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The US Capital Goods industry was relatively resilient last year, ending 2022 roughly unchanged. In particular, a rally in the second half of the year led to a 20% gain vis-à-vis the S&P 500. Multiple long-term tailwinds contributed to this outperformance.…
The S&P 500’s index concentration has been on investors’ radar for a while now. The chart above illustrates that the effective number of stocks in the S&P 500 has been declining steadily since its February 2014 peak of 143, eventually falling to 54 stocks in…
Informe especial

This Special Report discusses why there is a non-negligible risk that the US Congress will not reach a timely agreement to lift the debt ceiling this summer. It also discusses what will happen in bond markets in the lead up to the debt limit and in the case where a deal is not reached in time.

According to BCA Research’s US Investment Strategy service, the SIFI banks’ first quarter earnings confirm that an inflection in the business cycle is not just around the corner. The SIFI banks (BAC, C, JPM and WFC) reported their first quarter earnings over…

The latest round of earnings calls from the systemically important banks was encouraging on balance. Households are still flush and still spending and consumer and business delinquencies remain remarkably low. Though a recession is surely coming, it doesn’t seem to be lurking just around the corner.

In this week’s report, we look at the current de-dollarization discussion within the context of the USD’s near-term cyclical outlook, and whether it warrants a bullish or bearish stance.

Last week’s US unemployment insurance claims data showed an increase in both initial and continuing claims. While weekly initial claims rose from 240k to 245k, the jump in continuing claims from 1.80 million to 1.87 million was more notable because it…
The rapid rise in US interest rates that has occurred since early 2022 has been the main driver of global risky asset prices over the past year. This quick tightening in monetary policy has occurred because of a surge in inflation to levels that are well…
The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell by 1.2% m/m in March. The March update – which came in below consensus estimates of a 0.7% m/m decrease – marks its 12th consecutive drop. The weakness was broad-based across the index’s components with…
On the surface, results from the Philly Fed Business Outlook Survey sent a deeply negative signal about the US manufacturing sector. The headline Business Outlook Index lost 8.1 points in April and at -31.3 it is now at its lowest since May 2020. However, the…