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World’s Fastest Growing Economies

Posted on April 27, 2019 by macromon

We have updated the GDP growth rates for the 2019 and the 2020 forecasts and ranked the world’s fastest growing economies in the ginormous table below.  The data are from the April 2019 IMF’s World Economic Outlook.  

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Trump Losing Fox News – Summer of Discontent Cometh

Posted on April 25, 2019 by macromon

Caveat emptor.  The complacency in markets is absolutely stunning as the U.S. slowly drifts into, what could be, the biggest Constitutional Crisis in the nation’s history. Trump lost the top legal analyst at Fox News today.  This is a major … Continue reading →

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Non-alcoholic Beers Ready To Roll?

Posted on April 24, 2019 by macromon

Gotta find a good company or some crafties to bet on.  A good draft frosty without the batteries will satisfy a yuuge overlooked market. The FT’s Leila Abboud and Al Gilmour put alcohol-free and low-alcohol beers to the test, tasting … Continue reading →

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One Of Our Best Trades Ever – Mike Trout

Posted on April 23, 2019 by macromon

The first time we ever saw Mike Trout play baseball it was like watching the real-life version of The Natural,  and thought someday people will say, There goes [Mike Trout] the best there ever was in this game – Roy … Continue reading →

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The Most Successful “Garage Band” Companies

Posted on April 23, 2019 by macromon

That we are aware of… Apple Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak had withdrawn from Reed College and UC Berkeley respectively by 1975. Wozniak designed a video terminal that he could use to log on to the minicomputers at Call Computer. Alex Kamradt commissioned the design and sold … Continue reading →

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Mueller Report: Hollywood Can’t Make This Stuff Up

Posted on April 22, 2019 by macromon

Wow!   We are still digesting the full redacted version of the Mueller Report. We only had to get through the first few pages within an hour of its release on Thursday for us to conclude the House Democrats will have … Continue reading →

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BFTP: How Sustainable Is Earnings Growth?

Posted on April 22, 2019 by macromon

BFTP: Blast From The Past We posted the following last May when earnings and the market were all lathered up and on a sugar high induced by the corporate tax cut and weaker dollar in 2017.  Our lack of confidence … Continue reading →

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Remain In A Landslide

Posted on April 19, 2019 by macromon

The latest Comres poll revealed that Remain would now win by 58 per cent to 42 per cent of the vote.  – CityAM

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Predictions Market On Fed Nominees

Posted on April 18, 2019 by macromon

Prediction markets not pricing the confirmation of Stephen Moore and Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve Board.  Stay tuned.  

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Impeachment Market – The Only Market That Matters Now

Posted on April 18, 2019 by macromon

Taking a break from Holy Week to sift through the Mueller Report. It is going to be very difficult, in our opinion,  for the House Judiciary Committee (HJC)  not to proceed with impeachment hearings.  If they begin, the Democrats will have … Continue reading →

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