Archives for September 2022

Pound falls to all-time low against the US Dollar

The Pound has today (Monday) fallen to an all-time low against the US Dollar after Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, said more tax cuts are likely. Investors are worried this could stoke further inflation. GBPUSD fell to 1.0382 earlier although there has been a recovery back above 1.06 on hopes of emergency action by the Bank of England. A falling Pound is not all bad news – UK investors who hold overseas assets, for example in US Dollars, will benefit.

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Busy week for Central Bank decisions

Last week’s US inflation number came in higher than expected and sparked a volatile reaction. The S&P 500 fell sharply and the dollar jumped along with the 10-year US Treasury yield. Optimism that price pressure was cooling was immediately put on hold. Headline inflation didn’t look too bad but that includes the price of oil which is falling fast. The Fed watches Core inflation (excludes oil) and that was up 0.6% over a month. U.S. 10 Year Treasury Note has continued higher this week hitting 3.6% earlier today (Tuesday) for the first time since 2011.

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This communication is not intended as a recommendation to invest in any particular asset class, security or strategy. Regulatory requirements that require impartiality of investment/investment strategy recommendations are therefore not applicable nor are any prohibitions to trade before publication. The information provided is for illustrative purposes only, it should not be relied upon as recommendations to buy or sell investments.’

Stocks bounce ahead of US CPI data

Global equities were higher last. The US S&P 500 broke a 3week run of losses as stocks bounced back from technically oversold conditions and on the back of optimism that inflation may be cooling – we note that the price of oil fell last week to its lowest level since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Signs of moderating inflation will raise hopes that the Federal Reserve might ease the expected rate of tightening over the coming months. Evidence may be forthcoming tomorrow (Tuesday) with the release of US CPI data.

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https://realmim.com/stocks-bounce-ahead-of-us-cpi-data/

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This communication is not intended as a recommendation to invest in any particular asset class, security or strategy. Regulatory requirements that require impartiality of investment/investment strategy recommendations are therefore not applicable nor are any prohibitions to trade before publication. The information provided is for illustrative purposes only, it should not be relied upon as recommendations to buy or sell investments.’

Further Russian squeeze on Europe

Market View from Realm Investment Management – week ending 2nd September 2022

Equity Markets were lower last week as investors assessed the implications of the previous week’s hawkish Jackson Hole address by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. US Treasury Yields moved higher with the 10Y Treasury yield rallying further from its August low, back towards its June high.

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https://realmim.com/further-russian-squeeze-on-europe/

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This communication is not intended as a recommendation to invest in any particular asset class, security or strategy. Regulatory requirements that require impartiality of investment/investment strategy recommendations are therefore not applicable nor are any prohibitions to trade before publication. The information provided is for illustrative purposes only, it should not be relied upon as recommendations to buy or sell investments.’