Chief Economist & Political Strategist, CrossASEAN Research

Prasenjit K. Basu

Chief Economist & Political Strategist

CrossASEAN Research

At CrossASEAN Research we strive to produce unbiased and differentiated on the ground insights on companies across South East Asia. Our Research is produced for the most part after face to face meetings and conversations with company management to dig deep into the long term vision and strategy of the companies we cover. We seek to deliver investable and actionable themes on sectors and markets across SE Asia, often in collaboration with other Insight Providers across the region, pooling the vast experience of the analysts within the Smartkarma Ecosystem. We also offer bespoke work and tailor made trips for our clients. 

Insights across South East Asia

Macroeconomics

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<li>The FOMC hiked its policy Fed Funds rate by 75bp on 15 Jun'22, the sharpest single hike in 28 years, taking the central rate to 1.625% (official range of 1.5-1.75%).</li>
<li>With headline CPI inflation at 8.6%YoY in May'22, and wage inflation at 5.2%, inflationary expectations needed to be nipped in the bud, and the Fed has finally taken decisive action.</li>
<li>We expect the FF rate to reach 3% by Sep'22, then rise more sedately. This will induce a shallow recession by Mar'24. We are bullish on a 6-month view.</li>
</ul>


The FOMC hiked its policy Fed Funds rate by 75bp on 15 Jun'22, the sharpest single hike in 28 years, taking the central rate to 1.625% (official range of 1.5-1.75%).
With headline CPI inflation at 8.6%YoY in May'22, and wage inflation at 5.2%, inflationary expectations needed to be nipped in the bud, and the Fed has finally taken decisive action.
We expect the FF rate to reach 3% by Sep'22, then rise more sedately. This will induce a shallow recession by Mar'24. We are bullish on a 6-month view.


Tight Labour Market Obliges the Fed to Quickly Reverse Its Policy Error

Technical Analyst, Vermilion Research

Joe Jasper

Technical Analyst

Technical and Quantitative Research

Vermilion Research

Vermilion’s objective is to deliver timely, actionable, and unique technical research to professional investors through the application of our various technical indicators.

Our research strategists seek to highlight securities which we believe are at major inflection points, based on our various technical and quantitative indicators, and offer asymmetric risk/return profiles. Our unique research methodology, centered on relative strength, enables our strategists to deliver superior investment recommendations.

Our process begins by organizing the universe of actively traded stocks into discrete sectors, then into industry groups. We then apply our technical and quantitative tools to identify developing price trends. Once attractive trends are identified within a selected sector or group, we screen for individual stocks which we believe offer the best risk/reward profile. We provide a historical perspective that often reveals, through our long-term charts, how price patterns often repeat themselves over time.

Technical Analysis

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<li>The latest bear market rally came to a close last week after the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) broke below their respective flag supports at 4070 and $304. </li>
<li>Last week we noted a break of these levels would likely mean a trip back to YTD lows and downtrend channel support, which is precisely where we are now.</li>
<li>We remain bearish as long as the downtrends remain intact on the S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), Russell 2000 (IWM), S&amp;P 600 (IJR), and Russell Micro-Caps (IWC)</li>
</ul>


The latest bear market rally came to a close last week after the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) broke below their respective flag supports at 4070 and $304. 
Last week we noted a break of these levels would likely mean a trip back to YTD lows and downtrend channel support, which is precisely where we are now.
We remain bearish as long as the downtrends remain intact on the S&amp;P 500, Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), Russell 2000 (IWM), S&amp;P 600 (IJR), and Russell Micro-Caps (IWC)


US Dollar & 10-Year Treasury Yield Breaking Out; Stick With Energy, Also Buying China Education Svcs

Founder & CEO Bond Angle, LLC, Bond Angle, LLC

Vicki Bryan

Founder & CEO Bond Angle, LLC

Bond Angle, LLC

Insightful commentary and analysis on bond markets and market movers, including financial, economic, and industry catalysts and management shenanigans. 

High yield market investment research

Credit

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Tesla announced 3-1 Stock Split in a down market plus a surprising board shakeup as Larry Ellison quietly exits. 
</li>
<li>Is this another red flag with Elon's troubled funding for his messy Twitter buyout?</li>
<li>If so, this could trigger a stampede to the exits for already wary investors in Elon's now comically overpriced hostile buyout of Twitter
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</ul>



Tesla announced 3-1 Stock Split in a down market plus a surprising board shakeup as Larry Ellison quietly exits. 

Is this another red flag with Elon's troubled funding for his messy Twitter buyout?
If so, this could trigger a stampede to the exits for already wary investors in Elon's now comically overpriced hostile buyout of Twitter



Plunging Tesla Stock to Split 3-1; Larry Ellison Chooses Now to Leave Board—and Twitter Deal?

House of Market Insights, Market Radar

Market Radar

House of Market Insights

Quick market updates and lot of ideas for your investments from a multi-asset portfolio manager working for a family office.

Quick Market Updates

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<li>Above you can see the chart of the S&amp;P 500, and the Fibonacci Retracement of the index. There is a big support at 3,800, where the index already bounced in mid-May.</li>
<li>Apple reacted quite good to January market sell-off, but then the stock surrendered to the bears. From a 180$ high, the share lost almost 25%, and now it is close to a critical support at 135$.</li>
<li>The sentiment look very bad right now, and it is very likely to see a bearish breakout.</li>
</ul>


Above you can see the chart of the S&amp;P 500, and the Fibonacci Retracement of the index. There is a big support at 3,800, where the index already bounced in mid-May.
Apple reacted quite good to January market sell-off, but then the stock surrendered to the bears. From a 180$ high, the share lost almost 25%, and now it is close to a critical support at 135$.
The sentiment look very bad right now, and it is very likely to see a bearish breakout.


High Quality Stock Setups, Weekly Stock Bull Finder

Weekly Stock Bull Finder

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Finding high potential stock setups on quality companies

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>The market continues to have difficulty finding its footing after yet another hot CPI inflation print on Friday which will result in additional Federal Reserve monetary policy tightening.</li><li>Currently, the market is having trouble sorting out when inflation may be peaking and when the Federal Reserve may be able to pull back on their aggressive monetary tightening cycle.</li><li>Is anyone really surprised that inflation prints continue to make new highs when Americans are seeing it all the time in their everyday lives and throughout various aspects of the economy?</li></ul>

The market continues to have difficulty finding its footing after yet another hot CPI inflation print on Friday which will result in additional Federal Reserve monetary policy tightening.Currently, the market is having trouble sorting out when inflation may be peaking and when the Federal Reserve may be able to pull back on their aggressive monetary tightening cycle.Is anyone really surprised that inflation prints continue to make new highs when Americans are seeing it all the time in their everyday lives and throughout various aspects of the economy?

United States

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Tight Labour Market Obliges the Fed to Quickly Reverse Its Policy Error

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Prasenjit K. Basu

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Vermilion Research

Plunging Tesla Stock to Split 3-1; Larry Ellison Chooses Now to Leave Board—and Twitter Deal?

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Vicki Bryan

Charts to watch #5

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Market Radar

Weekly Stock Bullfinder - Week of 6/13

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Weekly Stock Bull Finder