Growth Bears have been getting paid. this may is no exception.
Here's analysis from Hedgeye CEO Keith McCullough in a note sent to subscribers earlier this morning:
"The Yield Spread smashed to fresh YTD lows last week (10yr minus 2yr = 95bps) keeping the Financials (XLF -4.0% YTD) our fav sector on the short side vs. Utes (XLU +14.1% YTD) our fav on the long side."
(We've been the unabashed bulls on the Long Bond via TLT which is up 9% YTD versus flat for the S&P 500.)
In other words, Utilities (XLU) is the top performing sector year-to-date. We've been recommending it to our subscribers since January.
As growth has continued to slow, there's been an unequivocal bull market in Gold (GLD).
Meawhile, there are plenty of global #GrowthSlowing barometers out there...
Take a look at Italy:
... And China:
Here's the global equity drawdown map:
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While global growth slows we're sticking with what's worked all year...
- Utilities (XLU)
- Gold (GLD)
- Long Bonds (TLT)
