Daily BriefsMacro

Daily Brief Macro: Pretexts and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Pretexts, My Dear Boy, Pretexts
  • Overview #23 Gold, Bonds and the USD


Pretexts, My Dear Boy, Pretexts

By Thomas Lam

  • The financial shock and greater uncertainty, all else equal, imply a disinflationary backdrop
  • The current trade posture alone implies either a one-off or a more persistent inflationary environment
  • But comprehending the shocks might not be the real challenge, rather it is about unraveling what is harnessed as a pretext and what is not     

Overview #23 Gold, Bonds and the USD

By Rikki Malik

  • A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes or outlook
  • Gold is now considered the most crowded trade. Should we be worried?
  • Who is going to buy US government bonds going forward?

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