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An Extended Study Based on Six Charts: Structural Divergence in Valuation, Earnings, and Capital Expenditure
P/E Box Plot Distribution I. Figure 1 (P/E Box Plot Distribution): The S&P 500 at 22x is Above the 95th Percentile of its 20-Year Range...
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Aug 2332 min read
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Interpreting Howard Marks's Interview: A Quantitative and Behavioral Finance Analysis of Asset Prices in an Era of High Valuations
Reference List Bloomberg Television. (2025, Aug 22). US Stocks 'In The Early Days' For A Bubble Says Oaktree’s Howard Marks [Video]....
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Aug 2242 min read
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Navigating the Inflationary Labyrinth: Deciphering Second-Order Tariff Effects and Divergent Price Signals
The contemporary macroeconomic landscape is characterized by a profound and unsettling tension. Despite one of the most aggressive...
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Aug 1410 min read
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The Risks of Rewriting History: A Theoretical and Empirical Study of the Real Interest Rate under the Current Monetary Policy Stance
Introduction: Monetary Policy at a Crossroads At a time when the global macroeconomy is facing a turning point, the decisions of central...
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Aug 1315 min read
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The Federal Reserve's Easing Conundrum: Navigating the Nexus of Inflation, Corporate Profitability, and Monetary Policy
Fed Likely to Resume Cuts in September as Data Slows Meeting Action Upper Bound Lower Bound IORB RRP Rate 30-Jul-2025 Hold 4.50 4.25 4.40...
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Aug 138 min read
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The Re-Tangibilization of Tech: Deconstructing the Convergence of Capital Allocation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
For decades, a defining characteristic of the technology sector's titans was their "capex-light" business model, which allowed for...
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Aug 1111 min read
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Anatomy of a Strained Treasury Auction: Decoding Signals of Waning Demand and Systemic Liquidity Pressures
In the intricate machinery of global finance, U.S. Treasury auctions are often perceived as routine, metronomic events—the fiscal...
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Aug 96 min read
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The Great Compression: Deconstructing an Era of Tight Spreads in Emerging Market Sovereign Debt
The landscape of Emerging Market (EM) sovereign debt is currently defined by a powerful and persistent trend: the significant compression...
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Aug 67 min read
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The Quiet Before the Storm: Why Tariff-Driven Inflation Is Inevitable
For months, a curious economic puzzle has unfolded in the United States. Despite the implementation of significant new tariffs on...
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Aug 15 min read
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The Convexity Conundrum: Deconstructing the Asymmetric Transmission of Monetary Policy to Mortgage Rates
The transmission of monetary policy to the real economy is a cornerstone of modern macroeconomics, with the housing sector serving as a...
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Jul 117 min read
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The Great Unwinding: Market Resistance and the Repricing of Sovereign Risk
For the first time in almost a generation, governments are starting to face resistance from the market when they try to sell long-term...
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Jun 68 min read
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Anatomy of a Stalemate: Deconstructing the Multifactorial Collapse in Global M&A Activity
The landscape of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) presents a stark and sobering picture. A longitudinal analysis of deal volume, as...
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Jun 26 min read
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Deteriorating Liquidity in Japanese Government Bonds: A Looming Global Financial Stability Risk
The Japanese government bond (JGB) market is exhibiting signs of significant deterioration in liquidity, reaching levels unseen since the...
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May 224 min read
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An Intertemporal Analysis of U.S. Mortgage Market Stratification and its Systemic Implications
The epoch of unconventional monetary policy following the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), and subsequently amplified by the global...
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Mar 3118 min read
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A Transatlantic Pivot: Deconstructing the Emerging Capital Flow Nexus Between the United States and Europe
A seismic shift is underway in the landscape of international capital flows, signaling a potential re-evaluation of the long-held axioms...
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Mar 136 min read
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An Inquiry into the Valuation Divergence of Publicly Listed Alternative Asset Managers: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
This paper investigates the pronounced divergence between the public market valuations of large-scale alternative asset managers and the...
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Mar 1010 min read
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Anatomy of a Bull Market: Dissecting S&P 500 Corrections from 2009 to 2025
This paper provides a comprehensive empirical analysis of all S&P 500 corrections exceeding 5% from the market nadir of March 2009...
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Mar 523 min read
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Sovereign Risk Differentials in the Eurozone: An Inquiry into Credit Spreads, Market Perceptions, and the Franco-Hellenic Inversion
This paper dissects the evolving landscape of sovereign risk within the Eurozone, focusing on the intricate dynamics of 10-year...
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Mar 49 min read
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The Tectonic Shift: Re-evaluating the Euro Area’s Natural Rate of Interest in a Post-Pandemic World
The post-2022 macroeconomic environment has been characterized by a surge in nominal interest rates across advanced economies, including...
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Feb 2511 min read
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The Whisper of the Economy: Textual Sentiment in the Federal Reserve's Beige Book as a Coincident Indicator of Real-Time Economic Activity
This discussion investigates the informational content of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book, a qualitative summary of economic conditions...
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Jan 2116 min read
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