Bond Vigilantes May Threaten the Global Stock Market Bull in 2025
Thomas Johannes Look
Capital Management (up 41,75%+ in H1 2024, up 23,17%+ in H2, since 1 July 2024), Corporate Advisory & Digital Publishing
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A Closelook Into This Edition
This Week's Action: Global Stocks In Consolidation Mode
The week spanning from Monday, October 21 to Friday, October 25, 2024, presented another consolidation week for the global bull market narrative.
The Dow Jones Global Index moved down, potentially setting up for another bull market leg later this year.
The long-term bull market channel was not violated. The index currently tests support around the 4940 - 4950 level and may even go lower to test the 4800 level.
Taking a very long-term view, the bull is already stretched. It has touched the decade-long upward-sloping upper trend line.
The index may be about to form a long-term bearish wedge. Right now, it appears to be incomplete, suggesting there is more upside to the bull narrative.
Global Stock Markets: Comprehensive Overview Of 30 Global Stock Markets
Argentina, Taiwan, Spain, Germany (DAX), and Hungary continue to be the five best-performing global stock markets outside the US, taking a one-year perspective.
The table below displays 36 global stock markets. Laggards are France, Thailand, and Mexico.
The only index in the red, the worst-performing index globally, taking a 1-year perspective, has been the Russian RTS Index.
Taking a 90-day view, laggards have become top performers, with the mainland Chinese and Hong Kong markets leading.
Argentina is the best-performing country outside China's mainland indices, followed by Thailand, the German MDax and Dax indices, and the Indonesian stock market.
Russia is still the worst performer. However, South Korea, the Tokyo Topix Index, the Austrian Traded Index, the Mexican Bolsa IPC Index, and the Indian Nifty Fifty indices have been negative during the last 90 days.
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I expect another bull market leg to occur in China soon. I will be cutting China's exposure and selling on the anticipated rise.
I will be adding to the existing India positions. I expected another leg down in the Indian market first last week. This seems to be unfolding. I will be adding to the current positions on any meaningful dip.
The Euro Stoxx 50 Index moved sideways/slightly lower during the past week. It looks primed for advancing later this year, which I also advise selling. There is resistance at the spring 2024 tops.
The index may see a new 52-week high, but the move looks like the final move up (for quite some time).
Macro Insights: Bond Vigilantes Are Back
The bond market has started to vote early, sending a clear message ahead of the November 5 US presidential and congressional elections.
Since the Federal Reserve's September 17-18 meeting, the 10-year US Treasury bond yield has surged by 64 basis points to 4.26% before settling down slightly and closing at 4.24 %.
This significant increase reflects the Bond Vigilantes' concerns about Fed Chair Jerome Powell's dovish monetary policy and the potential for economic overheating.
Market Reaction and Analysis
The Bond Vigilantes appear to be voting against the Fed's recent actions, particularly the 50 basis point rate cut on September 18. Their concern stems from the perception that the economy is already running hot and further easing could lead to overheating.
This market reaction was not entirely unexpected. On September 2, Ed Yardeni predicted that positive economic indicators might unsettle the bond market.
In his September 22 commentary, he further highlighted the possibility of diverging yields, with the 2-year yield potentially decreasing due to Fed easing while the 10-year yield might rise on concerns about economic overheating.
Fiscal Policy Concerns and Challenges
The Bond Vigilantes' reaction may also reflect apprehension about future fiscal policies, regardless of which party wins the upcoming elections. Some are concerned that continued expansionary fiscal policies could further inflate the substantial federal budget deficit and fuel inflation.
The next administration will face significant fiscal challenges, particularly regarding debt servicing:
The next administration will face net interest outlays of over $1 trillion on the ballooning federal debt.
This underscores the growing burden of interest payments on the federal debt, likely influencing future fiscal and monetary policy decisions.
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