Monthly Archives: April 2012

Sovereign Debt Holdings By Type of Investor

Posted on April 11, 2012 by macromon

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)  is out with an update of their Global Financial Stability Report, which includes the following graphic of sovereign debt holders of the big three issuers and the Euro area.   The IMF notes, …In the United … Continue reading →

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Depression in the European Periphery

Posted on April 11, 2012 by macromon

Nice chart and analysis from the New York Fed’s blog, The chart also shows that the current economic situation is much weaker in several euro-area periphery countries. The recession in Greece has yet to end, and real GDP is now … Continue reading →

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TR50: The 50 Most Innovative Companies (26-30)

Posted on April 11, 2012 by macromon

Here are 26-30 of MIT’s Technology Review’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2011.  We’re posting in increments of five every few days as not to overwhelm you with info and required reading. Click here for 1-5 of TR’s most innovative companies … Continue reading →

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Tough Day in Euroland

Posted on April 10, 2012 by macromon

Europe came back from its long Easter weekend and took a nasty spanking. Spain’s sovereign spread over German bunds blew out 26.3 bps and is within 40 bps of its November high, while Italy moved 27.4 bps wider.   The large … Continue reading →

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Oh Doctor!

Posted on April 10, 2012 by macromon

We’re not talking Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton,  but Dr. Copper, the metal, which is breaking key support at 3.70 today.  One of the indicator species of the health of the global economy,  copper is confirming trend breaks in other … Continue reading →

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The Bigs Break

Posted on April 9, 2012 by macromon

More breaks in the big indices as the S&P500 and Dow have violated their short-term uptrend.   The Dow closed below its 50-day moving average today for the first time since mid-December, which was a vicious bear trap.   Doesn’t seem like … Continue reading →

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China: The Ka-Ching Dynasty

Posted on April 9, 2012 by macromon

…within 10 years, half the world’s billionaires will come from China.  While other countries are in panic mode over their stagnant economies, here they’re making money and they’re flaunting it. (click here if video is not observable)

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Apple’s Secret Sauce

Posted on April 9, 2012 by macromon

Great piece from our good friend over at MindBodyForce.com. Behind Success: Conviction April 9th, 2012 by Andrew Szabo A blog by Bill Taylor, on the blog network of Harvard Business Review, brings out the central importance of believing in what … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day: Nonfarm Payrolls

Posted on April 9, 2012 by macromon

In case you missed it over the Easter weekend, we’re reposting the charts from our NFP piece from Friday. (click here if charts are not observable)

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Ugly Chart Contest: Trend Breakers

Posted on April 8, 2012 by macromon

It’s gettin’ ugly out there again, folks. (click here if chart is not observable)

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