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Tom Essaye Quoted in BNN Bloomberg on April 6th, 2023

U.S. stocks rise amid hopes for ‘just right’ jobs print

As investors have aggressively priced in rate cuts this year, a “too hot” payrolls number would undermine those expectations, while a “too cold” report would add to concerns about a hard landing, according to Tom Essaye, a former Merrill Lynch trader who founded The Sevens Report newsletter. Click here to read the full article.
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Tom Essaye Quoted in Forbes on April 3rd, 2023

Surprise Oil Production Cuts Risk ‘Exacerbating’ Inflation Pressures And Harsher Fed Policy, Experts Warn

The surprise announcement also suggests OPEC+ may be getting more cautious about its outlook for global oil demand given the elevated threat of a potentially deep recession looming, says Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research. Click here to read the full article.

Tom Essaye Quoted in Barron’s on March 29th, 2023

Markets Pop as Banking Fears Ease, Tech Stocks Rally

“The UBS move is easing some of the angst surrounding the recent turmoil in the banking sector,” wrote Tom Essaye, founder of Sevens Report Research. Click here to read the full article.

Tom Essaye Quoted in Barron’s on March 24th, 2023

Stocks Gain as Volatile Week Ends

“Bottom line, banks have reemerged as the primary influence on markets in the back half of the week and if the weakness in the sector continues today, stocks will have a very hard time extending yesterday’s modest bounce,” says Tom Essaye, the founder of Sevens Report Research. Click here to read the full article.

Tom Essaye Quoted in Yahoo on March 14th, 2023

How the Bank Failures Could Impact You Even If It Wasn’t Your Money

Sevens Report analyst Tom Essaye told Forbes the selloff following Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse and a similar collapse by crypto bank Silvergate last week was “undoubtedly an unwelcome reminder” of the 2008 financial crisis. And noted that SVB tried but failed to stay to afloat after the bank was forced to sell a bond portfolio at a $1.8 billion loss because higher interest rates pushed bond prices “far below” where they were when purchased. Click here to read the full article.

Tom Essaye Quoted in Forbes on March 14th, 2023

‘Head Fake Rally’? Dow Jumps 400 Points On Bank Stocks’ $37 Billion Recovery

Sevens Report analyst Tom Essaye warned in a Tuesday note that the most recent market gains could be little more than a “head fake rally,” explaining that the Federal Reserve’s actions to protect depositors at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank could actually cause inflation to linger even longer. Click here to read the full article.

Tom Essaye Quoted in Yahoo News on March 14th, 2023

US Stocks Shake Off Market Jitters; Bonds Fall: Markets Wrap

Tom Essaye, a former Merrill Lynch trader who founded “The Sevens Report” newsletter, expects that the data will keep the Fed on track to raise rates 25 basis points next week.

“Given the bank troubles, this report isn’t bad enough to put 50 bps back on the table, but if the Fed wants to maintain credibility on inflation, then this report says they have to hike again next week and not signal they are done,” Essaye wrote. Click here to read the full article.

 

Tom Essaye Quoted in Forbes on March 14th, 2023

Inflation Fell To 6% In February—But Some Experts Fear Banking Crisis Could Make Prices Worse

“If the bank crisis is limited to just a few banks, then the actions taken on Sunday by the Fed and Treasury will prove inflationary,” says Sevens Report analyst Tom Essaye. “By backstopping the depositors, the government has avoided the lion’s share of economic loss from this crisis,” he says, and the $25 billion Bank Term Funding Program, which offers banks loans of up to one year, will increase the Fed’s balance sheet a time when it’s actively trying to shrink it, further reversing the central bank’s recent policy actions, Essaye explains. Click here to read the full article.

Tom Essaye Quoted in Forbes on March 10th, 2023

Biggest Bank Failure Since Great Recession Sparks ‘Overblown’ Fears Of Contagion—But Big Lingering Risks Remain

The broad selloff was “undoubtedly an unwelcome reminder” of the 2008 financial crisis, says Sevens Report analyst Tom Essaye, noting SVB scrambled and ultimately failed to stay afloat after it was forced to sell a bond portfolio at a $1.8 billion loss because higher interest rates pushed bond prices “far below” where they were when purchased. Click here to read the full article.

Tom Essaye Quoted in Forbes on March 6th, 2023

Stocks Poised For Rally—But Don’t Expect It To Last, Noted Morgan Stanley Bear Wilson Says

“Don’t confuse the market’s ability to withstand last year’s headwind with an invincibility towards what could be this year’s headwind” of slumping economic growth, Sevens Report analyst Tom Essaye wrote in a Monday note. Click here to read the full article.