DeepCap Tuesday Outlook
The Day at a Glance
| 🎯 | Theme: Market reacts to Fed’s influence as retail sales data looms. |
| 📊 | Risk Mood: Cautious (VIX 15.12, +4.35%) |
| ⏰ | Key Event: Retail Sales data release at 8:30 AM |
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Key Headlines
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Pound Edges Higher as Fed Threat Hits Dollar
Headlines focused on the Fed, questions about Fed independence and related market/currency moves driven by policy and legal pressure on the central bank. -
Stocks and Treasuries calm after Fed indictment jitters, dollar weakens
Fed leadership, investigations and commentary plus policy actions are driving market moves, dollar swings and mortgage-rate changes. -
Transcript: Markets shrug off investigation into Powell
Multiple headlines focus on the US Fed and Chair Jerome Powell — legal scrutiny and political attacks are driving market moves, safe-haven flows and headlines around policy credibility.
The Day Ahead
Yesterday’s Takeaway
The dominant move was a softer dollar after reports of subpoenas and political pressure on the Fed, which flipped cross markets: equities pushed to new closing records, gold hit fresh highs and the yen weakened to lows versus the dollar. That dynamic signals risk appetite remains fragile—equities can rally on a weaker dollar even as real-rate drivers keep Treasury yields high—so expect today’s trading to test whether the political shock is transitory or persistently alters policy risk premia.
The Setup
Risk metrics are mixed. VIX is up to 15.12 (+4.35%), still low but elevated versus recent troughs; EUR/USD has jumped to 1.17 (+0.86%), underscoring dollar pressure. US 10-year yields sit at 4.20% (+0.48%) while Germany’s 10-year is 2.84% (-1.05%), a gap that keeps cross-border carry and FX flows active. EURIBOR 3M is at 2.02 (-0.49%), near its low — a reminder money markets aren’t pricing aggressive short-term tightening. The divergence—rising US yields alongside a weaker dollar and equity strength—is the key risk imbalance to monitor.
Today’s Watch
Key items: Bundesbank chief Nagel speaks at 10:00 CET; Colombia posts Retail Sales and Industrial Production at 15:00 (IP forecast 0.5% vs prior 1.9%); CFTC speculative position updates (including crude, corn, aluminium, AUD, GBP) at 20:30 US. Markets expect softer IP; a downside surprise would undercut commodity demand narratives and pressure EM FX. Focus: whether Nagel or the IP prints shift yield-FX interplay and reprice the policy-risk premium that has been driving cross-asset moves.
Market Movers
📈 Top Gainers
- Beam Therapeutics Inc. — +22.29%
- Hycroft Mining Holding Corporat — +21.64%
- Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited — +21.6%
- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corpor — +15.86%
- BillionToOne, Inc. — +15.37%
- MACOM Technology Solutions Hold — +12.97%
- Fermi Inc. — +12.96%
- CoreWeave, Inc. — +12.22%
📉 Top Losers
- Alphatec Holdings, Inc. — -22.34%
- Nuvation Bio Inc. — -19.65%
- Abercrombie & Fitch Company — -17.69%
- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — -15.02%
- Summit Therapeutics Inc. — -13.41%
- Urban Outfitters, Inc. — -12.31%
- GeneDx Holdings Corp. — -11.92%
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. — -11.29%
Key Events Today
No major economic events scheduled.
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Fed Speak This Week
- January 16 — Fed Bowman Speech (Hawk)
- January 16 — Fed Jefferson Speech (Neutral)
- January 17 — Bundesbank Nagel Speech
Macro Dashboard
| Indicator | Level | Δ d/d | Δ w/w | 52W Range | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIX | 15.12 | +4.35% | +1.48% | 13.47–15.45 | ⚠️ Elevated |
| EUR/USD | 1.17 | +0.86% | — | — | Neutral |
| EURIBOR 3M | 2.02% | -0.49% | -0.49% | 2.02–2.03 | 📉 Easing |
| US 10Y | 4.2% | +0.48% | +0.72% | 4.11–4.2 | 📈 Bid |
| DE 10Y | 2.84% | -1.05% | -1.05% | 2.81–2.9 | Neutral |
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📰 Yesterday’s Headlines (6 themes)
Rates, Central Banks & Mortgages
Headlines focused on the Fed, questions about Fed independence and related market/currency moves driven by policy and legal pressure on the central bank.
- Pound Edges Higher as Fed Threat Hits Dollar — Bloomberg.com, 01/13/2026
- Trump Keeps Needling Powell. Markets Are Watching. — Barron’s, 01/13/2026
- Do markets care about Fed independence? — Financial Times, 01/13/2026
- S&P 500, Dow climb to closing records as traders look past Fed independence risk: Live updates — CNBC, 01/12/2026
- Dollar Weakens After Fed Is Served With Subpoenas: Markets Wrap — Bloomberg.com, 01/12/2026
Rates, Central Banks & Mortgages
Fed leadership, investigations and commentary plus policy actions are driving market moves, dollar swings and mortgage-rate changes.
- Stocks and Treasuries calm after Fed indictment jitters, dollar weakens — Reuters, 01/12/2026
- Wall Street ticks to records after shaking off worries about Trump’s feud with the Fed — AP News, 01/12/2026
- BlackRock’s Rieder repeats his view that Fed needs to bring interest rates down to 3% — MarketWatch, 01/12/2026
- Asian Stocks Set to Shrug Off Trump’s Fed Threats: Markets Wrap — Bloomberg.com, 01/13/2026
- New York Fed President Defends Chair Amid Investigation — The Wall Street Journal, 01/13/2026
- Asia-Pacific markets set to rise, shrugging off geopolitical tensions and Powell probe — CNBC, 01/12/2026
- A Top Fed Official Conveys Little Urgency for Immediate Rate Cuts — The New York Times, 01/12/2026
- Mortgage rates drop to lowest level in nearly 3 years as Trump orders buying of $200 billion in mortgage bonds — CNBC, 01/09/2026
- Fed’s Williams Sees Current Rates Stabilizing Jobs, Inflation — Bloomberg.com, 01/13/2026
- Dollar wobbles as markets fret about threat to Fed independence By Reuters — Investing.com, 01/13/2026
Rates, Central Banks & Mortgages
Multiple headlines focus on the US Fed and Chair Jerome Powell — legal scrutiny and political attacks are driving market moves, safe-haven flows and headlines around policy credibility.
- Transcript: Markets shrug off investigation into Powell — Financial Times, 01/13/2026
- Gold Hits Record High as Fed Served With DOJ Subpoenas, US Economy Slows — Investing.com, 01/13/2026
- Morning Bid: Powell’s punch back jolts markets — Reuters, 01/12/2026
- ‘Sell America’ Trade Is Revived by Trump’s Latest Fed Attack — Bloomberg.com, 01/12/2026
- US Fed chair Jerome Powell under criminal investigation — BBC, 01/12/2026
AI/Tech Valuation Jitters
Features on the AI-driven concentration of wealth and implications for markets and valuations.
- Behind the Curtain: AI rush creates rarified class of “Have-Lots” — Axios, 01/12/2026
Trade & Diplomacy — Europe Defense/Energy Trend
European shift toward a ‘war economy’ and defense spending is being framed as a long-term industrial/commodity trend.
Other Market News
Additional headlines across various market themes.
- Japan snap election bets push stocks to record highs, sink yen and bonds — Reuters, 01/13/2026
- Yen falls to weakest level since July 2024, dollar under pressure — Reuters, 01/13/2026
- UBS’ Fang on China Markets, Investment Strategy — Bloomberg.com, 01/13/2026
- China’s AI and robotics push isn’t enough to kickstart its economy, leaving growth more exposed to trade risks — CNBC, 01/12/2026
- Stock Market News, Jan. 12, 2026: Gold Hits Record As Dollar Weakens — The Wall Street Journal, 01/13/2026
- European markets set to open broadly higher as geopolitics remains in focus — CNBC, 01/13/2026
- South Korea’s Kospi closes at a record high as Asia-Pacific markets rise — CNBC, 01/11/2026
- Explainer: How Trump’s proposed cap on credit card rates could reshape consumer lending — Reuters, 01/12/2026
- Financial stocks fall as Trump’s credit card rate cap plan rattles investors — Reuters, 01/12/2026
- Capital One drops 6%, other banks hit after Trump calls for credit card rate cap — CNBC, 01/12/2026
Market Futures
Social Media Buzz
For your reading pleasure, not to be treated as advice of any sort.
- Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Has Now Lasted Longer Than Nazi Germany’s War Against the Soviet Union — reddit.com/r/Europe, 2026-01-12
- Daily Discussion Thread for January 12, 2026 — reddit.com/r/WallStreetBets, 2026-01-12
- France acquires antidote to ricin, one of the main bioterrorist threats — reddit.com/r/europe, 2026-01-12
- What Are Your Moves Tomorrow, January 13, 2026 — reddit.com/r/WallStreetBets, 2026-01-12
- Cyprus says video alleging the country is corrupt is likely the product of Russian disinformation — reddit.com/r/europe, 2026-01-12
- Polish FM factchecks Tucker Carlson on WWII history — reddit.com/r/europe, 2026-01-12