Gavekal Capital: S&P 500 and the Yen Still Moving in Lock Step Despite Geopolitical Turmoil

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

S&P 500 and the Yen Still Moving in Lock Step Despite Geopolitical Turmoil

Even amid geopolitical turmoil S&P 500 futures (blue line) and the JPY/USD exchange rate (orange line) are still moving in virtual lock step.

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But from a longer term perspective we are starting to see some cracks in the correlation. We will be monitoring closely which series catches up (or down) to the other.

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