Why Did Cyclicals Collapse Yesterday?
What’s in Today’s Report:
- Why Did Cyclicals Collapse Yesterday? (Reflation vs. No-Flation)
Futures are slightly lower following a generally quiet night of news.
Economic data was mixed overnight as UK Retail Sales missed estimates (-1.4% vs. (E) 1.8%) while both Japanese and German inflation metrics (CPI and PPI) slightly beat estimates.
The Bank of Japan made no change to policy and extended its COVID lending programs by 6 months (as expected).
Today there are no Fed speakers and no notable economic reports so focus will be on the “micro-economic” and whether we see a continuation of the large tech outperformance from yesterday. Also, there is a quadruple witching options expiration today which will cause large volumes (and possibly volatility) into the close.