Monthly Archives: July 2019

One Small Step In A Playtex Space Suit

Posted on July 17, 2019 by macromon

Yes, you heard that right, Playtex, the bra-maker.

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Our Summer Of Discontent

Posted on July 17, 2019 by macromon

Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere    The ceremony of innocence is … Continue reading →

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Liftoff, We Have A Liftoff

Posted on July 16, 2019 by macromon

So cool. Apollo 11 rocket projected on Washington Monument. #Apollo50 #Apollo50th pic.twitter.com/e8u4Aunxzu — The Hill (@thehill) July 17, 2019  

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Codependent Central Bankers

Posted on July 16, 2019 by macromon

Codependency is characterized by a person belonging to a dysfunctional, one-sided relationship where one person relies on the other for meeting nearly all of their emotional and self-esteem needs. It also describes a relationship that enables another person to maintain … Continue reading →

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QOTD: Bund Dearth

Posted on July 16, 2019 by macromon

QOTD: Quote of the Day Nice pithy quote, which thoroughly encapsulates our narrative of global markets that the major central banks have created a yuuuge shortage of risk-free assets tipping the world economy into a bizarro Twilight Zone, where, now … Continue reading →

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Emerging Market Sub-Zero Corporates

Posted on July 15, 2019 by macromon

Stunning.  Kind of gums up the valuation models, no? What have the CenBanks wrought? The amount of negative-yielding corporate bonds almost tripled to $109 billion from a week ago Sovereign bonds with sub-zero rates climbed about 50% to $136 billion … Continue reading →

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What Keeps The Credit Markets Up At Night

Posted on July 15, 2019 by macromon

Credit investors rank their concerns, which are almost identical to ours.  That makes us a little nervous to be bearish.  Prefer to catch the off-radar incoming. Hat Tip:  Chi @chigrl  

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The Bear On The Balcony At Bretton Woods

Posted on July 15, 2019 by macromon

Ursa Major waits patiently as she watches over,  in amazement, the yield chasing salmon in a panic buying frenzy over fears of NIRP, ZIRP. negative and near zero bond yields forever and ever. The Bear on the Balcony is giving, …them … Continue reading →

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Small Car Big Car: Preferences Or Relative Price?

Posted on July 14, 2019 by macromon

To paraphrase Freud (maybe), Sometimes the economics is just the economics.         

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The Fruits of Free-Trade

Posted on July 14, 2019 by macromon

Snapped this tonight hoping and praying the liberal trading order doesn’t collapse in the next few years.  My real income — purchasing power — is much higher due to trade with other nations. I also get the satisfaction of, say, … Continue reading →

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