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BFTP: How to Become a Trillionaire And Other Thoughts

Posted on March 12, 2019 by macromon

BTFP:  Blast From The Past Time to repost our piece from January 2017, almost two weeks before the Trump administration took power. We hit the big topics back then which are now making headlines today:  1)  Modern Monetary Theory;  2)  … Continue reading →

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On This Day In History – March 11

Posted on March 11, 2019 by macromon

Birthdays 1596 Isaac Elsevier, book publisher 1870 Louis Bachelier, French mathematician (d. 1946) 1903 Dorothy Schiff, American owner and publisher (NY Post), born in NYC, New York (d. 1989) 1903 James Franklin Hyde, American inventor who created silica, born in Solvay, New York (d. 1999) … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – March 8

Posted on March 10, 2019 by macromon

Summary Big rally in DM bond markets as ECB throws in the towel and sees gloom ahead and the very weak nonfarm payroll number on Friday U.S. credit gave some back last week Dixie ready to breakout EM FX hit … Continue reading →

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The Politics of Semantics

Posted on March 10, 2019 by macromon

Are you surprised in our “post-truth” world the 2020 Presidential election is going to be framed by one word,  “Socialism?” What exactly is socialism? Bernie Sanders likes to call himself a democratic socialist but immediately identifies with the Scandinavian countries, … Continue reading →

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The Haines Bottom – March 9, 2009

Posted on March 9, 2019 by macromon

Man, I miss that guy… Full #HainesBottom moment, from 10 years ago — which we paid tribute to just now @CNBC @SquawkStreet pic.twitter.com/r226g1v6VQ — Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) March 8, 2019

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Sector ETF Performance – March 8

Posted on March 9, 2019 by macromon
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Global Risk Monitor – March 8

Posted on March 9, 2019 by macromon
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Meet The Mets

Posted on March 9, 2019 by macromon

Today In 1963: "Meet the Mets", the official song of the New York #Mets is introduced to the public for the first time! #MLB #History pic.twitter.com/2oay60ysr3 — Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) March 9, 2019

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Ten Plus Great Weekend Reads – March 8

Posted on March 8, 2019 by macromon

  Chinese stocks tumble as ECB and China data spark concerns – FT Why bulls on Wall Street are becoming an endangered species – FT Here’s why recent stock gains could be just a bear-market rally – MarketWatch Man credited … Continue reading →

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On This Day In History – March 8

Posted on March 8, 2019 by macromon

Birthdays 1702 Anne Bonny, Irish pirate (date of birth is approximate), born in Kinsale, Ireland (d. 1782) 1841 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr, US 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1935) 1936 Gabor Szabo (any relation to the great Wall Streeter, Andy … Continue reading →

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