CLIENT TALKING POINTS
EUROPE
They had the DAX and CAC down -5% at 2:00AM ET; now they’re down -3%. The levels obviously matter inasmuch as liquidity does – TREND levels to watch = DAX 11,375, CAC 4980, IBEX 11,199.
YIELDS
Not “off the lows” for Greek, Italian, Spanish, etc. yields (Italy =25 basis points to 2.39% is finally > UST 10YR of 2.34%), and they’re high-grading with a big bid to UST + German Bunds too (10YR down -18 basis points on the day to 0.74%); this is the 4th time UST 2YR has failed to “breakout” > 0.75%.
S&P
Not “off the lows” for Greek, Italian, Spanish, etc. yields (Italy =25 basis points to 2.39% is finally > UST 10YR of 2.34%), and they’re high-grading with a big bid to UST + German Bunds too (10YR -18 basis points on the day to 0.74%); this is the 4th time UST 2YR has failed to “breakout” > 0.75%.
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TOP LONG IDEAS
PENN
Not “off the lows” for Greek, Italian, Spanish, etc. yields (Italy =25 basis points to 2.39% is finally > UST 10YR of 2.34%), and they’re high-grading with a big bid to UST + German Bunds too (10YR -18 basis points on the day to 0.74%); this is the 4th time UST 2YR has failed to “breakout” > 0.75%.
ITB
Not “off the lows” for Greek, Italian, Spanish, etc. yields (Italy =25 basis points to 2.39% is finally > UST 10YR of 2.34%), and they’re high-grading with a big bid to UST + German Bunds too (10YR -18 basis points on the day to 0.74%); this is the 4th time UST 2YR has failed to “breakout” > 0.75%.
TLT
After a Fed-fueled week of strength in slow-growth, yield-chasing asset classes and long duration fixed income, both the Dollar and interest rates re-couped their losses from Fed Week. The dollar declined, rates increased, and as a result, those long of gold took some pain. Will this continue? Will a long, sustained rate liftoff ensue? We don’t think so. We continue to repeat that the chance of further downward revisions to forward looking growth estimates from the Federal Reserve and consensus macro is much more likely than not. The attempted suspension of economic gravity from policy makers weakens the currency and puts pressure on bond yields. We remain long of this set-up with gold and long-duration fixed income.
Asset Allocation
CASH | 44% | US EQUITIES | 6% | |
INTL EQUITIES | 10% | COMMODITIES | 10% | |
FIXED INCOME | 30% | INTL CURRENCIES | 0% |
THREE FOR THE ROAD
TWEET OF THE DAY
Greek Drama https://app.hedgeye.com/insights/44923-greek-drama-a-hedgeye-contributor-view… via @hedgeye
@KeithMcCullough
QUOTE OF THE DAY
If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.
Heraclitus
STAT OF THE DAY
Greece has received the equivalent of 214% of its GDP in aid from the Eurozone, ten times more, relative to gross domestic product, than Germany after the Second World War.