W(h)ither the US consumer? Macro Man Wednesday, April 30, 2014 7 Comments Macro Man Well, the "Super Tuesday" gig worked for yet another week, albeit modestly. Macro Man has therefore updated his chart accordingly... Read More
20 Questions Macro Man Tuesday, April 29, 2014 7 Comments Macro Man In the absence of anything interesting to say as we wait for the second half of the week, how about a game of 20 Questions? 1) Will the EC... Read More
How Bad Is It? Macro Man Monday, April 28, 2014 12 Comments Macro Man Macro Man has had the decorators in, and they've tarted the place up a bit. He reckons it looks a bit cleaner, and it should be a bit e... Read More
Do Markets Top on Good News? Macro Man Friday, April 25, 2014 15 Comments Macro Man It's a good thing that Macro Man still has a full head of hair, because with the amount he's been scratching it recently he'd ha... Read More
A Trip to the Cinema Macro Man Thursday, April 24, 2014 15 Comments Macro Man Macro Man recently finished reading Flash Boys , which was certainly entertaining if somewhat incomplete. While some of the other explorati... Read More
Testing Tuesdays Macro Man Wednesday, April 23, 2014 9 Comments Macro Man Bob Geldof famously doesn't like Mondays , a sentiment which is likely shared amongst wide swathes of the population . He presumably ... Read More
A Market Vignette Macro Man Tuesday, April 22, 2014 11 Comments Macro Man In the absence of anything interesting to say about a drearily dull start to the week, Macro Man thought he would share a small vignette of ... Read More
Counterfactuals Macro Man Monday, April 21, 2014 9 Comments Macro Man The past week has been notable for the victory laps taken by central banks currently residing under the thumb of Professor Moriarty Woodfo... Read More
Go on, you know you want to Macro Man Thursday, April 17, 2014 17 Comments Macro Man "Go on, you know you want to." How many times over the last few years have macro punters contemplating a sale of the euro heard ... Read More
Holy Whiplash, Batman! Macro Man Wednesday, April 16, 2014 7 Comments Macro Man Holmes and Watson have repaired to Baker Street for a well-earned break, leaving Macro Man to confront the rather more prosaic task of makin... Read More
The Mystery of the Dots, Part II Macro Man Tuesday, April 15, 2014 10 Comments Macro Man A continuation from Part I I returned to 221B Baker Street with an FT , an Economist , and a large bag of wine gums. I recalled that whil... Read More
The Mystery of the Dots Macro Man Monday, April 14, 2014 10 Comments Macro Man In the spring of 201- I had not seen Mr. Sherlock Holmes for more than four years. My medical practice, which had been booming a few short ... Read More
Oh Dear Macro Man Friday, April 11, 2014 18 Comments Macro Man Oh dear. It isn't terribly easy at the moment, is it, no matter which side of the bull/bear divide you happen to inhabit. Indeed, a q... Read More