Category Archives: Dollar

Dollar Testing Key Support

Posted on May 6, 2014 by macromon

You would think the dollar would be stronger if the U.S. economy is starting to gain some traction, no?  Then again,  this from Paul Tudor Jones, Friday last week was one of the greatest days that Paul Tudor Jones can … Continue reading →

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Dollar At Key Support

Posted on October 26, 2013 by macromon

The Dixie (dollar index)  is testing key support at 79 and is now down about 1 percent year to date. (click here if chart is not observable)

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Correction Time? Now or Never…

Posted on February 20, 2013 by macromon

The S&P500 had its worst daily decline for the year.  The VIX spiked over 19 percent, its biggest 1-day increase in 2013.  The dollar index closed at its highest level since November 16th,  which was the day the S&P500 bottomed … Continue reading →

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“US Set to Restage Greek Tragedy” – Der Spiegel

Posted on November 8, 2012 by macromon

How is the rest of the world (ROW) viewing America’s fiscal problems? Here is Germany’s Der Speigel, The US has more in common with heavily indebted southern European countries than it might like to admit. And if the country doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: From Can Kicking to Ass Kicking

Posted on September 15, 2012 by macromon

Here’s then Fed Chairman, Alan Greenspan, speaking to the Economic Club of New York in 1997  during Asian Financial Crisis. This is when “can kicking” by Asian policymakers transitioned into “ass kicking” by the financial markets,  which will surely take … Continue reading →

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Swan Dive!

Posted on September 13, 2012 by macromon

The mutilation of savers and the working class continues.   QE3+ Fiscal Cliff =  More Jobs? The Nasdaq is up over 20 percent this year and we just got another monetary blast.  Who would of thunk it?  Think Kafka, folks. (click … Continue reading →

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The Ideal Portfolio: Gold, Sugar, Bunds & Francs

Posted on July 2, 2012 by macromon

Imagine your investment adviser proposing a sweetened barbell portfolio of gold, white sugar, Swiss francs, and German bunds in 2007 with a 5-year time horizon.   You would of likely canned the wacko faster than they sold Nike stock last week. … Continue reading →

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Ugly Chart Contest: Safe Haven Swan Diving

Posted on March 19, 2012 by macromon

There’s something happening here What it is ain’t exactly clear…. Everybody look what’s going down – For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield,  circa 1967 The former safe havens – U.S. treasury bonds, gold, and the Japanese yen — have … Continue reading →

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Dollar/Yen Clears Resistance, Next Stop 85.5

Posted on March 9, 2012 by macromon

Dollar/yen cleared the top of the resistance zone, which we identified in our last post.   Note the rocket ship to a 10-month high after retesting the generational low in February. We’re in the process of constructing a Weekly Japan Sustainability … Continue reading →

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Global Markets: One Large Complex Adaptive System

Posted on January 30, 2012 by macromon

We once read somewhere that there are 10 to the 180th power possible paths to checkmate in a game of chess.   Similarly,  the global markets are one large complex adaptive system and almost impossible to project their short-term macro … Continue reading →

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