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Blind to bumps

The distribution channels of new US treasury bond issues have changed radically since the GFC and become especially marked since the Fed began tightening in 2022 Conventional asset managers have

Beholden

I m sorry it s been a while since there have been any posts here 8211 some personal matters demanded attention It s Budget Day in the United Kingdom The

Pretending to be shocked

No one is so brave that he is not disturbed by something unexpected Julius Caesar The last two weeks of market activity jolted important markets In earlier posts I

Following the Leading Duck

Well copper was telling us something just not exactly what I thought With the benefit of hindsight the last post should have taken the obvious route that the extraordinary cheapness

Red Duck’s Not in a Row

My last post on copper set me on an enquiry Whether the enquiry turns out to be a gold mine or a rabbit hole remains to be seen If nothing

‘Dr Copper’ and Mr Inflation don’t agree

It is always amusing when two well known figures have a public spat It seems Dr Copper is having a rare contretemps with Mr Inflation Such open disagreement is rare

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Exorbitantprivilege unpicks the liquidity links of central banks, the dollar, international equities, bonds, commodities and currencies, plus a few other related themes – such as regulation. It showcases the pet rants of Meyrick Chapman, principal of Hedge Analytics Ltd.

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