Tag Archives: Macro Swans

Swan Lake – May 31

Italy calmer as market turns it focus on trade wars. Deutsche Bank making all-time lows as it was hammered again due to its U.S. business put on problem bank list.   DB is now getting the market’s attention but still doesn’t … Continue reading

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Picture of the Day: Raining on the Risk On Parade

This mural in Poland encapsulates the global markets today.  It’s raining pouring on the risk-on trade. The markets were hit by a hat-trick of three Macro Swans coming home to roost — fears of: 1) China hard landing;  2)  Eurozone … Continue reading

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This Market Sucks – Going Fishin’

Fug this market.  Nothing is working.   You get long and lose money.  You get short and lose money.  You get flat and you lose purchasing power as the dollar melts and commodity staples rise.   These are the kind of markets … Continue reading

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Week in Review: Streak Week

It was another tough week for the global markets. The S&P, Dow, and the major European equity indices closed lower for a rare sixth week in a row.   Next week could be historic as the S&P500 has initially closed lower … Continue reading

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The Weekend Read: McSwan Watch

Chinese speculators have emerged as a big driver of silver’s spectacular rally and subsequent crash with trading in the metal in Shanghai soaring nearly 30-fold since the start of the year. The commodity, nicknamed “the devil’s metal” for its wild … Continue reading

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