Author Archives: Danielle Park

Shilling: Bond and greenback bears mistaken

The US dollar and Treasury bonds outperform risky assets during “D” periods–disinflation and outright deflation.  While inflation trades have won year-to-date, a return to “D” conditions remains probable in the second half.  As usual, very few will be positioned proactively … Continue reading

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Accelerating COVID-19 spread warns robust recovery forecasts

The World Health Organization is warning that new COVID-19 infections are rising everywhere except Europe, led by a breathtaking spread in India as well as Argentina, Turkey, Brazil and Japan.  This chart of the latest surge in India–the world’s sixth-largest … Continue reading

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Financial stress rising for households

I have to preface this clip by saying that the Questrade ad that leads it is one of the most sexist, predatory, revolting things I have seen. Typical of suck-in-the-retail-trader-platforms, but still…a particularly heinous example of why the financial sales … Continue reading

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