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ECB to end stimulus programme later this year

ECB President Mario Draghi admitted the eurozone recovery has slowed and kept record low interest rates unchanged… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2018/06/14/ec…

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Swan Lake – June 14

The Global Macro Monitor defines “macro swan” as any global macroeconomic or financial event with the capacity to spill over into world markets causing risk aversion and lower asset prices.  – GMM The Euro periphery continued to rebound.  The big news … Continue reading →

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‘toon of the Day: Tutor In Chief

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TOTD: Derivatives Per Capita

Deutsche Bank has lost 80% of its value in five years. Fortunately, it is a regional bank–focusing on the orb we call Earth–and only have $50 trillion in derivatives–$50,000 for every man, woman, and child on that orb. No problem: … Continue reading →

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Europe’s Wage Inequality Wedge: a crash course

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Swan Lake – June 13

The Global Macro Monitor defines “macro swan” as any global macroeconomic or financial event with the capacity to spill over into world markets causing risk aversion and lower asset prices.  – GMM The Euro swans continue to stabilize.   Barry Eichengreen out … Continue reading →

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S&P Hesitates At Key Level

The S&P500 looks hesitant to take out the key  .764 Fibonacci retracement level at 2792.59 before the Fed and ECB announcements.  Note the back-to-back Doji candlesticks. When and if the swing high of the correction at 2801.90 clears, the technical … Continue reading →

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The Bund With A Draghi Tattoo

The consequences for global markets of an end to ECB QE will be much bigger than those associated with the end of the Fed’s QE –  Guillermo Tolosa, Oxford Economics Huge ECB meeting on Thursday.   Will Mario Draghi announce a path to normalize monetary … Continue reading →

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The action-movie trailer Trump played to Kim Jong-un

If only it were as easy as in the movies… Reporters were shown a video ahead of Donald Trump’s press conference in Singapore, which the US president said he had played it to Kim Jong-un and his aides toward the … Continue reading →

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Swan Lake – June 12

The Global Macro Monitor defines “macro swan” as any global macroeconomic or financial event with the capacity to spill over into world markets causing risk aversion and lower asset prices.  – GMM Euro sovereign spreads were stable today.  The Italy … Continue reading →

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