Monthly Archives: August 2017

Uncle Carl Out!

Posted on August 18, 2017 by macromon

  Carl Ichan Issues Statement . August 18, 2017 CARL C. ICAHN 767 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10153 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20500   … Continue reading →

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QOTD 2.0: Bannon Going Nuclear

Posted on August 18, 2017 by macromon

Those who think Bannon leaving the White House creates greater domestic political stability maybe should rethink that proposition. “Steve is now unchained,” said a source close to Bannon. “Fully unchained.” “He’s going nuclear,” said another friend. “You have no idea. … Continue reading →

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POTD: España Fuerte!

Posted on August 18, 2017 by macromon

We are with you our brothers and sisters of  España. (POTD = Picture of the Day)                                                       Source:  Telegraph

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QOTD: Bannon Now Outside The Tent

Posted on August 18, 2017 by macromon

https://twitter.com/jonathanvswan/status/898598100901576704 One theme I'm picking up: Bannon believes next battle is *not* w/ Trump but w/ Kushner/Cohn/Dina/HR McMaster. "Save Trump," as one R put it. — Robert Costa (@costareports) August 18, 2017

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Buckled Up For Structured Criticality

Posted on August 17, 2017 by macromon

We’re baaaccck!. We warned in our last post before leaving on holiday, “Look for some large sigma event, which is always the case when we are off the desk.”    How about a vol spike caused by worries over a … Continue reading →

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Gone Fishin’

Posted on August 4, 2017 by macromon

See you in a week or two.   Look for some large sigma event, which is always the case when we are off the desk.   I will try to work off the “fat tails’ on holiday. Have a great holiday,  folks!

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COTD: The United States of Unicorns

Posted on August 4, 2017 by macromon

Key insights about the companies in this map: Collectively, US unicorns are worth approximately $360B. Combined, these companies have raised just over $73B. After California, New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois, the next-highest unicorn populations are found in Utah (with four) and Florida … Continue reading →

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U.S. Job Creation & Wages Over Past 7 1/2 Years

Posted on August 3, 2017 by macromon

On the eve of nonfarm payrolls here is a nice data dump that gives a good roadmap of what and how many jobs have been created since 2010.   We’ll layout just the data with some bullet points and let … Continue reading →

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The “Dusenberry Effect” In The U.S. Economy

Posted on August 3, 2017 by macromon

Just saw this chart on Zero Hedge yesterday, which takes me back to the days of graduate school and an unfinished Ph.D. dissertation. One part of the “Dusenberry Effect” basically states that consumers do not give up their consumption patterns … Continue reading →

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Earnings Beat “Fist Pumps” Very Muted This Quarter

Posted on August 2, 2017 by macromon

Stephen Gandel of Bloomberg out with a good piece this morning on: …shares of companies that have reported both better-than-expected profits and sales for the second quarter have barely budged this earnings season. It’s the least fist-bumping investors have done … Continue reading →

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