The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for September 3, 2022 Demand destruction requires higher for longer The DJI is down >2,000 points since Powell made it "perfectly clear" in his August 26 Jackson Hole speech…Victor Adair4 September 2022
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for August 27, 2022 Powell was more hawkish than expected - stocks, bonds, and gold tumble - USDX hits a new 20-year high Powell's Jackson Hole speech on August…Victor Adair27 August 2022
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for August 20, 2022 Will markets get "back to business" with a BANG after Labor Day, Sept 5th? We are in the "silly summer season," and the "adults" are…Victor Adair20 August 2022
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for August 13, 2022 Global stock markets continue the rally from the June lows, S+P up ~18%, NAZ up 23%, AAPL up 33% The S+P, DJI and VTI (Vanguard…Victor Adair13 August 2022
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for August 6, 2022 Markets that don't fall on "bad" news probably go higher My macro bias over the past few weeks has been that inflation would stay higher…Victor Adair6 August 2022
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for July 30, 2022 Markets assume "Peak Fed Tightening" has come and gone - stocks, bonds, commodities and gold rally, the US Dollar weakens The Fed raised s/t rates…Victor Adair30 July 2022
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for July 23, 2022 Is anything going right in Europe? Germany reported a monthly trade deficit in May for the first time since 1991 (following the reunification of East…Victor Adair24 July 2022
The Trading Desk Trading Desk Notes for July 16, 2022 "Don't fight the Fed," they say, but what will the Fed do? The markets understand that the Fed is determined to cool inflation by raising…Victor Adair16 July 2022