Yearly Archives: 2020

Now, Which POTUS Inherited A Mess?

Wow! President Trump likes to repeat the fictitious notion he inherited an economic mess but his hair is on fire over Obama’s factually based tweet this morning. Eleven years ago today, near the bottom of the worst recession in generations, … Continue reading

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Two Charts Keeping Us On The Beach

I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain.  I’ve seen manias the public thought would never end. Until they do. This ain’t our first rodeo.  We have seen these types of asset bubbles many times during our career, especially when you … Continue reading

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The Clash Of Generations

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COTD: Coronavirus Risk To Manufacturing

The holiday is over, but few people are back in offices and factories…the effects of covid-19 will be like those of SARS in 2003: a sharp shock to Chinese growth, followed by a strong rebound. But SARS may not be a … Continue reading

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Why The Millennials Feel The Bern

The Global Macro Monitor has been writing about the Clash of Generations for years, and way before the headlines and data that are now starting to show up in the MSM.   See here. The fight taking place between the moderates … Continue reading

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Low-Cost Universal Health Care With A Record Budget Surplus?

How can it be?      See the full DW article here The following video on the German health care system is a must view, folks. Take the 10 minutes and watch. If not, study the charts. The German system … Continue reading

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Coronavirus: It’s The Second Derivative, Stupid!

Double yikes.   Arrest this beast!  Please! On a business trip meeting with many firms with huge exposure to China.  Concern in their community definitely growing but still a bit clueless about the seriousness of the growing crisis.  I give … Continue reading

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The Global Supply & Demand Shock Of The Coronavirus

Our analysis of the impact of the Coronavirus is a work in progress and nobody knows the endgame.  It is still the early days of the epidemic, and its dynamics will take time to understand. The scale of the impact … Continue reading

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Our Kafkaesque World Encapsulated In One Tweet/Video

See here for a good primer on the term Kafkaesque. “So disorienting and illogical” Screening for guns but no screen if you’re packing at the state Capitol.   WTF? That’s less than a chip shot away from the logic of the … Continue reading

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The Rise Of The China Market In All Things

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