The Federales arrive Macro Man Wednesday, January 28, 2015 81 Comments Macro Man It's Federales ride into town today, and while it seems as if Macro Man should be tense/excited/worried, somehow he just cannot envisage... Read More
Bullet points while preparing for SNOWMAGEDDON Macro Man Monday, January 26, 2015 38 Comments Macro Man * When Macro Man checked the weather forecast last Friday, early this week was supposed to be cold and sunny. Over the weekend, it changed ... Read More
UPOD Macro Man Friday, January 23, 2015 27 Comments Macro Man It's the oldest trick in the policymakers' manual: Under-promise, over-deliver. In fairness, Super Mario never really under-promise... Read More
When doves fly Macro Man Thursday, January 22, 2015 23 Comments Macro Man The ECB's thunder was stolen a bit on Wednesday, as three other central banks hit the tape with dovish developments. The BOJ downgrade... Read More
Survey says! Macro Man Wednesday, January 21, 2015 18 Comments Macro Man It's obviously a big week for financial markets still smarting from the sting of the SNB. The apparent raison d'etre for the Swis... Read More
Weekend interlude: The curse of the Hammers Macro Man Sunday, January 18, 2015 27 Comments Macro Man Longtime readers may recall that Macro Man is partial to the footballing stylings of West Ham United. The story behind his support of West ... Read More
A few thoughts about yesterday's bombshell Macro Man Friday, January 16, 2015 49 Comments Macro Man For many punters, yesterday was either the most fun they've had in ages or a potential one-way trip to the unemployment line- depending,... Read More
Exclusive footage of the SNB board meeting that led to today's decision Macro Man Thursday, January 15, 2015 35 Comments Macro Man Read More
Holy crap Macro Man Thursday, January 15, 2015 15 Comments Macro Man One really wonders what they were expecting when they pulled the 1.20 floor. One can only hope that they had researched positioning an... Read More
Markets hit the panic button Macro Man Wednesday, January 14, 2015 35 Comments Macro Man Oh dear. Today's retail sales release has prompted a wave of ugly price action, as markets reach for the panic button that they haven... Read More
A weekend interlude from a reader Macro Man Sunday, January 11, 2015 68 Comments Macro Man As long-time readers will no doubt be aware, Macro Man is not averse to twisting a broad range of literary and musical sources to his own de... Read More
Whither payrolls? Macro Man Friday, January 09, 2015 33 Comments Macro Man Macro Man loves the smell of payrolls in the morning. Actually, not really- the smells of a trading floor on a Friday morning are pretty d... Read More
It's de-risking, it's destruction, it's de pensions? Macro Man Thursday, January 08, 2015 25 Comments Macro Man Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose. Although this year has not started identically to last- the generally solid performance of t... Read More
A funny thing happened on the way to 130... Macro Man Tuesday, January 06, 2015 51 Comments Macro Man Namely, USD/JPY got sideswiped by EUR/JPY Macro Man cannot believe he's saying this, but the euro continues to look like a safer ... Read More
ΓΡΟΥΝΔΗΟΓ ΔΑΥ Macro Man Monday, January 05, 2015 22 Comments Macro Man Macro Man trusts that readers had a happy and healthy holiday season. He hopes that they'll excuse the lack of posting over the holiday... Read More