5 Weekend Thoughts: Big Ben, EU Bonds, and Politics
By Alex Salomon
1. Short and sweet yet arguably my most important finding of the week: I firmly believe that neither the ECB nor the Fed...
5 Weekend Thoughts: Memorial Day, Low Rates, and EU Poker Games
By Alex Salomon
1. Thankful week, Memorial week... What a week for active traders: It was either a great week (for those positioned short or out...
5 Weekend Thoughts: Euro Style
By Alex Salomon
1. "Duh" moment of the week: France's Francois Hollande insisting on Eurobonds is proof that he is not willing to implement the structural...
Grexit: 5 Scenarios Facing Greece
By Alex Salomon
So many articles are being written about the impending exit of Greece from the Euro and maybe parts of the European Union,...
Keeping An Eye On Europe
By Joshua Schroeder
Recent US economic data have been surprising to the upside. The combination of better than expected home sales, regional manufacturing activity and jobless...
China Biding its Time, Focusing on the Future
By Andrew Nyquist
For much of the late 90’s and early 2000’s, China enjoyed the West’s addiction to low cost manufactured goods. Western-driven demand spurred exports...
Euro Bonds, Market Technicals, and Social Mood
By Andrew Nyquist
A few high level thoughts for this week and the week ahead:
1)  Euro Bonds on the Horizon???:  Word out of Europe is Euro bonds may...
Leadership in a Time of Crisis
With the threat of a dreaded double-dip recession looming on the horizon and unemployment promising to remain stubbornly high for the foreseeable future, the...
In the News: Holiday Weekend Wrap, Euro Style
From bailouts to protests to politics and prognostications, the holiday weekend was chock-full of news... and grilling... and brews; Here are 10 headlines from...