Whew.....and ouch Macro Man Friday, September 28, 2007 11 Comments Macro Man Macro Man breathed a sigh of relief this morning when he saw the cover of The Economist. It would appear that the trend of dollar weakness... Read More
Turning Japanese Macro Man Thursday, September 27, 2007 7 Comments Macro Man After last week's eventful developments, market interest and activity appears to be pausing for breath, at least until tomorrow's qu... Read More
Weakly dollar closes Macro Man Wednesday, September 26, 2007 10 Comments Macro Man So will this be the week that The Economist slaps the dollar on the front cover? Macro Man certainly hopes not, as he is positioned for fur... Read More
Nine things I just don't understand Macro Man Tuesday, September 25, 2007 21 Comments Macro Man Every so often, Macro Man is accused (often by friends and family) of being a know-it-all. As regular readers will have no doubt deduced, he... Read More
Disconnects Macro Man Monday, September 24, 2007 5 Comments Macro Man Sigh. And so the long dark winter is upon us. When Macro Man left the house this morning, it was absolutely pitch black for the first time s... Read More
Going quietly into that good weekend Macro Man Friday, September 21, 2007 11 Comments Macro Man All of a sudden, markets feel like they've had enough. The dollar has tried and failed to extend losses this morning, and equities are d... Read More
The most popular breakfast at the Federal Reserve Canteen Macro Man Thursday, September 20, 2007 11 Comments Macro Man Nothing like a complete breakfast of cereal and toast ..... Read More
Toast Macro Man Thursday, September 20, 2007 7 Comments Macro Man Toast. Not only is it a wonderful breakfast food- tasty with honey, jam, marmalade, butter, or even dry-but it is also a pretty accurate des... Read More
Amazing scenes Macro Man Wednesday, September 19, 2007 7 Comments Macro Man Well, that was an eventful night. No, not the Fed cut and the concomitant risk asset orgy that followed; Macro Man covered that in his last ... Read More
Gas on the fire Macro Man Tuesday, September 18, 2007 18 Comments Macro Man That's what it is. Macro Man covers his ESU7 short at 1501 and buys another €20 million at 1.3925 spot basis. Let the good times roll...... Read More
All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight Macro Man Tuesday, September 18, 2007 9 Comments Macro Man At last, the waiting's over and the big day is here. Investment bank reporting season kicks off with Lehman Brothers before the New York... Read More
Excerpts from The Age of Turbulence Macro Man Monday, September 17, 2007 12 Comments Macro Man Markets have opened up the new week in edgy fashion this morning, spurred on by weekend scenes of the UK's first bank run in more than a... Read More
The return of Swervin' Mervyn Macro Man Friday, September 14, 2007 14 Comments Macro Man Well, it didn't take long for the governor of the Bank of England to remind us why he is known is some quarters as "Swervin' Me... Read More
Mervyn King to markets: No bail-out for you! Macro Man Thursday, September 13, 2007 2 Comments Macro Man Calm continues to prevail as equities tread water, some CP is being rolled over (albeit at shorter maturities), and the dollar continues to ... Read More
Who would you rather be? Macro Man Wednesday, September 12, 2007 15 Comments Macro Man Whether it's crisis fatigue, an Indian summer in the UK (during the daytime at least), or just plain myopia, markets are happy and risk ... Read More
It's a good thing that Chinese workers don't have to eat.... Macro Man Tuesday, September 11, 2007 5 Comments Macro Man Markets are remarkably subdued so far this week, perhaps suffering from "crisis exhaustion" after last Friday's payroll data. ... Read More