Monthly Archives: August 2012

10-year T-Bond Yield & Apple’s Gravestone Doji

Posted on August 14, 2012 by macromon

Not much for you today, folks. The only notable things that caught our attention was the 10-year Treasury yield closing above resistance thus negating what could have been a short-term island top in yields, a common chart pattern in the … Continue reading →

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Apple – A Chip Shot From An All-time High

Posted on August 13, 2012 by macromon

Feels like old times. Apple moving up even as the overall market is flat to lower.   The stock is just a chip shot away from its April 1oth all-time high of $644.    It’s also going to be nice to receive … Continue reading →

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Jobs 2012: Government Jobs Exceed Goods-Producing Jobs

Posted on August 13, 2012 by macromon

We’re starting a new series titled, Jobs 2012, which will drill down into the employment and jobs data. We’ll analyze what kind of jobs are being created and lost in the current recovery, look at short and long-term trends, and … Continue reading →

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Nonlinear Thinking: Summer Olympics, 2020

Posted on August 13, 2012 by macromon

Great Olympics! Excellent  job by the Brits pulling off a stunning two weeks of sport and games.   Cheers to David and Boris!  Here’s something to think about until Rio via an interesting piece in Popular Science about how technology may … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: Asia’s Big Bounce

Posted on August 12, 2012 by macromon

(click here if charts are not observable)

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Global Trend Indicators

Posted on August 12, 2012 by macromon

(click here if tables are not observable)

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Must See Movies

Posted on August 10, 2012 by macromon

We’re definitely checking this out over the weekend. (click here if video is not observable)

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Weekly Eurozone Watch

Posted on August 10, 2012 by macromon

Key Data Points German 10-year bund 4 bps lower; Italy 10-year 11 bps tighter to the Bund; Spain 10  bps wider; Portugal 96 tighter; Greece 92 bps tighter; Large Eurozone banks continue their ramp; Euro$ down 0.60 percent; Comment Relatively … Continue reading →

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Lightning Strikes Twice

Posted on August 9, 2012 by macromon

What a stud.  Complete Usainity! (click here if picture is not observable)

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Air China: Hardly Landed or Landed Hard?

Posted on August 9, 2012 by macromon

Take a look at Amrbose Evans-Pritchard’s  latest piece on the Chinese economy.  He quotes Charles Dumas of Lombard Street Research, “The hard landing has happened,” said Charles Dumas from Lombard Street Research. “We don’t believe official data. We think GDP … Continue reading →

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