"It's fair to say that [the rally] may be more due to the balance sheet reversal [i.e. "NOT QE", also i.e., QE 4] than fundamentals since the real signs of bottoming have come from international PMIs rather than the US." - Michael Wilson
BofA's Chief Investment Strategist expects the S&P to hit 3,333 by March 3, because central banks are acting as if a full-blown financial crisis has already erupted...
Keep an eye on the repo rate over the next few hours for an indication if today's $100 billion liquidity drain will overpower the Fed's preemptive liquidity tsunami, in effect triggering Zoltan Pozsar's worst-case scenario.
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With the administration immediately beginning negotiations on a phase two deal, their go-to tool to pump the stock market can continue to be played whenever markets fall 0.50%.
" The brighter news needs to be caveated, as the overall rate of economic expansion signalled by the surveys remains well below that seen this time last year, "
“We may have reached the point of ‘peak tariffs’ and this deal could be the start of a series of phased rollbacks, which could unlock further upside for equity markets, driven by an improvement in business confidence and a recovery in investment,”