The BIGGEST interest rate shock in modern history. A thread on how bad things can get. 📉🤯💲 1/n
Let’s start with the broader economy. This is the largest move in the yield curve since the mid-1980s and certainly the biggest move in the era of financialized economies
The move suggests that ISM will print at index 30 in Q4 2023. A material recession is likely upcoming
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What does it mean for equities?
The move in the 10yr real rate is the worst seen in decades. 10yr real rates suggest forward P/Es should trade around 11 implying a level of 2700 in S&P on UNCHANGED earnings assumptions
That is a drop of more than 30% from current levels
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What does it mean for housing?
The move in the 30yr mortgage yield is simply unprecedented. The current average level around 7% implies a 20% drawdown in residential prices over the next 9-12 months on historical correlations
The correlation is VERY strong
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What does it mean for unemployment?
As housing goes, so goes the economy. The NAHB homebuilder’s sentiment is the best gauge of future unemployment (leads 9 months).
The historical relationship points to >7% unemployment in 9 months from now
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Unless central bankers admit to this outlook soon, it is safe to say that a pretty deep recession is unavoidable.
I don’t think they will admit to it (before it is too late), why a soft landing is very unlikely. More in my FREE newsletter here.
No major changes to the massively long USD position over the past week, while there has been net EUR buying by non-commercial accounts.
The JPY positioning is getting shorter again (for good reasons)
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Let's take a closer look at the JPY after a crazy week. Up until Tuesday traders increased bearish JPY bets but we are far from the bearishness seen in early 2022
The JPY positioning is short, but not as extreme as seen before. The intervention doom loop is still in place
Commodity- and energy prices are falling despite scarce supply, which is a clear signal for the economy 🪔 ..
Here is a thread 1/n
Natural gas is down more 20% over the past week and even more so in certain markets in Europe and it is hard to find any commodities in an uptrend right now
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I have been on the short side on the commodity complex for a while with a pretty decent return and interestingly the market is still net LONG most commodities
The darker the red the "longer" the market positioning
Inflation is rolling over in right about every category but one in the US.. 📈📉 A thread 1/n
🇺🇸 Let's start with the supply chain crisis that everyone central banker and their mother referred to in 2021
Freight rates have fallen off a cliff and this is usually a strong hint that goods inflation will slow fast as well
Here is US freight rates vs US goods inflation
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🇨🇳 Chinese freight rates went for the moon during the pandemic, but they have returned to mother earth lately and this is probably the most disinflationary chart you will see today
Shanghai freight rates tend to lead western good prices by 6 months
What's going on in the crazy FX markets? A thread 1/n
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Over the weekend and continuing into this week, the USD has shown some weakness. The sterling rallied to a fresh six-week high against the Euro and neared October highs against the Dollar. The reason; Broadly improved investor sentiment and a return of fiscal orthodoxy
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Despite its latest retracement, the Dollar remains ‘top dog’. With the turn of the month the momentum shifted though. GBP and EUR up some 8% and 3% respectively. Jeremy Hunt’s reversal to a more sustainable fiscal trajectory offered the markets some reassurance.
What is going on in equity markets?🤯 A thread on the back of a BOOMING start to the week 1/n
First up, a quick glance at the major equity indices around the world, where last week’s inflation report ended up souring the markets in the US, while mainland Europe was/is green. Todays close will bring most indices up versus a week ago 2/n
In the US we have entered earnings season and we might get an idea whether or not we are beginning to see cracks in earnings, which have otherwise held up the last 6 months.