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It normally takes 18 months on average for the US to negotiate a trade deal, see chart below. Why does...
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The US economy has been the envy of the world for decades—the biggest economy in the world with strong economic...
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The share of Chinese exports going to the US has declined from 20% to 14% since 2017, see chart below....
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The term premium in US Treasuries is rising, see first chart below. The market does not know if this is...
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If the US enters a recession, long-term interest rates are likely to go down, and it would be cheaper for...
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My colleague Shobhit Gupta has calculated bid-ask spreads for investment grade (IG) bonds based on trader quotes, see chart below....
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The 60/40 portfolio has basically gone nowhere since the beginning of 2022, with only a 2% annual return for the...
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The April survey of consumer sentiment from the University of Michigan shows the following: Consumer sentiment is declining rapidly both...
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Daily data of the number of arrivals at the top 10 airports in the US has shown a rapid decline...
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Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk and Robert Bittencourt, Partner and Co-Head of Opportunistic Credit at Apollo, discuss the...
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