Global trade is plummeting as commodity prices remain depressed and emerging markets unravel. Even if oil were not plumbing new lows, we would remain bearish on EM economies, where poor governance and low efficiency suggest that more…
Stay cautious. The Fed is only beginning to acknowledge what markets already realize. Eventually, they will back off, which reduces the odds of a further sustained equity decline. So far, however, the central bank is lagging…
Oil markets will continue to be buffeted by Russian overtures to OPEC suggesting a desire to orchestrate a production cut-back, while uncertainty over the Fed's next move keeps markets on edge.
Energy service stocks are so oversold and cheaply valued that contrarians are chomping at the bit to establish long positions. Is it time? In previous research, we have cited a number of common elements at bear market troughs: a…
Any recovery in risk assets and selloff in safe havens is unlikely to extend into the cyclical horizon.
The Fed will upset the rebalancing of oil markets if it misreads the current sell-off as weakness in oil demand.
The U.S. corporate re-leveraging cycle is far more advanced than is widely believed. Corporate health looks only mildly better excluding the troubled energy and materials sectors. Mushrooming leverage ratios are not restricted to…