The elephant in the room investors have overlooked

Macquarie Infrastructure fell 41% in a single session in February, a direct result of the elephant in the room investors have overlooked, as outlined here by Charlie Jamieson from JCB. Charlie explicitly warns of the ‘train having left the station’ for a potential ‘down-the-firepole type pricing moment’ that all investors need be conscious of. 

Key points

• Short dated rates that drive funding rates for consumer loans have had a substantial rise.
• LIBOR rates drive $4.5 trillion of loans, and have exploded higher.
• Delinquency rates take time to evolve, and there is usually a lag in analysts factoring doubtful loans into valuations.
• Moves slowly, but outcomes can be very pronounced; this in play right now. 

Further insights

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