Category Archives: Black Swan Watch

Spanish Banks: 1.3 Million Homes For Sale

Posted on June 23, 2012 by macromon

Sound familiar? (click here if video is not observable)

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The Eurozone Fix-It Menu

Posted on June 23, 2012 by macromon

Great little “cheat sheet” from SocGen via FT Alphaville of what the EU can do to resolve its debt and banking crisis.  But remember before getting all lathered up,  “it’s the politics, [stupid]!” (click here if table is not observable)

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RT CrossTalk: Euro-Lehmans

Posted on June 22, 2012 by macromon

19 emergency meetings since the beginning of the crisis… What’s next for the eurozone? Will there be enough money to bail out Italy and Spain? How will the recent Greek elections echo in Brussels? CrossTalking with Augusto Lopez-Claros, Tom Conroy … Continue reading →

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Stratfor: Effectiveness of Austerity in Europe (Portfolio)

Posted on June 21, 2012 by macromon

(click here if video is not observable)

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German Flash PMI At Three-Year Low

Posted on June 21, 2012 by macromon

Markit reports on another of the hammers that hit the markets today, Commenting on the Markit Flash Germany PMI® survey data, Tim Moore, Senior Economist at Markit said: “Germany’s private sector economy slipped deeper into contraction territory at the midway … Continue reading →

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Eurozone Contraction Continues

Posted on June 21, 2012 by macromon

Markit reports, Commenting on the flash PMI data, Chris Williamson, Chief Economist at Markit said: “The flash PMI for June rounded off the weakest quarter for three years, indicating Eurozone GDP is likely to have fallen by 0.6%. The downturn … Continue reading →

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HSBC Flash China PMI At 7-Month Low

Posted on June 21, 2012 by macromon

Here’s the first piece of today’s data dump from Markit that hammered the markets and Mr. Risk. Commenting on the Flash China Manufacturing PMI survey, Hongbin Qu, Chief Economist, China & Co-Head of Asian Economic Research at HSBC said: “China’s … Continue reading →

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Spain’s fight to save regions

Posted on June 20, 2012 by macromon

(click here if video is not observable)

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New Greek Prime Minister Pleads For National Unity

Posted on June 20, 2012 by macromon

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Squirrelly Summer Market

Posted on June 20, 2012 by macromon

Squirrelly trading after the FOMC announcement.   Looks like real money is on vacation and traders just flipping with each other.   No big sellers and shorts forced to cover Headlines out of Europe show a little more flexibility from Germany … Continue reading →

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