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Has The Equity Inflection Arrived?

Despite the blah opening to the year, we do not think stocks have reached an inflection point. We expect that incoming data will continue to flatter the soft-landing narrative for another couple of months, helping the S&P 500 to establish a new all-time high before the rally runs out of steam.

US Investment Strategy by Doug Peta
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Sector Chart Pack: January Jumpstart

The Santa Claus rally has been fueled by investors optimism about a soft landing which is the least likely macro outcome in 2024. A pullback in the market is imminent as the probability of "too hot" or "too cold" will get priced in. We are downgrading Software and Services on a tactical basis to take profits but maintaining a strategic overweight in the same trade.

US Equity Strategy by Irene Tunkel, Guy Russell
Mixed Signals On The US Labor Market
At first blush, the US establishment survey delivered a positive surprise on Friday. The increase in US nonfarm payroll employment jumped from 173 thousand to 216 thousand in December – beating expectations of 175 thousand. Wage growth also surprised to the…
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Is European Inflation On The Rebound?
Friday’s Eurozone CPI inflation report was in line with consensus estimates. Headline inflation reaccelerated from 2.4%y/y to 2.9%y/y in December, in part reflecting the impact of the end of energy subsidies in Germany and France. The pace of energy deflation…
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Is Dr. Copper Changing Its Tune?
After rallying by 11.2% between October 5 and December 27, the price of copper has since been on a losing streak, falling in each of the subsequent six trading sessions. Notably, this decline has coincided with weakness among some other pro-cyclical financial…
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The Dollar In 2024
The dollar has kicked off 2024 on a tear. The closely followed DXY index bottomed on Thursday December 28th, and has since risen almost 2%. Year-to-date, the only major currency that has held up against the dollar is the Mexican peso, with the yen continuing…
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The Risk Of Being Too Proactive
According to BCA Research’s Global Investment Strategy service, the risk of a second inflation wave has gone up. Until last December’s FOMC meeting, the team’s bias was to think that the Fed would cut rates too slowly. While the release of the Fed minutes…
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US Just A Whisker Away From Recession, Says The Joshi Rule

Following today’s US jobs data release, the Joshi rule real-time US recession indicator inched up to 0.18 and is now just a whisker from its recession event-horizon of 0.20.

Counterpoint by Dhaval Joshi
S&P 500: Is A January Selloff An Ominous Sign?
S&P 500: Is A January Selloff An Ominous Sign? …
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A Hedge Against The Fed Turning Too Dovish
The market is pricing in that the Fed will cut rates by around 175 BPs this year, with the first rate cut coming as early as March. We think it unlikely that the Fed will cut that quickly – unless a deterioration in the labor market points to an imminent…
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