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Week in Review: Markets Scream Overbought

Posted on January 6, 2013 by macromon

We’ve added Spain’s IBEX, Italy’s MIB, the Russia Market Vectors ETF, the Australian dollar to the list of equity indices and currencies we monitor.   In addition, we have switched to the CRB Continuous Commodity Index, which is less energy heavy … Continue reading →

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Construction Employment Starting to Rebound

Posted on January 4, 2013 by macromon

Though payrolls came in just below expectations, one positive take away from this morning’s data was the 30 thousand increase in construction jobs.   Almost all of the increase was in residential.   These are relatively well paying jobs compared to … Continue reading →

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O Come, Emmanuel

Posted on December 24, 2012 by macromon

Number 2 – The PianoGuys. O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Wisdom from … Continue reading →

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Gold Breaks 200-day Moving Average

Posted on December 20, 2012 by macromon

The precious metals continue to trade not so precious. Gold broke its 200-day moving average today.  The yellow metal seems to be suffering the same fate as Apple going into year-end.   Some investors are too long and the perception of … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: Control Your Demons

Posted on December 15, 2012 by macromon

It’s not lack of information that holds us back. The binding constraint is emotions. This doesn’t mean information is not good. It is good, but only AFTER you’ve got your emotions harnessed. And very few of us have… Individual investors … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: Trade Reversals

Posted on December 12, 2012 by macromon

Shipping lines used to sail one full container to Asia fromEurope for every three loaded with China-made goods that came back. Those “massive” imbalances are easing now as Europe consumes less and China more, according to BIMCO shipping analyst Peter Sand. … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: True Economics

Posted on December 9, 2012 by macromon

The problem, George, is since  the Second World War…. the problem has been allocating abundance now we’re allocating scarcity.  We’re not very good at it.  – George Will,  This Week With George Stephanopoulos

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French Unemployment Still Rising

Posted on December 6, 2012 by macromon

France’s unemployment rate has risen again, with the picture particularly bleak for young people… Using International Labour Organisation measurements, the jobless total reached 10.3 percent of the workforce in the third quarter of this year. The rise in youth unemployment … Continue reading →

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Creative Destruction: The Music Industry

Posted on December 4, 2012 by macromon

The iTunes store…reinvented music.  Between 2003 and 2007, more than 2,700 record stores vanished, freeing up real estate and capital that could be used for other things. – Michael Saylor, The Mobile Wave

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Cliff Diving – Day 16

Posted on December 3, 2012 by macromon

December, the overall best month for stock performance, isn’t supposed to start like this! The S&P500 opened almost at its high of the day, traded through the 50-day moving average, got spanked  and commenced to sell off the rest of … Continue reading →

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