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Great Graphic: US Housing Market

June 14, 2014
These two Great Graphics caught our attention. The first one shows that the average size of American homes has steadily increased.  It was posted on CNN by Les Christie, who drew from Census Department figures.   Over the past decade alone, the average house size increased by 11% to almost 2600 square feet.  Separately, we know that average house…
Great Graphic: US Housing Market Great Graphic: US Housing Market Reviewed by Marc Chandler on June 14, 2014 Rating: 5
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Risk Appetite Stymied: Dollar Recovers while Stocks Slide

September 25, 2019
Overview: Global equities and fixed income reacted to the large moves yesterday in the US when the 10-year note yield fell eight basis points, and the S&P 500 fell by 0.85%. Investors have focused on three separate developments and two of which came from President Trump's speech at the UN. He dismissed the likelihood of a short-term trade …
Risk Appetite Stymied: Dollar Recovers while Stocks Slide Risk Appetite Stymied: Dollar Recovers while Stocks Slide Reviewed by Marc Chandler on September 25, 2019 Rating: 5
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Taper Tantrum 2.0 Dominates

July 07, 2017
Taper Tantrum 2.0, emanating from Europe rather than the United States continues to overshadow other developments.Yesterday, the yield on the 10-year German Bund pushed through the 50 bp mark that has capped the occasional rise in yields in recent months.  The record of the ECB meeting was understood as indicating that the official assessment had …
Taper Tantrum 2.0 Dominates Taper Tantrum 2.0 Dominates Reviewed by Marc Chandler on July 07, 2017 Rating: 5
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Week Ahead: Does the Dollar have Legs?

May 13, 2023
There are different ways to measure it, but the dollar just put in its best week of the year. The greenback rose against all the G10 currencies, and the Dollar Index rose by the most since last September. It also appreciated against most emerging market currencies, with the notable exceptions of a handful of Latam currencies. It seems to be an ove…
Week Ahead: Does the Dollar have Legs? Week Ahead: Does the Dollar have Legs? Reviewed by Marc Chandler on May 13, 2023 Rating: 5
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The Challenging Week Ahead

January 22, 2017
The developments over the last few days, including the strident tones of the inauguration speech,  the dispute of the number that attended the inauguration, and the nearly incoherent speech to the CIA may be a small hint to investors of the unpredictable nature of the new US President.  The unorthodox style and rhetoric should not distract from th…
The Challenging Week Ahead The Challenging Week Ahead Reviewed by Marc Chandler on January 22, 2017 Rating: 5
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Abe's Assassination Shocks the World

July 08, 2022
Overview: News that former Prime Minister Abe was assassinated while campaigning in Japan ahead of the weekend election shocked the nation and world. The immediate market impact looks minimal. Asia Pacific equities mostly advanced. Chinese stocks were the main exception and generally underperformed the other large regional markets this week. After…
Abe's Assassination Shocks the World Abe's Assassination Shocks the World Reviewed by Marc Chandler on July 08, 2022 Rating: 5
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Dollar Consolidates as Market Awaits Fresh Incentives

August 18, 2025
Overview: The US dollar is mostly consolidating today in quiet turnover. Among the G10 currencies, the dollar-bloc, which underperformed before the weekend, are firmer today, while the other G10 currencies are softer. The focus is not so much on data today but on the meeting in the White House with Ukraine's Zelensky and the European leaders t…
Dollar Consolidates as Market Awaits Fresh Incentives Dollar Consolidates as Market Awaits Fresh Incentives Reviewed by Marc Chandler on August 18, 2025 Rating: 5
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Deja Vu All Over Again

October 16, 2020
Overview:  It was like deja vu all over again.  First, the market reacted immodestly to headlines indicating there was little chance of pre-election fiscal stimulus in the US.  It was hardly new news.  Then the market seemed to react with surprise that there was no last-minute breakthrough in the UK-EU trade negotiations.  Prime Minister Johnson c…
Deja Vu All Over Again Deja Vu All Over Again Reviewed by Marc Chandler on October 16, 2020 Rating: 5
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