Central banks • Rates • FX • Energy • Commodities
Facts → Pricing → Transmission → Invalidation
No signals. No noise.
They move on changes in expectations.
Market Filter exists to separate what happened from what actually matters.
Facts first. Pricing second. Causality before narrative.
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Monday:
oil ↑ + breakevens/yields ↑ = stronger inflation shock.
No Kharg damage + OPEC+ relief = escalation thesis weakened.
#Macro #Oil #MarketFilter
Monday:
oil ↑ + breakevens/yields ↑ = stronger inflation shock.
No Kharg damage + OPEC+ relief = escalation thesis weakened.
#Macro #Oil #MarketFilter
Gasoline is above $4/gal ahead of Labor Day.
Inventories are low. Refinery utilization is ~98%.
The inflation channel is moving beyond crude into transport and household costs.
#Inflation #Gasoline #Fed
Gasoline is above $4/gal ahead of Labor Day.
Inventories are low. Refinery utilization is ~98%.
The inflation channel is moving beyond crude into transport and household costs.
#Inflation #Gasoline #Fed
A tanker strike alone is one thing.
A strike near Iran’s main crude export hub is another.
The key test is now physical:
Were export infrastructure or loading operations disrupted?
#Energy #Oil #Geopolitics
A tanker strike alone is one thing.
A strike near Iran’s main crude export hub is another.
The key test is now physical:
Were export infrastructure or loading operations disrupted?
#Energy #Oil #Geopolitics
Fed pricing ~50/50.
Oil stays high.
Yields have eased.
Weak jobs + yields/FedWatch ↓ would deepen the policy shift.
Strong jobs + yields/FedWatch ↑ would invalidate part of the Waller repricing.
#Fed #NFP #MarketFilter
Fed pricing ~50/50.
Oil stays high.
Yields have eased.
Weak jobs + yields/FedWatch ↓ would deepen the policy shift.
Strong jobs + yields/FedWatch ↑ would invalidate part of the Waller repricing.
#Fed #NFP #MarketFilter
Brent ~$96
+7.6% this week
US diesel has hit a record ~$5.82/gal as inventories tighten.
The inflation risk is no longer just crude transport and logistics costs are becoming the transmission channel.
#Oil #Inflation #Energy
Brent ~$96
+7.6% this week
US diesel has hit a record ~$5.82/gal as inventories tighten.
The inflation risk is no longer just crude transport and logistics costs are becoming the transmission channel.
#Oil #Inflation #Energy
Rate held at 2.25% as expected.
The surprise was the message: upside inflation risks have increased.
Markets now see hikes potentially starting in December.
Decision ≠ surprise. Pricing matters.
#BoC #CAD #Inflation
Rate held at 2.25% as expected.
The surprise was the message: upside inflation risks have increased.
Markets now see hikes potentially starting in December.
Decision ≠ surprise. Pricing matters.
#BoC #CAD #Inflation
August ADP: +38K vs +48K expected.
July revised to +46K from +44K.
→ Moderately dovish for the Fed
→ US yields eased after the release
→ Slight support for gold
No regime change yet: oil keeps inflation risks elevated. Friday’s NFP is the real test.
August ADP: +38K vs +48K expected.
July revised to +46K from +44K.
→ Moderately dovish for the Fed
→ US yields eased after the release
→ Slight support for gold
No regime change yet: oil keeps inflation risks elevated. Friday’s NFP is the real test.
Markets now price ~35% odds of the ECB deposit rate reaching 3% by Mar. 2027, up from ~25% last week.
September is mostly priced.
The new question is how far tightening goes after that.
#ECB #Rates #Inflation
Markets now price ~35% odds of the ECB deposit rate reaching 3% by Mar. 2027, up from ~25% last week.
September is mostly priced.
The new question is how far tightening goes after that.
#ECB #Rates #Inflation
Oil ↑
Global yields ↑
USD ↑
Equities ↓
Gold ↓
Still an inflationary tightening shock.
Invalidation: yields ↓ + USD ↓ + gold ↑ despite high oil.
#Macro #MarketFilter #Trading
Oil ↑
Global yields ↑
USD ↑
Equities ↓
Gold ↓
Still an inflationary tightening shock.
Invalidation: yields ↓ + USD ↓ + gold ↑ despite high oil.
#Macro #MarketFilter #Trading
New Zealand raised rates 25bp to 2.75%.
Yet NZD fell.
Why? The path was less hawkish than markets expected.
Decision ≠ surprise. Pricing first.
#RBNZ #NZD #CentralBanks
New Zealand raised rates 25bp to 2.75%.
Yet NZD fell.
Why? The path was less hawkish than markets expected.
Decision ≠ surprise. Pricing first.
#RBNZ #NZD #CentralBanks
US 10Y touched 4.812%.
Japan’s yields are also at multi-decade highs.
Inflation isn’t the only issue: term premium, sovereign supply and weaker foreign demand for duration matter too.
#Bonds #Treasuries #JGB
US 10Y touched 4.812%.
Japan’s yields are also at multi-decade highs.
Inflation isn’t the only issue: term premium, sovereign supply and weaker foreign demand for duration matter too.
#Bonds #Treasuries #JGB
Two supertankers carrying Saudi crude were struck in the Strait.
US and Iran also exchanged fresh attacks.
This is no longer just headline risk: physical energy logistics are being hit.
#Hormuz #Oil #Geopolitics
Two supertankers carrying Saudi crude were struck in the Strait.
US and Iran also exchanged fresh attacks.
This is no longer just headline risk: physical energy logistics are being hit.
#Hormuz #Oil #Geopolitics
Oil >$92
US10Y ~4.77%
Fed hike odds ~66–68%
Stocks ↓
Gold ↓
Still an inflation/tightening shock.
Invalidation: yields ↓ + USD ↓ + gold ↑.
#Macro #Oil #MarketFilter
Oil >$92
US10Y ~4.77%
Fed hike odds ~66–68%
Stocks ↓
Gold ↓
Still an inflation/tightening shock.
Invalidation: yields ↓ + USD ↓ + gold ↑.
#Macro #Oil #MarketFilter
Softer JOLTS didn’t break the repricing.
Barr: if inflation doesn’t moderate enough, rates should rise decisively.
#Fed #FedWatch #Inflation
Softer JOLTS didn’t break the repricing.
Barr: if inflation doesn’t moderate enough, rates should rise decisively.
#Fed #FedWatch #Inflation