Risk Management and Economic Commentary by Edward Dowd
Semis and tech hardware drive $SPX total return in 2024, Edward Dowd notes
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt and former BlackRock executive, highlights that the SPX total return year to date (YTD) stands at 790 basis points. He notes that ...
Edward Dowd: Morgan Stanley private credit fund sees accelerated redemptions from Q1 to Q2
Edward Dowd, founding partner and ex-BlackRock executive at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt, observes that redemptions in the private credit segment have accelerated from Q1 to Q2, specifically citing ...
Apollo private credit fund redemption requests rise to 16.8 percent, Edward Dowd notes
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt and ex-BlackRock executive, highlights increasing redemption requests in the private credit sector for the second quarter. He points out ...
Edward Dowd: AI-related sectors dominate $SPX market cap, semiconductor cycles noted
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt and ex-BlackRock executive, points out a pause in end-customer demand amid the current AI fever. He notes that AI and AI-adjacent sectors ...
Fed keeps rates unchanged and shifts away from guidance, Edward Dowd notes
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt, reports on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's recent FOMC meeting, where rates were held steady and forward guidance was dropped. Dowd ...
Edward Dowd: China economy shows further weakness in May as retail sales decline
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt and ex-BlackRock exec, highlights continued weakness in the China economy in May as retail sales recorded their first drop in over three ...
May inflation seen at 4.13 percent, Edward Dowd sees
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt and ex-BlackRock executive, expects May consumer price index (CPI) to come in at 4.13 percent. The update reflects Dowd's latest inflation ...
Edward Dowd: OpenAI confidentially files for IPO, signaling Wall Street AI debut
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt and former BlackRock executive, reports that OpenAI has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, setting the stage for a major ...
Pre-IPO strategy dropping valuation raises questions, Edward Dowd notes
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt and former BlackRock executive, questions the rationale behind a company's decision to pause its growth rate before its IPO, which could ...
Edward Dowd: No path to profitability and losses may need socialization
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt, ex-BlackRock executive, warns that there is no path to profitability in the situation referenced and suggests that losses may need to be ...
AI models shifted pricing for IPO filings and now face customer slowdown, Edward Dowd notes
Edward Dowd, founding partner and ex-BlackRock executive at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt, examines recent trends in artificial intelligence markets. He states that AI companies benefited from subsidies ...
Edward Dowd: AI company Anthropic avoids financial disclosure amid funding talks
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt and ex-BlackRock executive, presents a satirical take on a conversation between AI firm Anthropic and potential debt financiers. In Dowd's ...
Reaching a height of 7’ 2” as five sigma event signals market extremes, Edward Dowd notes
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt and former BlackRock executive, compares a five sigma statistical event to the extremely low probability of a child reaching a height of ...
Edward Dowd: China construction sector output fell sharply in 2026
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt, ex-BlackRock exec, highlights an acute economic crisis unfolding in China. According to Dowd, output in China's construction sector began ...
JPMorgan aims to offload $4 billion in private equity-linked loans, Edward Dowd notes
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt and former BlackRock executive, highlights that JPMorgan is looking to offload exposure to $4 billion in private equity-linked loans, ...
Edward Dowd: Fed reduces T-bill purchases for bank reserves from $40 billion to $10 billion a month
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt and ex-BlackRock executive, reports that the Federal Reserve has decreased its monthly Treasury bill purchases aimed at managing U.S. bank ...
AI-related capital spending slowdown could trigger inventory correction, Edward Dowd warns
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt and ex-BlackRock executive, highlighted concerns from executives over risks tied to strong AI-driven demand. Some executives warn about ...
Edward Dowd: May 12 CPI release and new Fed chair Kevin Warsh term prompt market focus
Edward Dowd, founding partner at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt and former BlackRock executive, highlights two upcoming events: the release of Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on May 12 and the start of ...
China faces acute real estate crisis, Edward Dowd warns
Edward Dowd, Founding Partner, Ex-BlackRock exec at OceanSquare Asset Mgmt, states that China is now facing the acute phase of its real estate crisis. Dowd offers a negative prognosis for the ...
Edward Dowd: Wall Street operates with a transactional mindset
Edward Dowd commented that having a transactional mindset is not a new practice but a defining feature of Wall Street. The statement highlights the enduring nature of transaction-focused behavior ...
WTI oil may approach $147 again, Edward Dowd suggests
Edward Dowd raises the question of whether West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil prices could revisit their July 2008 peak of $147. The tweet invites consideration of a possible return to those ...
