Category Archives: General Interest

Aminio Fraga on Charlie Rose

Posted on July 1, 2011 by macromon

Great interview with our old friend and colleague Arminio Fraga,  former head of Brazil’s central bank,  Soros hedge fund manager, and now head of Gavea Investments.   Arminio is a Princeton Ph.D. economist, understands markets,  and an expert on Brazil’s economist. … Continue reading →

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Have Policymakers Discovered the “Splendid Arbitrage”?

Posted on June 26, 2011 by macromon

How ’bout a little summer Sunday humor (albeit a little nerdy) before getting back to the daily grind.   Last week saw a global coordinated response to shaft specs in crude oil as many, including us, think the rise in … Continue reading →

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DSK’s First Night In Prison – Saturday Night Live!

Posted on June 7, 2011 by macromon

In cause you missed this,  here is Saturday Night Live’s skit of Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s first night at Rikers Island.  Who writes this stuff?    Pretty impressive grasp of the European Debt Crisis. (click here if video is not observable)

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Mother Nature Spouts Off

Posted on June 2, 2011 by macromon

Wow!  Some incredible video out of Australia.  Makes you kind of think the earth’s atmosphere is becoming as unstable as the global markets!  Wonder if quantitative easing would help?  (click here if video is observable)

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God Bless Mark Haines

Posted on May 25, 2011 by macromon

The news of Mark Haines hits us square in the gut.  We’ve been watching the guy almost everyday since the mid-1990’s.  The old Squawk with Haines, Kernen, and Faber was something else.  Remember how he would play up Kernen’s vanity,  … Continue reading →

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The New (La)Garde at the IMF?

Posted on May 19, 2011 by macromon

That’s our bet.    Also check out the WashPost piece, Why Christine Lagarde should run the IMF.    (click here if video is not observable)

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Spring Fever: The Mick and The Hammer

Posted on March 25, 2011 by macromon

It’s that time of year and as Opening Day approaches we look at a great article on Mickey Mantle in today’s  L.A. Times and last’s night rerun of David Letterman’s interview with Hank Aaron.  Relax for a few and enjoy … Continue reading →

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Picture of the Day: Supermoon Over Lincoln Memorial

Posted on March 19, 2011 by macromon

(click here if picture is not observable)

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Happy Super Moon!

Posted on March 19, 2011 by macromon

By the way, a rare tornado touched down in Northern California today.  You think? (click here if video is not observable)

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Godspeed, Japan

Posted on March 11, 2011 by macromon

(click here if table and video are not observable)

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