
Inside Markets — Rate Relief
The post-election rotation into cyclical equity groups is back this morning after yesterday’s backup in yields put the theme on pause.

The post-election rotation into cyclical equity groups is back this morning after yesterday’s backup in yields put the theme on pause.

Consensus is looking for a headline CPI print of +0.2% and core reading of +0.3% MoM.

Fund flows should be supportive for equities into year-end with a wide open buyback window doing most of the heavy lifting.

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was priced for 2-3 days of uncertainty going into election results.

The outlook for small and mid-cap stocks improves in the aftermath of the election given assumed deregulation and the potential for tax reform.

The hedge fund community has reduced risk into the election with estimates of gross portfolio exposure (from last Friday) at its lowest level since March ’23.

The hedge fund community has reduced risk into the election with estimates of gross portfolio exposure (from last Friday) at its lowest level since March ’23.

Ten-year bond yields have risen +65bp since mid-November on a combination of firmer macro data and election expectations for a Republican sweep.

Thirty-year bond prices have reached the most oversold condition (put/call ratio) since last October and attempting to bullishly reverse after systematic buy signals last Thursday and again yesterday.

Consensus for October non-farm payrolls is looking for +110,000 down from September’s outsized increase of +254,000.