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Mar 28, 20223 min read
When to Buy Bonds?
There is an old saying in the stock market that you should be buying when they’re crying and selling when they’re yelling. The observation i
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Mar 25, 20223 min read
Until Something Breaks
There has clearly been a shift in the prevailing bias on the path of future short term interest rates this week. The upshot is that the Wall
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Mar 23, 20222 min read
Bond Market Insights - Wed, Mar 23 2022
The moves in US Treasuries are central to sentiment currently. Fed's Bullard continues hawkish, wanting 300bps hike this year...
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Mar 22, 20223 min read
Return of the Gamma Hammer
In automotive terms, if the delta of an option is its speed, then gamma is the acceleration. This analogy can also be extended to the relati
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Mar 22, 20222 min read
Asia Bond Blurb - Tues Mar 22 2022
The squeeze continued in HY. Non-China HY space up by as much as 2pts, Macau Gaming up another 3pts. Some Non-China ..
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Mar 21, 20223 min read
The Un-"Bear"-able Truth for China
The Un-"Bear"-able Truth for ChinaSir Winston Churchill once described Russia as a “riddle wrapped inside a mystery, inside an enigma.” He c
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Mar 17, 20223 min read
Talk like a Hawk
Jay Powell’s communication today was like Volcker, but his actions were more like Bernanke. The Fed delivered a 25 basis point hike in the F
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Mar 15, 20222 min read
Asia Bond Blurb - Tues, 15 Mar 2022
China IG credit slid with the Chinese equity markets. TMT widened another +15 to 25bp
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Mar 14, 20221 min read
Asia Bond Blurb - Monday, 14 Mar 2022
Reports of WeChat fine roils the US$ China TMT sector
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Mar 10, 20223 min read
Unhinged
An common expression that winds me up with reference to markets is “uncertainty” – markets are always uncertain by definition because human
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Mar 9, 20223 min read
The Cathartic Flush
On the positive side in this region, the outright valuation and equity risk premium is a lot more attractive in Asia Pacific. That is bullis
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Mar 7, 20222 min read
Entering a Phase of Genuine Panic
While some indicators of financial stress appear more sanguine than in the aftermath of 1998 Russia default, there are some genuinely troubl
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