Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Quantifying The Value Premium Across Asset Classes
Value is arguably the leading exhibit in the factor zoo. Quantifying the value factor is challenging, however, for multi-asset class portfolios for at least two reasons. Commodities aren’t easily valued because oil, gold, etc. don’t generate earnings or dividends. Even when there are cash flows to measure, putting a broad set of assets on a […]
AUD CPI +2% First Time Since 2014
Headline CPI Back To Target The latest CPI data for Australia showed that inflation rose 0.5% QoQ over Q1, boosted mainly by higher food and fuel costs. Underlying inflation also increased slightly, with trimmed mean inflation increasing 0.5% QoQ also though weighted media inflation remained flat at 0.4% QoQ. The majority of the increase in […]
Tedious Trading
The oil trade has become tedious with a bigger dose of monotonous heaped inside. Not even another conflict with Iran or a drawdown in oil inventory could wake this boring market up out of its tedious movements. Perhaps that may change as the dollar is springing back to life and we get oil inventories and […]
Tesla Model S Loses Top Ratings Spot, Consumer Reports Says
Consumer Reports is lowering the ratings of two Tesla vehicles because the automaker has not enabled the new models with the automatic emergency braking safety feature it said would come as standard. The maker of electric vehicles continues to say it is working through software problems, but that has left owners without the promised feature, […]
Generation Two Liquid Alternatives
Beachhead Capital Management has published a white paper on what it calls the “second generation of liquid alternatives.” To begin at the beginning, “liquid alternatives” are investment products, available to retail investors, for example through mutual funds or ETFs, which are designed to provide the diversification and absolute-return benefits typically associated with hedge fund strategies. […]
Gold Bullion Imports Into China Via Hong Kong More Than Doubles In March
Gold bullion imports into China via main conduit Hong Kong more than doubled month-on-month in March, data showed on Tuesday as reported by Reuters. China’s net-gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled in March to 111.6 tonnes. Chart not updated as official data not publicly available yet. Source: Goldchartsrus.com Net-gold imports by the world’s top gold consumer […]
Global Fixed Income: Expect The Unexpected
Based upon projections for 2017, it would appear as if the global bond markets have once again surpassed expectations. Indeed, following the U.S. election and the subsequent rate hike by the Federal Reserve (Fed) in December, the “student body right” mentality among investors was that the fixed income asset class could have its share of difficulties in 2017. While […]
Twitter Surges After Beating Expectations, MAUs Jump Despite Revenue Slowdown: The Quarter In Charts
For once Twitter (TWTR) did not disappoint Wall Street, when moments ago it reported results that beat consensus estimates handily as non-GAAP EPS of $0.11 beat consensus of $0.02, even topping the highest estimate of $0.10, on revenue of $548.3 million, also beating est. of $509 million (just don’t look at the GAAP EPS loss […]
Piper Says Buy Chipotle On Today’s Rally, Ups Target To $530
Piper Jaffray analyst Nicole Miller Regan tells investors to add to Chipotle Mexican Grill positions even with the stock up 3%, or $13.44, to $485.20 post last night’s earnings release. The company reported “solid” Q1 earnings and reiterated its unit-level economic model, Regan tells investors in a research note. She believes a series of steady […]
Morning Call For Wednesday, April 26
OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM17 -0.04%) this morning are down slightly by -0.04% before President Trump unveils the outlines of his tax plans later today. The upside in equities was limited and European stocks slipped -0.30% as energy producing companies declined as the price of Jun WTI crude (CLM17 -0.67%) dropped by […]
