Yearly Archives: 2020

Take The O’Shaughnessy Challenge

Posted on March 16, 2020 by macromon

Still waiting for the dawn, the sun is coming up The sun is coming up on the ocean This love is like a drop in the ocean This love is like a drop in the ocean Yahweh, Yahweh Always pain … Continue reading →

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Some Perspective

Posted on March 16, 2020 by macromon

In our March 7th post,  Stages Of A Pandemic: Denial, Panic, Fear, and Rationality, we suspected the country was about to move from denial to panic over the coronavirus pandemic.   It sure did and infected the global markets in a … Continue reading →

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China’s Industrial Output Plunges, GDP Headed For First Contraction On Record

Posted on March 15, 2020 by macromon

China’s industrial output fell more than expected as the coronavirus shutdown factories, across the nation.  Industrial output fell13.5% in January and February from a year earlier, versus a median estimate for a 3% contraction. Retail sales fell 20.5% in the … Continue reading →

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Exponential Growth 2.0

Posted on March 15, 2020 by macromon
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Meet Me In St. Louis Not On The Streets Of Philadelphia

Posted on March 14, 2020 by macromon

Source: Shane Oliver  @ShaneOliverAMP This is about as close as we will get to a pure lab experiment measuring the efficacy nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) intended to reduce infectious contacts, folks. The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted an estimated 500,000–675,000 deaths in … Continue reading →

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No Time For A Victory Lap

Posted on March 13, 2020 by macromon

President Trump gave the market what it was looking for today with a laser focus on containing the coronavirus and enlisting the private sector in the battle.   No focus on the stock market during the entire presser, which is, ironically,  … Continue reading →

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Godspeed, Tom Hanks

Posted on March 13, 2020 by macromon

  pic.twitter.com/N80c1tSSxE — Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) March 13, 2020

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President Reagan On The ’87 Stock Market Crash

Posted on March 12, 2020 by macromon

We are reposting this piece.  History rhymes.  The U.S. was in the midst of conflict with Iran during the 1987 crash as we are today. The Fed tried to stem the selling today and who knows what would have happened … Continue reading →

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Trump & Co Must Abandon The Stock Market To Save It

Posted on March 12, 2020 by macromon

No bottom in stocks or the economy until the test kits are ubiquitous.   We believe markets want an aggressive plan and action to treat the disease rather than focusing on the symptoms. Then markets will take care of themselves and … Continue reading →

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Mr. Market Wants What Korea’s Got

Posted on March 10, 2020 by macromon

They did not cut taxes. They did not bail out companies. They just attacked the public health emergency. The way to enable economic recovery is focus on public health. https://t.co/9avqBJ9hLX — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) March 10, 2020

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