Category: Blog
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Fixed Income Morning Economic Report 10-26-26
Good morning and happy Monday!! Slightly mixed start to the week for fixed income. Initial strength was a function of the energy pullback; however, benchmarks remain at elevated levels given the punchy rhetoric. USTs are trading 106-04 down 1 tick in 106-00+ to 106-10+ range, they were firmer early doors, and the 106-10+ peak was…
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Findabis: The UK Canna-Tech Play Hiding in Plain Sight
Findabis is currently pre-launch; its public site shows the “Launching soon” page. The problem: a fragmented, regulated market Medical cannabis has been legal on prescription in the UK since 1 November 2018. But legal did not mean unified. Only a specialist doctor can start a prescription, almost all patients are treated privately, and patients, clinics,…
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Fixed Income Morning Economic Report, 8-31-26
Good morning and happy Monday, A quiet start to the week with the UK having a bank holiday, USTs are currently firmer by a tick at 108-04+, in 108-01 to 108-09 range; note, the initial low went below last week’s trough by half a tick, and any resumption of the move looks to 107-31+ from…
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Fixed Income Morning Economic Report, 8-25-26
Initially overnight pressure sent USTs to a 108-11, just shy of Monday’s 108-08+ low. Since, comments by US Treasury Secretary Bessent who has reportedly formulated a plan that could escalate if the "bond vigilantes" continue to push up interest rates, NY Post reports citing sources that he is looking to put the "fear of God"…
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FIxed Income Morning Economic Report, 7-22-26
Fixed income markets initially came under pressure given the rise in energy prices (Brent +3.2%); however, fixed income has reversed off its earlier lows, despite a clear driver. USTs -1+ ticks at 108-19 is just shy of last week’s low of 108-17 with a pretty tight 108-18 to 108-23+ range, while SFRZ6 is unchanged at…
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Options Plays for Highly-Anticipated TSLA Earnings Report
Tesla’s upcoming earnings report presents an opportunity for options traders, as the stock is known for making large price moves following earnings announcements. With the broader market still awaiting direction from the Federal Reserve on interest rates, volatility is expected to remain elevated, making it important to have a well-defined trading strategy. For bullish investors,…
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Fixed Income Morning Economic Report, 7-21-26
Fixed Income markets trade range-bound, in line with energy prices, despite the risk-on tone seen across the equity space. Equities seem to enjoy the reporting around a possible 10-day ceasefire, with recent reporting hinting that the US is demanding a longer ceasefire. USTs +1 tick at 108-26+ having been in a 108-26+ to 109-00 range…
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Fixed Income Morning Economic Report, 7-20-26
Global fixed income markets are softening, and oil prices have pared their initial jumps as investors digest Esmail Baghaei’s remarks that Tehran remains open to negotiations with the U.S. This slight cooling in geopolitical risk premiums follows a weekend escalation that saw two U.S. service members killed in Jordan and one in Iraq, prompting a…
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Fixed Income Morning Economic Report, 7-17-26
Good morning and happy friday, Fixed income markets are firmer across the board, finding some haven flows as equities print deep selloffs as the fears of an overheated tech market continue and the additional turmoil in Iran after bombing continues for a 6th consecutive day and that we are taking aim at civilian infrastructure. USTs…
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Fixed Income Morning Economic Report, 7-13-26
Fixed income markets initially fell at the open, as energy prices rose and a re-escalation of US-Iran tensions, but have come off worst levels. Over the weekend, US forces struck 140 Iranian military targets on Saturday and took further action on Sunday, while Iran attacked US bases in the Gulf and announced that the Strait…