China’s yuan has surged to start the year, despite dismal economic data and dramatic easing from the PBOC. US equities have soared since the start of the year despite tumbling EPS expectations (and “little progress” on US-China trade talks). Cable has zoomed higher for a month, despite an increasingly vicious cycle of dismal results for May and her watered-down Brexit plans.

Up is down, bad is good, but water is always wet and The PPT is ever-present.

While markets remain focused on the next headline and next ultra-violent high-frequency swing, Nomura’s Bilal Hafeez warns that investors don’t quite appreciate how important some of the longer-term structural themes are….CLICK for complete article