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Masters Week: Champions Dinner, Bikini Wax, and Phil

Posted on April 9, 2013 by macromon

Click here for a great graphic of the past 20 years of menus from the Masters Champion Dinners. Bubba Watson has yet to reveal what he will be serving up at this year’s Champions Dinner. Here’s what our menu would … Continue reading →

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Weekend Lecture: Nick D’Aloisio on Charlie Rose

Posted on April 6, 2013 by macromon

Fascinating interview with Nick D’Aloisio, the 17-year old who just sold his mobile app, Summly,  to Yahoo for an estimated $30 million.  He’s nails a market in the age of information overload and Twitter.   Yet another another labor destroying technology. … Continue reading →

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Tweet of the Day

Posted on March 28, 2013 by macromon

Two B-2 bombers flew over South Korea today, demonstrating the US’s ability to conduct precision strikes at will pic.twitter.com/0CxWPCD7z1 — 주한미국대사관 U.S. Embassy Seoul (@USEmbassySeoul) March 28, 2013

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Stratfor: Turkey’s Geographic Challenge

Posted on March 27, 2013 by macromon

On the back of S&P’s upgrade of Turkey’s rating to double-B-plus from double-B, one level below an investment-grade,  here’s some good background. Stratfor examines how Turkey is attempting to expand its core into the eastern part of the country and … Continue reading →

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Global Trend Indicators

Posted on March 23, 2013 by macromon

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Quote of the Day

Posted on March 21, 2013 by macromon

There are two kinds of people who lose money: those who know nothing and those who know everything. – Henry Kaufman Eddy Elfenbein.

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WTF? Gangnam Style

Posted on March 20, 2013 by macromon

If NorKo the source, wouldn’t this represent a significant escalation of tensions?  Markets not reacting. South Korean broadcasters/banks suffer cyber attack Computer networks of several major South Korea broadcasters and banks have been paralyzed. Police and government agencies are investigating … Continue reading →

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Weekend Lecture: Keynes and the Crisis of Capitalism

Posted on March 15, 2013 by macromon

“The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite … Continue reading →

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Weekly Eurozone Watch – Markets “Revert Back”

Posted on March 8, 2013 by macromon

Key Data Points German 10-year Bund 12 bps higher; France 10 bps tighter to the Bund; Belgium 11 bps tighter; Ireland 19 bps tighter; Italy 31 bps tighter; Spain 46 bps tighter; Portugal 56 bps tighter; Greece 61 bps tighter; … Continue reading →

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Global Trend Indicators

Posted on March 2, 2013 by macromon

(click here if tables are not observable)

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