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...
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Turning Japanese
After last week's eventful developments, market interest and activity appears to be pausing for breath, at least until tomorrow's qu...
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Weakly dollar closes
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...
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Nine things I just don't understand
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...
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Disconnects
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...
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Going quietly into that good weekend
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...
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The most popular breakfast at the Federal Reserve Canteen
Nothing like a complete breakfast of cereal and toast .....
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Amazing scenes
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 ...
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Gas on the fire
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......
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All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight
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...
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Excerpts from The Age of Turbulence
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...
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The return of Swervin' Mervyn
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...
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Mervyn King to markets: No bail-out for you!
Calm continues to prevail as equities tread water, some CP is being rolled over (albeit at shorter maturities), and the dollar continues to ...
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Who would you rather be?
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 ...
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It's a good thing that Chinese workers don't have to eat....
Markets are remarkably subdued so far this week, perhaps suffering from "crisis exhaustion" after last Friday's payroll data. ...
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