Category Archives: Black Swan Watch

Takin’ It to the Greek Streets

Posted on September 21, 2011 by macromon

The future of Euro is going to be determined by the Greek street in the next few weeks and how they react to the new austerity measures.   G-Pap has his work cut out convincing the population the pain is … Continue reading →

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Italy Reeling After Downgrade

Posted on September 20, 2011 by macromon

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Why Italy Matters

Posted on September 19, 2011 by macromon

Standard and Poor’s  just announced they’ve downgraded Italy’s credit rating to A from A+, with a negative outlook.   Italy is the camel that will break Europe’s back if they can’t contain the crisis to the smaller countries of the periphery.  … Continue reading →

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Merkel Fading

Posted on September 18, 2011 by macromon

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Robert Prechter: “Junk bond prices are going to go to zero.”

Posted on September 17, 2011 by macromon

His predictions, advice and timing have always been tough to act and trade on and, like all of us, is wrong a lot.  But here’s the latest to feed your inner macro bear.  Roarrrrr!! (click here if video is not … Continue reading →

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EcoFin Meets in Poland

Posted on September 16, 2011 by macromon

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Assessing the Risks of French Banks

Posted on September 15, 2011 by macromon

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Buying the Moody Blues…

Posted on September 14, 2011 by macromon

Classic sell the rumor, buy the fact trading action.  Within an hour after Moody’s downgrade of the French banks almost all the major global equity indices have turned up.   S&P futures were down almost 16 points and are now down … Continue reading →

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Europeans spooked by spectre of Greek default – Euronews

Posted on September 13, 2011 by macromon

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The Current State of the Market in a Sea of Volatility

Posted on September 13, 2011 by macromon

The picture below really captures the volatility of the current market and how traders must remain detached like the Coast Guard cutter closely monitoring how the ship (market) is listing.  When too many are standing on one side of the … Continue reading →

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