ONE: Oil is now approach off its excessive. For now, at the least. We might have seen the utmost depth of the Russia-driven commodity worth spike in wheat and gas.
TWO: Now China points a press launch at 4 o’ clock within the morning east coast, completely timed for the US monetary media to get the story out within the pre-market. They wish to resolve all of their variations with US regulators and put in a backside for his or her large tech shares. In all probability noticed an excessive amount of bleeding of international capital from their very own native markets plus Hong Kong. Enjoying footsie with the Russian tyrant hasn’t helped issues. This feels Come to Jesus-y to me. Both approach, a welcome flip within the story.
THREE: Fed Chair Powell does his lengthy awaited first charge hike of the cycle in the present day. Lastly. He’s been rehearsing for this within the mirror all 12 months. He sings all the proper lyrics about inflation, vigilance, endurance, information dependency whereas hitting all the appropriate notes. Nothing new to get nervous about. We don’t like new phrases, we just like the anticipated phrases, delivered in the identical order, with as little variation as potential. He is aware of. Shorts cowl on the shortage of a shock, some money on the sidelines comes again as excessive unfavourable sentiment unwinds a bit. Progress shares which have misplaced half their worth catch a bid, buybacks are buzzing beneath the floor for all of the SPX 100 names.
Is that sufficient? Within the short-term it is likely to be. Perhaps not sufficient for brand spanking new highs, however presumably sufficient to stave off a reduce beneath the late February invasion lows. We’ll take it. Everybody may use a number of moments within the nook and a few vaseline above their eye.
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I’ll be on CNBC’s new present at 4pm in the present day proper on the bell. It’s referred to as Closing Bell Extra time, hosted by the one and solely Scott Wapner. I’m unsure of the format or how a lot I’ll get to say, we’ll see what occurs. Tune in then!
