An Eerie Calm Hangs Over The Dollar, One Bank Warns
Last month, in a brilliant presentation, Citi’s Matt King outlined “the polarization principle” and how it relates to politics, the economy, and markets. The idea is that as interconnectedness and correlations increase, heterogeneity naturally decreases. When that happens, the incidence of extreme outcomes in politics, society, and markets goes up. Here’s how the bank depicted…
Here’s How One Bank Thinks You Should Trade The US Election
This week was, like last week, mostly about the Fed and about oil. Friday isn’t set to be any different as Janet Yellen will have what’s being billed as a “discussion” with Harvard econ professor Greg Mankiw at 1:15 ET. In a nod to central bank humility, the professor and the chair will talk “about…