Continuing a theme, the cheerful 60's ditty "Hang on, Sloopy" keeps running through Macro Man's head (though not his Ipod....
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China's favourite (non currency) band
Who knew that the Sundays, an English indie band that broke up in 1997, were so popular in China? On the same day that Macro Man quoted one ...
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Five random cultural allusions
Another bank holiday, another hatful of rain. It's quite a tradition here in the UK. As he travelled to, from, and around the Isle of Wi...
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Reminiscences of a Blog Operator
No need for Sergeant Friday yesterday, as US equities started their swoon fairly quickly after the new home sales data nudged ten year bonds...
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Calling Joe Friday!
The signature tune of the old television series “Dragnet” will be familiar to most people, even those that have never even heard of the show...
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Thoughts on volatility and a few trades
Ever so slightly, things are starting to look a bit more interesting. As Macro Man wavers , the US and China chat, and global rates continu...
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Which of these things is not like the others?
Which of these things is not like the others: a) Uber-bid oil and gasoline prices at record highs b) Rising global interest rate...
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Monday morning poem
With apologies to Guy Wetmore Carryl .... The lira from the Bosphorus Makes carry traders prosperous As long as vol keeps falling Thereby st...
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China widens the band!
To a whole 0.5% per day! When the existing 0.3% band was reached only twice since the reval! And all of this just before the SED! It'...
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How competitive are Chinese exporters?
With the Strategic Economic Dialogue between the US and China rapidly approaching, the newswires are heavy with stories on all things Chine...
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Ten reasons to be worried about risky assets
Spring is here! The sky is blue (OK, well not here in the UK), equities are on fire (most major indices are at or near multi-year highs), an...
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Six interesting charts
It is sometimes claimed that a picture says a thousand words. If so, then today's post (delivered late thanks to a Blogger power outage)...
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A handy sleeping aid
When you stay up at night worrying about positions, you know they are too big. Macro Man has slept pretty well over the last few weeks, b...
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Tuesday morning bullet points
It's been a while since the last bullet point post, so without further ado... * It seems quite clear now that China has replaced the US ...
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FX Carry: A SAFE haven
Financial markets are getting almost as China-obsessed as Macro Man (and Brad Setser .) Macro Man's email box is chock full of acronym-s...
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A housekeeping note
In yesterday's post, Macro Man described the rationale for static pricing of his one touches in terms of his in house option pricer givi...
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Foreign Exchange Powerball
Well, the central bank hoe-down went pretty much as expected. The BOE took the middle ground, hiking by 25 bps, while the ECB announced a J...
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A currency drama
Things just might start getting interesting today. Tonight we have the FOMC statement- the equivalent release last May kick-started the late...
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A remedial lesson in statistics
You can always tell when financial market volumes start to dry up because brokers start organizing a seemingly endless sequence of ancillary...
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