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Sharp swings in stock prices are often a signal of investor uncertainty and volatility. It’s not until things settle down and stocks establish some price direction that we can get a sense of whether it’s recovery or reaction.<\/p>\n
The STOXX Europe 600 <\/strong>index just had one of those stretches. After declining around 12% over a roughly one-month period, the index shot higher by 3.9% on April 8. As of April 14, the index is back to within 2% of its highs.<\/p>\n
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Which one is more reflective of the state of the markets, the sharp decline or the quick recovery? If it’s the latter, is this a sustainable uptrend?<\/p>\n
The Stoxx 600 index fell 12% earlier this year as the Iran war pushed energy prices much higher and raised inflation fears.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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The April 8 rally was in reaction\u00a0in the sense that it calmed some of the market’s worst fears.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Given the rapid change of geopolitical conditions, investors probably aren’t feeling certain that this is all behind us. That makes this rebound tentative.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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There are still the issues of longer-term inflation risk and the economic impact of higher energy prices.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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The Strait of Hormuz is still blocked, which means energy prices could keep going higher despite the ceasefire.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The problem I have with the strength of this rebound is that the underlying issues that caused the correction haven’t been resolved.<\/p>\n
The original ceasefire agreement gave the markets the impression that a more complete resolution could be achieved during the two-week window. But the ceasefire proved to be tenuous.\u00a0Both the U.S. and Iran threatened further action. Israel attacked Lebanon. The situation appeared to get better in image only.<\/p>\n
The markets understandably rallied from this because it at least represented an improvement, but let’s look at the reality of the situation today.<\/p>\n
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Talks for reaching a long-term resolution have been on and off and have so far been unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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The Strait of Hormuz remains blocked. Both Iran and the United States are claiming blockades.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Energy-linked inflation rates have already gone much higher.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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Brent crude oil prices are still hovering near $100 per barrel, up from around $72 at the end of February.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A relief rally based on the ceasefire was understandable. A sustained rally doesn’t seem justified.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n