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How Is That Reagan-Trump S&P500 Analog Working Out?

So far, at the close of 2016,  the Trump S&P500 is outperforming  the Reagan S&P500 by 0.38 percent, 38 days after the close of their respective election days.  The Trump bump has been a relatively steady climb before rolling over … Continue reading

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Global Macro Data Year in Review

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The biggest moment of 2017: Donald Trump’s inauguration – Economist

Published on Dec 30, 2016 On January 20th 2017, the eyes of the world will be on Donald Trump as he takes the oath of office and is sworn in as America’s 45th president. The political tremors will reverberate around … Continue reading

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US Sector ETF Performance – Dec 30

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Daily Risk Monitor – December 30

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History Shows Why Prognosticators Should Be Discounted

It is the end of the year and prognosticators are crawling out of the woodwork.  So, it’s time to repost a piece from Global Macro Monitor years’ past. Prophets are usually false, and that includes us.  After all, look at … Continue reading

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Reagan v Trump Macro Initial Conditions

We hear lots of talk these days about,  Why Donald Trump’s Market Rally Echoes Ronald Reagan’s.    We are big fans of Chaos Theory, Chaos theory is a branch of mathematics focused on the behavior of dynamical systems that are … Continue reading

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COTD: Pain In Global Bond Portfolios

Lots of pain out there over the past few months in global bond portfolios. Look at the reach for duration as global interest rates fell in the IMF chart below,  The IMF probably created the chart in late August/early September.  … Continue reading

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Heavy Drinking Americans And Seasonal Adjustment

Interesting piece in WashPost the other day,  Where the heaviest-drinking Americans live …who among us is likely to do the most drinking this holiday season? The Department of Health and Human Services recently updated the official federal statistics on the percent … Continue reading

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US Sector ETF Performance – Dec 23

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