LIVE MARKETS-Some NACHOs with your TACOs, sir?

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SOME NACHOS WITH YOUR TACOS, SIR?

If the Trump era has brought one thing it is an abundance of acronyms relating to trading. "TACO" - Trump Always Chickens Out - cropped up last year in relation to the U.S. president's propensity to back down from a tariff-related at the eleventh hour, which almost invariably sparked a relief rally in stocks, bonds and even crypto.

With the war in Iran now in its tenth week, oil comfortably above $100 a barrel and global supplies of anything from jet fuel, to fertiliser and helium, which is critical for production of chips, starting to run low, traders have come up with a new one. "NACHO - Not A Chance Hormuz Opens", a snappy way of describing the old "higher for longer oil, inflation and borrowing rates" trade.

There are a few variations, including "Nothing Actually Changes Overall" and "Not Actually Changing Hormuz Opening", but the sentiment is clear. There are even new items that might land on the markets menu as the conflict drags on.

"On the whole, Thursday’s ‘TACO Moment’ (Trump Always Chickens Out) morphed into a ‘NACHO Moment’ (Nothing Actually Changes Overall); now, markets are desperately in search of a ‘TORTILLA Moment’ (Take Off Ramps To Initiate Long-Lasting Accord) instead," Pepperstone strategist Michael Brown wrote in his note this morning.

(Amanda Cooper)

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