CLIENT TALKING POINTS
KOSPI
One-day bounces in developing bear markets are becoming the norm now. The KOSPI has failed (again) at all lines of resistance, closing -1.1% overnight has been as good a leading indicator of the pace of Global #GrowthSlowing as anything real-time indicator.
OIL
Down -2% on Dollar Up and Goldman’s Bear call this morning – we think this sets up interesting on the net long side into the Fed meeting (much more interesting than chasing SPY on decelerating volume bounces); if it can hold $42.03, we think you can squeeze out $48-49 on a Dovish Fed move.
SPAIN
Getting uglier, faster (both equity and credit) with IBEX leading European losers this morning (testing lower-lows) -1% (down -12.4% month-over-month and -18% from the everyone U.S. is “long Europe” top in April. Here’s how sovereign yields are moving m/m vs. UST (Mario Draghi needs more #cowbell).
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TOP LONG IDEAS
MCD
The franchisees voted YES on the proposal to launch All Day Breakfast nationwide at all 14,318 U.S. locations. This is a very important, monumental move by CEO Steve Easterbrook. It will define his legacy as the CEO that changed McDonald's (and the rest of the industry) for many years to come. In 2016, if MCD (with all day breakfast and an improved value message) can drive same-store sales up by 5%, the system will generate $1.9bn in incremental system-wide sales.
As noted in our survey we released on July 27th, it is evident that All Day Breakfast (ADB) will be a game changer for the company. Breakfast is the single most requested item by McDonald’s customers. Listening to the customer is a tried and true way to succeed.
PENN
Following our recent visit to Plainridge and meetings with senior management, we reiterate our positive Penn National Gaming thesis. Stability in regional markets provides good earnings visibility while expected strong contributions from Plainridge and Jamul next year should provide a nice 2 year growth story.
Regional gaming likely cooled off in August following a strong July. While that could provide some consternation as the states begin releasing August gaming revenues later this week, the YoY slowdown is more related to quantitative factors rather than the health of the regional gaming customer. September should quickly provide evidence of that.
TLT
The labor market peaks late cycle and the trend in key employment data suggest things are going from great to good (marginal changes matter). The ADP employment report showed a sequential acceleration, printing +190K vs. +185K in July. But to be clear, this series peaked at over +200K additions in the first couple of months of 2015. Initial jobless claims bottomed about six weeks ago. The trend in that series is moving back to the all-important 300K level. While the headline NFP number was a bomb on Friday, printing +173K for Aug. vs. estimates for +215K, the trend is also turning. This series also peaked back in February on a YoY rate-of-change basis.
Why do we point to all of this growth-slowing data? Because it’s meaningful.
- As we have mentioned repeatedly Central Banks take a reactionary policy response to the data. The market is becoming more efficient at getting in front of policy the longer we venture into this modern-day central policy experiment
- When forward-looking growth expectations are taken down, the back end of the Treasury curve flattens (this is good for TLT and EDV)
- In reaction to more dovish policy monetary policy measures, the market likes gold over dollars coming out of central policy events
Asset Allocation
CASH | 65% | US EQUITIES | 0% | |
INTL EQUITIES | 0% | COMMODITIES | 5% | |
FIXED INCOME | 30% | INTL CURRENCIES | 0% |
THREE FOR THE ROAD
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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