The VP Research Blog
A blog about financial markets and the VP investing framework
Fear and Risks of China Selling its USTs Overblown
The spectre of China selling USTs has risen again as trade tensions between the US and China heighten. The basic assumption is that US rates will go sky-high and the USD would plummet. However, there are several reasons to think the net effect would not be so...
Domestic Lira Demand a Sign of Turkish Rebound
Last month we warned that the signals from our EM crisis framework were painting a mixed picture of the Turkish economy, which suggests that investors should stay on the sidelines for now. There has been little improvement since then, with credit default swaps...
Dovish Fed Pricing and Rising Gasoline Prices Do Not Agree
This post was taken from our April 16th Weekly. The market is currently pricing in a 65% probability of a 25bp policy rate cut in the US over the next 12 months. However, the Fed may have to throw caution to the wind late this year or early next year as inflationary...
Real-Estate excesses building in UK
Net capital issuance (gross issues less repayments) in the UK has been relatively bumpy since the financial crisis as deleveraging in the financial sector has resulted in prolonged negative net issuance. However, net issuance has turned positive since the beginning of...
Setback to Turkish Recovery
Having appeared to have passed the worst of the economic crisis, Turkey has faced a fresh bout of turbulence in recent weeks. We have revisited our framework for identifying buying opportunities following an EM crisis to gauge Turkey’s position on the recovery path....
Complacency sees Vol Sellers Return in Numbers
Short volatility positions are back at extreme levels once again, showing the growth of complacency among market participants. The more dovish than expected Fed has allowed volatility sellers to become more emboldened, and speculative VIX future positions are back up...
TLTROs are no Silver Bullet to Eurozone Problems
The ECB’s latest announced form of stimulus is a third round of TLTRO issuance. Previous tranches of TLTROs have been 4-year loans primarily made to European banks that are active in lending to the private sector. The rate paid on the loans is reduced as more of the...
Hints of Eurozone Reintegration
The reduction in cross-border financial asset holdings and regional trade across the eurozone are perhaps the most visible scars left from the global financial crisis and subsequent fallout in European sovereign debt markets. Under pressure from national regulators to...
Use Risk Rally to buy Default Protection
This post was taken from our March 5th weekly report. In line with rebounding equity markets following the 4Q18 correction, credit risk-premia have compressed sharply. This is particularly notable for the big political risk plays of 2018. UK CDS spreads have narrowed...
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