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The Speech – Must View

Posted on January 25, 2026 by macromon
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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Jan 23

Posted on January 24, 2026 by macromon

This week’s global financial landscape was characterized by intense volatility and a continued and significant rotation across asset classes. A prominent trend is the marked shift toward small-cap stocks, as investors move away from the high-valuation mega-cap technology sector that … Continue reading →

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The Best MLK Weekend Of All-Time

Posted on January 18, 2026 by macromon

In celebration of MLK Weekend, we are reposting a repost of a repost of post in honor of Dr. King, one of our most outstanding Americans, a true patriot, and a modern-day saint.  Hard to believe it’s been thirty years. … Continue reading →

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Jan 16

Posted on January 17, 2026 by macromon

January market action reflects a clear rotation away from narrow mega-cap leadership toward broader equity participation, a shift that is both cyclical and allocational in nature. Small-cap stocks have emerged as standout performers, with the Russell 2000 and S&P MidCap … Continue reading →

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Back to Yalta: A Great Power Carve Up 2.0

Posted on January 3, 2026 by macromon

After this morning’s events in Caracas, a repost of last year’s piece feels not only appropriate, but unavoidable. What once looked like a theoretical great-power contest is now playing out in real time, across real countries, with real consequences. If … Continue reading →

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2025: A Year in Review, in Charts

Posted on January 1, 2026 by macromon

2025 delivered one of those market outcomes that looks implausible until the chart forces a second glance. In a year dominated by artificial-intelligence euphoria and a powerful 13 percent appreciation of the Euro, European banks—long dismissed as structural laggards—quietly staged … Continue reading →

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Dec 26

Posted on December 27, 2025 by macromon

No commentary this week as the charts are doing all the shouting. Heigh-Ho, Silver (and Platinum): The Great Fiat Exit of 2025 Are you actually watching this? Silver just capped an 18% weekly surge, only to be made look sluggish … Continue reading →

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QOTD: Beijing’s Realpolitik

Posted on December 15, 2025 by macromon

QOTD = Quote of the Day Chinese officials have learned that the Trump administration, for all its bluster, will not follow through on its promises or its threats. – Foreign Affairs 

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Global Risk Monitor: Week in Review – Dec 12

Posted on December 13, 2025 by macromon

Global markets closed the week with a clear message: policy easing is supporting risk appetite, but leadership is rotating, and stresses are emerging beneath the surface. The Federal Reserve’s December rate cut reinforced expectations that the tightening cycle is firmly … Continue reading →

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Tilly Norwood & AI Take On Hollywood

Posted on December 7, 2025 by macromon
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