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AAPL Gets in China's Crosshair
BentinPartner Weekly Equities traded softer last week on the combination of higher bond yields and commodities while tech darlings also...
Marc Bentin
Sep 11, 20235 min read


JOLTS, ADP and US Payrolls Pointing Downwards
BentinPartner Weekly Last week started with a fairly weak US JOLTS survey report which serves as a trustful leading indicator for the US...
Marc Bentin
Sep 4, 20234 min read


China Moves Boldly
BentinPartner Weekly J. Powell discarded at Jackson Hole the idea that the Fed would consider raising its inflation target. “Two Percent...
Marc Bentin
Aug 28, 20236 min read


Preparing For The Fourth Turn ?
BentinPartner Weekly Stocks dropped for another week on more Chinese woes after Zhongzhi, a giant Chinese shadow bank, halted payments to...
Marc Bentin
Aug 21, 20236 min read


(Magic Carpet) (Hard or Soft) Landing...
BentinPartner Weekly Higher yields caused a second week of losses for global equity markets, with tech losses leading the way as...
Marc Bentin
Aug 14, 20235 min read


Reality Check...
BentinPartner Weekly Last week ended with sentiment impaired following Fitch decision to downgrade the US Sovereign debt rating and the...
Marc Bentin
Aug 7, 20235 min read


Riding A Magic Carpet...
BentinPartner Weekly Both the Federal Reserve and the ECB tightened monetary policy last week and markets did what they did all year,...
Marc Bentin
Jul 31, 20235 min read


Stop ou Encore...
BentinPartner Weekly Global markets remained caught in a tug of war between recession fears (a recession typically leads a 30% equity...
Marc Bentin
Jul 24, 20235 min read


Excuse My French...
BentinPartner Weekly Last week turned out as a difficult week that saw stocks drop most since March with more economic data pointing...
Marc Bentin
Jun 26, 20234 min read


FOMO Remains in Charge...
BentinPartner Weekly Last week delivered another strong performance for risk assets with FOMO taking precedence over a hawkish Fed “skip”...
Marc Bentin
Jun 20, 20235 min read


Technically Bullish but Fundamentally Bearish...
BentinPartner Weekly While the rally tried to broaden to small caps last week, the US rally of the past three months that has been...
Marc Bentin
Jun 12, 20236 min read


Too Many Shorts...
BentinPartner Weekly Optimism ruled throughout most of the past week, enabling stocks to print new highs for the year, starting with...
Marc Bentin
Jun 5, 20234 min read


Raising the Debt Ceiling (for the 78th time)...
BentinPartner Weekly Over the past week, the price action remained dominated by runaway gains on AI related stocks that drove tech stocks...
Marc Bentin
May 29, 20235 min read


AI Fomo + Likely Fed pause Drive Stocks Higher
BentinPartner Weekly US stocks posted another week of gains last week, led by the Nasdaq reaching a 13-months high, supported by FOMO...
Marc Bentin
May 21, 20236 min read


Another Debt Ceiling Theater...
BentinPartner Weekly Last week turned out to be relatively quiet, ending with little changes and the VIX index dropping further, leading...
Marc Bentin
Apr 24, 20236 min read


An Airport or a Lecture ?
BentinPartner Weekly Talks about dedolarisation and its consequences remained topical last week and besides the price action that saw...
Marc Bentin
Apr 17, 20238 min read


Sharp Deceleration Ahead …
BentinPartner Weekly Last week, the Nasdaq closed out its best quarter since 2020, buoyed by bets on big tech companies as the world was...
Marc Bentin
Apr 3, 20235 min read


No Hike Won't Hurt …
BentinPartner Weekly Last week alone, the Fed put back on its balance sheet some USD303bn, split evenly between the use of the discount...
Marc Bentin
Mar 20, 20236 min read


Fatal Distraction …
BentinPartner Weekly Last week main event was supposed to be Fed Chair Powell congressional testimony on Monday and Tuesday, followed by...
Marc Bentin
Mar 13, 20236 min read


How Long Can Stocks Ignore Bonds …
BentinPartner Weekly Last week delivered a tale of two stories starting with the shock and awe of European inflation coming way stronger...
Marc Bentin
Mar 6, 20235 min read
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