Can Markets Keep Their Cool? July 2025 HANDLS Monthly Report
Politics Trumps the Numbers, Can Markets Keep Their Cool? | Catalyst Insights
Politics Trumps the Numbers, Can Markets Keep Their Cool? | Catalyst Insights
Navigating Trade Winds: HANDLS Indexes Showcase Resilient Recoveries and Diversified Income Strength in May 2025| Catalyst Insights
Income Sector Navigates Tariff Tangles| Catalyst Insights
It looks like a big margin call started in Japan. The Japanese Yen has become a funding currency in recent years, a source of cheap financing with the proceeds reinvested in better returning assets – such as US$ listed AI stocks. Debtors benefit when the currency in which they’ve borrowed depreciates. The Yen offered low borrowing costs and a lower value – until it didn’t.| Catalyst Insights
While the first quarter’s CPI prints this year were above expectations, one needs to ‘look under the hood’ to have a better view on inflation (where it was and where it is going). We have written over the past year that inflation was on a downward trajectory and have been correct. The head fake that occurred during the first quarter with ‘apparently’ high inflation may likely be the nail in the coffin for the economy. We suggest this because most market participants, financial new...| Catalyst Insights
Economic Insights| Catalyst Insights
