US stock futures soared Thursday morning as President Biden unveiled his first federal budget, which calls for the government to spend $6 trillion in the 2022 fiscal year, with total annual spending set to increase to $8.2 trillion by 2031.
In 2017, we were among the first to bring the market's attention to what has subsequently been dubbed "Big Short 2.0" as we reported that "Mega-Bears Smell Blood As Mall REITs Tumble."
After yesterday's blockbuster 2Y auction which pushed bond yields sharply lower and which we said was an indication that the inflationary storm has passed with bond traders no longer expecting any rate hikes for the foreseeable future, moments ago th
Last week, Crane Data hosted its latest webinar "Handicapping Money Fund Reforms," which featured our Peter Crane and Dechert LLP'?s Steve Cohen discussing the latest developments on further Money Market Fund Reforms and when to expect a regulatory
This article looks at the likely consequences of the Bank for International Settlements' introduction of the net stable funding requirement (NSFR) for bank balance sheets, insofar as they apply to their positions in gold, silver and other commodity
As discussed earlier, a quick look at the "gamma tilt" in markets, suggests that there is more downside risk than upside ahead of tomorrow's sizable op-ex, which sees roughly 30% of dealer Gamma drop-off in SPX / SPY consolidated options, but even mo
The ripples created by the cryptocurrency market crash which saw $1.1 trillion eviscerate from the global market cap in a matter of days continued to reverberate on Wednesday, as a majority of coins experienced notable rebounds.
When the country's CEOs and billionaires start to head to the exits a little bit quicker than usual at the tail end of a 13 year bull market, it may be time to start paying attention.
Fidelity once tried to offset its image as a stodgy retirement-focused investment giant by allowing customers to integrate their crypto holdings into their Fidelity dashboard.
After yesterday's ugliness in big-tech and small-caps, many hoped for a bounce today. But the combination of ARKK gamma and CTA deleveraging meant the pain was not over and both Nasdaq and Russell 2000 plunged into the cash market open (after getting
"If everyone sees it, is it still a bubble?" That was a great question I got over the weekend. As a "contrarian" investor, it is usually when "everyone" is talking about an event; it doesn't happen.
It's amazing how natural market forces can take a hold of companies when market makers aren't constantly scrambling to hedge against massive purchases of deep out of the money call options.
Psychologists, poets and philosophers have written for centuries that many who have eyes refuse to see, and many who can think, refuse to think clearly–all for the simple reason that some truths, like the sun, are just too hard to look straight int
S&P futures rose overnight alongside European and Asian market in another quiet session, as commodities smashed higher ahead of a blockbuster jobs report (whispers of a 2MM+ print)
Stocks drifted overnight only to puke at the cash open, but that selling was abruptly ended after Merkel said she did not support Biden's socialist position of giving away vaccine-makers' IP.
The rise of altcoins continues as Ethereum has accelerated above $3500 for the first time ever this morning (less than 48 hours after first crossing above $3000)...
As many celebrate Star Wars Day, Janet Yellen stepped up to the plate to deliver, warning that "interest rates will have to rise to ensure the economy does not overheat."
Two weeks ago, Bank of America warned that it had observed a sharp reversal to "increasingly euphoric sentiment" among its institutional, hedge fund and HNW clients, all of whom sold in the previous week even as stocks continued their grind higher.