfStreet.com,
US Treasury Yield v. Euro “Junk Bond” Yield. A new record in central-bank engineered absurdity.
Authored by Wolf Richter via WolfStreet.com,
US Treasury Yield v. Euro “Junk Bond” Yield. A new record in central-bank engineered absurdity.
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As Bloomberg noted, stocks and bonds managed gains despite talk that tax reform may face insurmountable hurdles in the U.S. Senate.
There are two distinct parts to the latest, just released research note from JPM's quant "wizard" Marko Kolanovic.
Just days after the conclusion of Russia's largest military exercise ever (which US military chiefs believe broke 'observer rules') and NATO's massive war games, Pravda reports a recent Russian Defense Ministry report says that Russia is preparing for the possibility of a military conflict with NATO countries.
It's deja vu all over again.
In a repeat of yesterday's session, where US equities and the dollar levitated in a one-way trade, Tuesday's muted session - where in addition to closed China and South Korean markets, Germany's Dax is also shut for holiday - has seen early dollar and European equity strength, while the S&P is set for new record highs amid higher E-minis and a VIX that is again lower after 5 consecutive days of declines.