Senior Relationship Manager
Summary: Equities at record highs - Is there more room?
Good Morning
Equities continues their ascent and close at records, the Dow gains 0.36%, the S&P 500 0.35% and the Nasdaq +0.21%, Ger30 closes above 15700, breaking it’s wedge and now has room to the 16000 technically.All three US Indexes are at record levels.
Tesla gained 4% yesterday and today we are expecting earnings of DNB, Pepsi, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and First Republic Bank. Based on IBES data, a rise of 66% in overall earnings is expected for the 500 companies in the S&P 500.
According to Reuters calculations, the cost of hedging against a 3-standard deviation move in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust is higher than about 90% of the time over the last five years.
US 10 year Interest Rates rise to near 1.4% and the USD Index to 92.25. Bitcoin remains in the 30k-40k range, currently at 32800. Gold and Silver can gain to 1806 and 26.20 and are a little removed from recent lows.
Besides the earnings, the US CPI should be the main event of the day and we continue to keep a close eye on central banks as the key driver behind the rally, also the US Senate has returned from it’s holiday and working on the infrastructure deal.
Local Start Date | Local Time | Country/Region | Indicator Name | Period | Reuters Poll |
13 Jul 2021 | 08:00 | Germany | HICP Final YY | Jun | 2.1% |
13 Jul 2021 | 08:45 | France | CPI (EU Norm) Final MM | Jun | 0.2% |
13 Jul 2021 | 08:45 | France | CPI (EU Norm) Final YY | Jun | 1.9% |
13 Jul 2021 | 14:30 | United States | CPI MM, SA | Jun | 0.5% |
13 Jul 2021 | China (Mainland) | Exports YY | Jun | 23.1% | |
13 Jul 2021 | China (Mainland) | Imports YY | Jun | 30.0% | |
13 Jul 2021 | China (Mainland) | Trade Balance USD | Jun | 44.20B | |
14 Jul 2021 | 04:00 | New Zealand | Cash Rate | 14 Jul | 0.25% |
14 Jul 2021 | 08:00 | United Kingdom | CPI YY | Jun | 2.2% |
14 Jul 2021 | 09:30 | Sweden | CPI MM | Jun | 0.1% |
14 Jul 2021 | 09:30 | Sweden | CPI YY | Jun | 1.3% |
14 Jul 2021 | 13:00 | Turkey | CBT Weekly Repo Rate | Jul | 19.00% |
14 Jul 2021 | 13:00 | Turkey | O/N Lending Rate | Jul | |
14 Jul 2021 | 13:00 | Turkey | O/N Borrowing Rate | Jul | |
14 Jul 2021 | 13:00 | Turkey | Late Liquidity Window Rate | Jul | |
14 Jul 2021 | 16:00 | Canada | BoC Rate Decision | 14 Jul | 0.25% |
15 Jul 2021 | 03:00 | South Korea | Bank of Korea Base Rate | Jul | |
15 Jul 2021 | 03:30 | Australia | Employment | Jun | 30.0k |
15 Jul 2021 | 03:30 | Australia | Unemployment Rate | Jun | 5.0% |
15 Jul 2021 | 04:00 | China (Mainland) | Urban Investment (YTD)YY | Jun | 12.1% |
15 Jul 2021 | 04:00 | China (Mainland) | Industrial Output YY | Jun | 7.8% |
15 Jul 2021 | 04:00 | China (Mainland) | Retail Sales YY | Jun | 11.0% |
15 Jul 2021 | 04:00 | China (Mainland) | GDP YY | Q2 | 8.1% |
15 Jul 2021 | 08:00 | United Kingdom | Claimant Count Unem Chng | Jun | |
15 Jul 2021 | 08:00 | United Kingdom | ILO Unemployment Rate | May | 4.7% |
15 Jul 2021 | 10:00 | Italy | CPI (EU Norm) Final MM | Jun | 0.2% |
15 Jul 2021 | 10:00 | Italy | CPI (EU Norm) Final YY | Jun | 1.3% |
15 Jul 2021 | 12:00 | Euro Zone | Reserve Assets Total | Jun | |
15 Jul 2021 | 14:30 | United States | Initial Jobless Clm | 10 Jul, w/e | 360k |
15 Jul 2021 | 14:30 | United States | Philly Fed Business Indx | Jul | 28.3 |
15 Jul 2021 | 15:15 | United States | Industrial Production MM | Jun | 0.7% |
16 Jul 2021 | 00:45 | New Zealand | CPI QQ | Q2 | |
16 Jul 2021 | 11:00 | Euro Zone | HICP Final MM | Jun | 0.3% |
16 Jul 2021 | 11:00 | Euro Zone | HICP Final YY | Jun | 1.9% |
16 Jul 2021 | 14:15 | Canada | House Starts, Annualized | Jun | 270.0k |
16 Jul 2021 | 14:30 | United States | Retail Sales MM | Jun | |
16 Jul 2021 | 16:00 | United States | U Mich Sentiment Prelim | Jul | 86.5 |
16 Jul 2021 | Japan | JP BOJ Rate Decision | 16 Jul | -0.10% |
(Refinitiv)
AI: The good, the bad, and the bubble
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Steen Jakobsen,
Chief Investment Officer
The emergence of advanced AI systems is by far the most surprising event this year, turning everything upside down, while risks and benefits are debated. AI will also become an arms race between the US and China.
Peter Garnry,
Head of Equity Strategy
As China navigates global fragmentation, its cycle of technology application, productivity enhancement, and growth is threatened by US breakthroughs in generative AI, limited computing power, and geopolitical tensions.
Redmond Wong,
Market Strategist
Japan’s expertise in semiconductors and robotic integration could be the foundation of AI dominance. Combining two of this year's themes, Japanese equities and artificial intelligence, brings a wave of opportunities.
Charu Chanana,
Market Strategist
The AI fever has turned the technology into a darling, pushing crypto further into no-man’s-land. There are striking similarities between AI and crypto, and if these are to come full circle, AI won't be spared for bubbles.
Mads Eberhardt,
Cryptocurrency Analyst
Stocks related to artificial intelligence (AI) have appeared on investors' radars. Expectations are high, but it may be necessary to consider how to get exposure to AI in a diversified way.
Hans Oudshoorn,
Trainer Academy
The USD is on its back foot as markets celebrate an eventual Fed rate peak and steady long US yields. The stakes are even higher for the Japanese yen if longer major sovereign yield curves have to price in economic acceleration.
John J. Hardy,
Head of FX Strategy
While commodities, broadly speaking, have faced some tough months, a partial reversal during June could signal that the asset class is getting back on its feet with energy holding up and precious metals with upside potential.
Ole S. Hansen,
Head of Commodity Strategy
As inflation remains high central banks face hard decisions about whether they should keep hiking interest rates or stop. Meanwhile, the rise of AI creates bubble-like conditions that only make the decision harder.
Althea Spinozzi,
Senior Fixed Income Strategist