Category Archives: Black Swan Watch

Patriotic Italians urged to buy bonds

Posted on November 28, 2011 by macromon

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Euro Fracture: It’s the Politics, Stupid!

Posted on November 27, 2011 by macromon

Politics has been and will be the constraint on the latest iteration of Bailout Europe 4.0.  We at the Global Macro Monitor really want to see Europe make it, for markets to rally, and for all to make money. But … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Euro

Posted on November 27, 2011 by macromon

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‘Germans fed up with Eurobondage’

Posted on November 25, 2011 by macromon

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Economist: Is this really the end?

Posted on November 25, 2011 by macromon

The Economist warns in their latest cover piece  “Unless German and the ECB move quickly, the single currency’s collapse is looming.”    We are beginning to think, based on last week’s failed German bond auction,  that if “Germany and ECB moves … Continue reading →

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Euro Crisis Spreading

Posted on November 24, 2011 by macromon

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EU treaties set to change

Posted on November 24, 2011 by macromon

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Monti, Merkel and Sarkozy to hold mini summit

Posted on November 23, 2011 by macromon

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Did Expectations of Debt Monetization Cause Today’s German Bund Auction to Fail?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by macromon

Let’s try this again. In our post, The Biggest Bubble in History, we tried to convey that a monetization of Europe’s  sovereign debt is not equivalent to the quantitative easing that  has taken place in the U.S. , Japan, and … Continue reading →

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Spain’s Funding Rates Soar

Posted on November 22, 2011 by macromon

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