Modest markets mask Fed fears
March 16, 2021SharePrint
US dollar, Wall Street show gains
US bonds stabilised overnight, allowing the FOMO buy-everything crowd to dip their toes back into the magical healing waters of technology stocks. Buy everything really did mean buy everything, though, with all three major Wall Street indexes closing higher. Unusually, that same premise saw the US dollar and precious metals, notably gold, rise as well, a deviation from the mechanical correlation playbook of late.
The relief that Friday’s US bond tantrum did not result in another trip to the naughty corner was palpable. However, the US dollar and gold rising even as technology stocks rose hints that all is not quite right. One must respect the linkages of late, sell bonds, sell technology, buy cyclical, buy oil every day, buy US dollar, buy gold, oh wait, its gold, sell it anyway no matter what is going on. Bitcoin has also given up all its “we’re Sleepless on Saturday what shall we do,
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Asian equity markets gain ground
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Asian equities are off to a strong start
Yesterday’s close by the Nikkei 225 above 30,000, last seen in 1990, appears to be spurring more buyers into the markets this morning, helped along by Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda. Mr Kuroda stated today, that the BoJ wouldn’t seek to exit or stop its buying of ETF’s, which form part of its ongoing quantitative easing programme. That has lifted the Nikkei 225 by an impressive 1.40% today.
US index futures have crept higher by around 0.15% with most of Asia in the green, although showing less exuberance than Japan. The Kospi has risen by 0.20%, and with Hong Kong returning from holiday, the Hang Seng has played catch-up, powering 1.70% higher today. Singapore has drifted 0.30% higher, with Kuala Lumpur edging 0.15% higher and Jakarta has climbed 0.80% as expectations of a Friday rate cute rise. Bumper results from BHP have lifted Australian markets, along with dovish RBA mi