Friday, January 17, 2014

Financial Conditions Index Goes Panglossian

From Calafia Beach Pundit:

Financial conditions are excellent: avoid cash

The Bloomberg index of financial conditions is at an all-time high, which suggests that financial markets haven't been this healthy for the past two decades. This index is composed entirely of real-time measures of market sentiment, risk aversion, liquidity, credit risk, and profit expectations. No seasonal adjustment factors were used in the manufacture of this index, and no revisions will ever be made to the data. This index has a good record of leading economic conditions in general, and currently it is saying that there is virtually no risk of any significant economic disruption on the horizon....MORE
HT: Abnormal Returns