Alfonso Peccatiello's Comment & Analysis
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The first 5 weeks of the year have seen international equities outperforming the S&P 500: European and Chinese stocks have rallied harder than US stock indexes, and certain emerging markets like...
Our main macro thesis for the first half of 2025 is that another disinflationary wave will hit the US.
We expect core PCE to annualize at or below 2% in H1 2025.
Our Leading Inflation Indicator...
This week will be crucial for markets as Trump is set to announce (or disappointingly not announce) tariffs.
In this piece, I will highlight the rationale behind my base case scenario and its impact...
A deep look at tariffs and the most attractive macro asset classes to kickstart 2025.
What if tariffs end up being non-inflationary and negative for growth?
And what if Trump focuses on short-term...
Trump is back slashing (or should we say: threatening) tariffs left, right and center.
The more gradual approach suggested by his inner circle is nowhere to be seen.
It seems like this Trump...
The Bond Market is saying “This Time is Different”.
The Term Premium is on the rise, and it now sits close to the highest level for the last 10 years.
But What is Term Premium?
An investor looking...
Macro clouds remain on the horizon.
Wherever you look at, you see unsustainable economic models: we are either relying on debt-fueled growth (US), trying to squeeze exhausted growth models (China),...
The Chinese real estate market is de-leveraging very hard.
Economists estimate Chinese households have suffered $10+ trillion of wealth losses as a result.
There is now a strong urge to stop the...
The news of the week is NOT the Fed cutting 50 bps - yes sure, that’s important but there is something much more relevant going on.
The Chinese economy keeps imploding from within.
And we should pay...
We are observing a true regime change in markets.
And for macro investors, it’s incredibly important to stay vigilant and on top of our game at this stage.
It all starts with this: the Fed is behind...