Founder and Strategist, Entext Economics & Strategy

Sean Maher

Founder and Strategist

Entext Economics & Strategy

Entext provides institutional investors with distinctive, actionable asset allocation and thematic research, which typically challenges the market consensus. Our clients range from credit, equity and multi-asset hedge and pension funds to family offices and sovereign funds. 
 
We focus on identifying key inflection points in macro data and relative asset performance amid the 'groupthink'  and confirmation bias that characterizes most investment bank analysis.

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Despite the record highs for US indices, most EM currencies have regained USD levels seen pre-election as volatility subsides and carry trades resume.
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<li>Even the Turkish Lira and Mexican Peso have found support since late January while speculative long USD positioning has reversed to levels last seen in October.</li>
<li>Corporate credit spreads have tightened further as retail funds flood into the sector YTD - EM high yield spreads are just 2.7% currently from over 5% a year ago.</li>
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That backdrop underpins the…</li>
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Despite the record highs for US indices, most EM currencies have regained USD levels seen pre-election as volatility subsides and carry trades resume.

Even the Turkish Lira and Mexican Peso have found support since late January while speculative long USD positioning has reversed to levels last seen in October.
Corporate credit spreads have tightened further as retail funds flood into the sector YTD - EM high yield spreads are just 2.7% currently from over 5% a year ago.

That backdrop underpins the…


US Earnings Momentum Weak as Greek Saga Resumes

Founder, Supreme Peoples Court Monitor

Susan Finder

Founder

Supreme Peoples Court Monitor

A senior judge of China's Zhejiang Province Higher People's Court gave a <a href="http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5NjA3NDc5MA==&amp;mid=2654696679&amp;idx=1&amp;sn=de31519c793d3104b951aff8f5533d8a&amp;chksm=bd2110ae8a5699b82257b31d4423e80eb779f5de31303016012381e999a9c774bac4eaa2d167&amp;mpshare=1&amp;scene=5&amp;srcid=0123rxQfyxxt74qmE8hHGXcm#rd" target="_blank">status report</a> on civil and commercial litigation in his province, providing statistics as of the end of September, 2016. What he reported provides signals on the state of the economy there, a province critical to the Chinese economy.<h2>What is special about Zhejiang?</h2>Zhejiang is an important export base, accounting for about 12% of all Chinese exports in <a href="http://china-trade-research.hktdc.com/business-news/article/Facts-and-Figures/Zhejiang-Market-Profile/ff/en/1/1X000000/1X06BVYH.htm" target="_blank">2015</a>.  Many of the exporting companies are private and in 2015, private…

A senior judge of China's Zhejiang Province Higher People's Court gave a status report on civil and commercial litigation in his province, providing statistics as of the end of September, 2016. What he reported provides signals on the state of the economy there, a province critical to the Chinese economy.What is special about Zhejiang?Zhejiang is an important export base, accounting for about 12% of all Chinese exports in 2015.  Many of the exporting companies are private and in 2015, private…

Bad Debt Litigation in China's Export Base

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David Riedel

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GCSI Rises In December but Increased Polarization Predicts Volatility in 2017<ul><li class="li2">In December the RRG Global Consumer Sentiment Index (GCSI) increased slightly to a level of .53, up from .5 in November and above the average reading of 0.37 for the first 11 months of the year.</li></ul><ul>
<li class="li2">Upward momentum in the GCSI has been enough to offset concern about rising inflation and the uncertainty of the Trump presidency in the U.S. set to begin Jan 20th.</li>
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US dollar strength since Trump’s election in November dampened…</li>
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GCSI Rises In December but Increased Polarization Predicts Volatility in 2017In December the RRG Global Consumer Sentiment Index (GCSI) increased slightly to a level of .53, up from .5 in November and above the average reading of 0.37 for the first 11 months of the year.
Upward momentum in the GCSI has been enough to offset concern about rising inflation and the uncertainty of the Trump presidency in the U.S. set to begin Jan 20th.

US dollar strength since Trump’s election in November dampened…


Global Consumer Sentiment Strong in Dec but Troubling Patterns Risk Volatility in 2017

·  A year ago, the key issue to understand was that commodity markets were about to tighten and position accordingly – energy and materials have been the best performing MSCI sectors.·  The global economy is starting the year on a strong cyclical footing, with EM factory PMIs accelerating ex India and Brazil, while both Europe and the US have seen momentum build further.·  A key risk is the fallout from an attempt by the new US administration to close the merchandise trade deficit which has…

·  A year ago, the key issue to understand was that commodity markets were about to tighten and position accordingly – energy and materials have been the best performing MSCI sectors.·  The global economy is starting the year on a strong cyclical footing, with EM factory PMIs accelerating ex India and Brazil, while both Europe and the US have seen momentum build further.·  A key risk is the fallout from an attempt by the new US administration to close the merchandise trade deficit which has…

US Policy Focus Shifts to Closing Trade Deficit…

Co-founder & Managing Director, Marketnomix 

Rajan Govil

Co-founder & Managing Director

Marketnomix 

Macroeconomics

<ul><li>Industrial production in China appears to be stabilizing above the 6.0% level</li><li>Impact of the economic and political policies of the incoming US administration as well as the impact of Brexit on China’s exports will need to be monitored</li><li>The RMB is likely to weaken as exports and economy slow and capital outflows continue</li></ul>

Industrial production in China appears to be stabilizing above the 6.0% levelImpact of the economic and political policies of the incoming US administration as well as the impact of Brexit on China’s exports will need to be monitoredThe RMB is likely to weaken as exports and economy slow and capital outflows continue

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