Due to family circumstances, Macro Man will be away from the market and out of touch for most of the day on Monday. It's fortunate that...
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Quiet Riot
"Come on feel the noize" - Quiet Riot , covering Slade OK, let's take stock of a few things that w...
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Anecdotal evidence
Punters who have been around the block more than once or twice know that relying on anecdotal evidence can be fraught with peril. Taking an...
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Market Monopoly
With the Olympics and the summer drawing to a close, it's now time for market participants to get themselves back from the beach, turn o...
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Does moral hazard apply to SWFs?
Here's a question for you: should concerns about moral hazard apply to central bank reserve managers and sovereign wealth funds? The q...
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Bank Holiday Poem: The Dollar
(With apologies to William Blake ) Dollar! Dollar! burning bright In the markets of the night What subtle hand has bolstered thee And caused...
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Dropping the Baton
The second law of thermodynamics states that entropy always increases. Put another way, "things change." How one reacts to chan...
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Saving the Financials
Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose . Given the ongoing travails of the financials, particularly the Agencies, it's tempting t...
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Petroleum Jelly
If you happen to be in need of Vaseline and find that your local pharmacy is sold out, never fear. Chances are, the entire stock has been p...
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Cold in August
Unfortunately, it will be another day or so before Macro Man can fully re-engage with markets (or at least the market blogosphere), as he is...
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Light in August
As virtually every reader will no doubt recall, it was only last month that the European Central Bank put up interest rates. So it would na...
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