Updates – Macro Trend

Even if oil hits $150 a barrel, JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic predicts stocks will reclaim 2022 highs

TUE, JUN 7 20228:13 PM EDT UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO Stephanie Landsman J.P. Morgan’s Marko Kolanovic: $150 oil wouldn’t cripple economy or market JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic predicts oil is surging higher — but so are stocks. Kolanovic, who serves as the firm’s chief global markets strategist and co-head of global research, believes the U.S. economy […]

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Peak Inflation Signs Are Flashing in Chips, Shipping, Fertilizer

Monday, June 6, 2022 02:00 PM By Michelle Jamrisko Prices for chips and shipping containers have come off peaks Central bankers are scrambling to snuff out soaring inflation (Bloomberg) — Three of the key supply-side factors driving today’s global inflation levels have already turned around, meaning relief could be on the horizon for shoppers worldwide. A […]

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Five Signals That Are Giving Economists Hope About 2022

Tuesday, June 7, 2022 01:08 PM By Isabelle Lee For Dutta, it’s labor supply; Kolanovic cites China’s recovery Tinsley uses consumer spending, Markowska tracks foot traffic (Bloomberg) — As corporate leaders increase their grim pronouncements about the future, there are still market economists who see stocks heading higher in the second half of this year and who say the US […]

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Oil Tankers Make Rare Mid-Atlantic Switch of Russian Crude Cargo

Monday, June 6, 2022 02:07 AM By Julian Lee Transfer took place in waters 300 miles west of Madeira in May Most cargo movements occur in sheltered near-shore waters (Bloomberg) — Shippers of Russian crude are turning to unusual methods to move cargoes displaced from Europe over much longer distances to new customers. The most […]

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As Shanghai reopens, California ports prepare for cargo surge

June 2, 2022 5:03 PM PDT From Reuters News: Reporting by Lisa Baertlein in Los Angeles; Editing by Lincoln Feast. California port leaders expect imports to rise as Shanghai, home to the world’s busiest seaport, emerges from a two-month COVID-19 lockdown. The question is whether that release of pent-up goods will again swamp West Coast […]

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China is boosting Russian oil purchases by nearly 50% after initially cutting back

MAY 20, 2022, 22:19 IST Business Insider US Brian Evans China is ramping up its purchases of Russian oil and picking up the slack of Western buyers. The world’s top oil importer is nearing 1.1 million barrels per day of Russian crude brought by sea, Reuters said. China previously recorded imports of 750,000 barrels per […]

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How the World Is Paying for Putin’s War in Ukraine

May 31, 2022, 9:01 PM PDT Bloomberg News In early March, as the US and its allies unleashed a wave of sanctions on Russia, President Joe Biden stood in the White House and said they wanted to deal a “powerful blow to Putin’s war machine.” But as the war in Ukraine approaches its 100th day, that […]

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Moscow expects big jump in profits from energy exports in 2022

June 4, 2022 From Reuters News: Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by Leslie Adler and David Gregorio Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday said Western sanctions would have no effect on the country’s oil exports and predicted a big jump in profits from energy shipments this year. “Considering the price level that has been […]

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Saudi foreign minister does not expect immediate global oil shortage

May 24, 2022 From Reuters News: Reporting by Dmitry Zhdannikov; Editing by Alexander Smith Saudi Arabia does not expect an immediate shortage of oil and only a certain shortage of oil products, the country’s foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Tuesday when asked why Riyadh has rebuffed U.S. calls to raise […]

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JPMorgan’s Kolanovic sees stock market recouping 2022 losses and end the year flat

CNBC JPMorgan’s Kolanovic sees stock market recouping 2022 losses and end the year flat PUBLISHED WED, JUN 1 2022 1:33 PM EDT Yun Li Top Wall Street strategist Marko Kolanovic said he’s staying optimistic amid the market volatility, calling for the S&P 500 to recoup this year’s steep losses and finish 2022 unchanged. “We remain positive […]

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