Yearly Archives: 2018

Europe’s Bad Debts Still Haunt The Euro Banks

Posted on February 14, 2018 by macromon

Looks like the new “Iron Curtain” in Europe is the non-performing loans (NPLs)  in each country’s banking system.    Greece and Italy stand out. For European banks, it’s a headache that just won’t go away: the 944 billion euros ($1.17 … Continue reading →

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Impressive Win For The Bulls

Posted on February 14, 2018 by macromon

  That was impressive. The hot CPI and weak retail sales data hits the tape at 8:30 eastern, S&P500 futures trade down 48.25 points or 1.8 percent in a Jackie Moon moment,  bounces around for about 20 minutes, then takes … Continue reading →

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German coalition agreement: AI program shows bias

Posted on February 14, 2018 by macromon

Wow,  the robots are even coming for the political scientists. Researchers used artificial intelligence to compare the manifestos of the German parties with the coalition agreement. And it showed that 70 percent of the content referred to the SPD manifesto … Continue reading →

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…Just Like The Titanic, But It’s Full of Bears!

Posted on February 14, 2018 by macromon

Bad inflation print, bad retail print. Market had a Jackie Moon moment just after the data release and is now trying to stabilize.  Ten minutes to open.  Big test today.  Not a buyer. The S&P500 needs to hold 2612.97, the … Continue reading →

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FinTech Investment By Top U.S. Banks

Posted on February 13, 2018 by macromon
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Watch These Levels

Posted on February 12, 2018 by macromon

Is that it?  Is the sell-off over, new highs on the short-tem horizon? Nobody knows.  The recovery is a process and unfolds one step tick at a time. In our last Week In Review post, we noted, Only three times … Continue reading →

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Week In Review: JP And The JFK-Trump S&P500 Analog

Posted on February 11, 2018 by macromon

Not a lot of poetry or prose again this week. We posted much material on our thoughts over the last few days. Have a look. Also review the data tables below. We do think markets are in for a bounce … Continue reading →

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Could 2018 Be the Year of the Next Financial Crisis?

Posted on February 11, 2018 by macromon

Interesting this was posted two days before market top.  One of the major concerns was a spike in volatility.  So prescient. Davos was so lathered up with Bull.  Always so contrarian. Is the century’s longest stock market bull run about … Continue reading →

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Sector ETF Performance – February 9

Posted on February 10, 2018 by macromon
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Global Risk Monitor – February 9

Posted on February 10, 2018 by macromon
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