US and Russia are allies in this war and the losers are EU and China. The war will continue and middle east (Iran likely) will have destabilize. Oil will hit 150 - 200 USD per barrel. That will create motivation for EU and China to turn to nuclear energy. US and Russia are the only countries that have the nuclear technology. They will be the major suppliers of the new energy resources and take the role of OPEC. China and EU will not be a threat to US anymore. US and Russia have just shared the world and any diplomat have realised yet.
I hear you. It is difficult to disagree with the idea that the winners are countries that are energy exporters while the losers are energy importers. America‘s shale oil fields are maturing and output is set to fall sharply over next 10 years. Russia is a the biggest exporter of uranium. China does lead the world in solar and batteries. Europe is the clear loser
Am surprised to hear that the equity underweight is being reigned in but not the bond underweight. It seems like bonds have more priced in, in terms of the risk of further policy tightening, than stocks. A chart of the US 10y real yield vs the S&P 500 seems to vindicate this idea. It's hard to see real yields going much higher without stocks dropping...
Aly, you could be right. My simple logic is that the stock market likes growth more than the bond market does. A strong NFP is bearish for bonds but could be viewed as supportive for stocks…
US and Russia are allies in this war and the losers are EU and China. The war will continue and middle east (Iran likely) will have destabilize. Oil will hit 150 - 200 USD per barrel. That will create motivation for EU and China to turn to nuclear energy. US and Russia are the only countries that have the nuclear technology. They will be the major suppliers of the new energy resources and take the role of OPEC. China and EU will not be a threat to US anymore. US and Russia have just shared the world and any diplomat have realised yet.
Am surprised to hear that the equity underweight is being reigned in but not the bond underweight. It seems like bonds have more priced in, in terms of the risk of further policy tightening, than stocks. A chart of the US 10y real yield vs the S&P 500 seems to vindicate this idea. It's hard to see real yields going much higher without stocks dropping...