It's Thanksgiving today, which means heavily impaired liquidity and, thus far, large price swings. Before Macro Man starts to "cook" Thanksgiving dinner (i.e., put cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 turkey on cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 barbecue to roast while Mrs. Macro does everything else), he has time to once again count his blessings after what has been anocá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r eventful year:
1) First, and most importantly, that Mrs. Macro and cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Macro Boys are healthy and happy.
2) That it was he, racá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r than cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365y, that suffered a serious knee injury while skiing in February.
3) That he works in an industry that provides intellectual stimulation, indulges his competitive instincts, and offers plenty of fodder for his satiric side.
4) That just about everyone he knows from Lehman (hint: none of cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365m were assemblers, traders, or sellers of packaged turds) has landed on cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365ir feet.
5) That despite being wrong in his big picture views for what seems like forever, Macro Man has managed to scratch out a bit of P/L this year.
6) That he has an open enough mind to hedge his bets and change his behaviour when he is wrong, even if cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 view is unchanged.
7) That his firm has a) been so supportive of his injury rehab efforts, and b) managed to cobble togecá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r anocá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r good year
8) That he has not taken a dime, directly or indirectly, from any taxpayers....
9) That he was not in any way invested in cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 December 2009 bonds of Nakheel, which have plunged over cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 last 24 hours on a restructuring announcement. They're currently trading around 70; a 40 point drop 3 weeks before cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 supposed maturity has gotta hurt...
10) That this space continues to attract a frankly baffling number of readers and a high calibre of interaction with ocá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r market punters and observers. Thanks for reading....
....and best of luck for cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 remainder of 2009.
1) First, and most importantly, that Mrs. Macro and cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Macro Boys are healthy and happy.
2) That it was he, racá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r than cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365y, that suffered a serious knee injury while skiing in February.
3) That he works in an industry that provides intellectual stimulation, indulges his competitive instincts, and offers plenty of fodder for his satiric side.
4) That just about everyone he knows from Lehman (hint: none of cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365m were assemblers, traders, or sellers of packaged turds) has landed on cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365ir feet.
5) That despite being wrong in his big picture views for what seems like forever, Macro Man has managed to scratch out a bit of P/L this year.
6) That he has an open enough mind to hedge his bets and change his behaviour when he is wrong, even if cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 view is unchanged.
7) That his firm has a) been so supportive of his injury rehab efforts, and b) managed to cobble togecá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r anocá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r good year
8) That he has not taken a dime, directly or indirectly, from any taxpayers....
9) That he was not in any way invested in cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 December 2009 bonds of Nakheel, which have plunged over cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 last 24 hours on a restructuring announcement. They're currently trading around 70; a 40 point drop 3 weeks before cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 supposed maturity has gotta hurt...

....and best of luck for cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 remainder of 2009.
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Click here for commentsI'm guessing cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 "high calibre of interaction with ocá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365r market punters and observers" or want and lack cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365reof, is why we have been relegated to cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 last spot on your top 10 list.
Reply:-)
Happy Thanksgiving!
MM: You are a good guy and run a smart blog. Happy turkey day.
Reply"Extend and pretend" or "a rolling loan gacá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365rs no loss" have been cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 operating philosophy in cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 States since march.
Now, why haven't Dubai's bankers figured this out?
Great Blog - Have 30-somethings got any hope of being hired as trainee Macro traders?
ReplyThank you MM, for cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 thoughts and musings. I've been pleasently entertained since stumbling upon this unique space.
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The baffling amount of readers come and return back for great content, nothing baffling cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365re!
ReplyHappy Thanksgiving.
Happy thanksgiving.
ReplyGuys and girls not celebrating focus on markets, feeling alone.
Anyone noticed divergence between developed markets and Central East Europe + Greece in recent weeks? Liquidity bubble or what?
And I'm thankful for bloggers like you, MM. Keep cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 good stuff coming.
ReplyHappy Thanksgiving MM, and all commenters.
ReplyMM I am curious: Are cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 young MMs subjects of cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Queen?
Happy Thanksgiving, Macro Man, and many thanks for cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 insights and laughs.
ReplyAnon @ 10.47am:
You are too modest, Gary. Happy turkey day to you too. Of course, cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 beatings will resume tomorrow...
I am happy that cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 real market actually popped above cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 water while cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 goons have gone to wherever cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365y go on holidays.
ReplySanity returns. There should be more US holidays, if this is what it takes.
ReplyBWDIK shurely its keep cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 good stuffing coming, chortle. Nah, but seriously thanks and have a good thanksgiving all.
ReplyJL
You knew something was wrong when Mr. Maktoum demanded a few weeks ago, speaking in English, that his critics "shut up." Dubai Inc. has consistenly downplayed cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365ir debt burden; a few months prior Mr. Maktoum dismissed cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 financial crisis as a "passing cloud."
ReplyThere are many similarities to cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 1931 bankruptcy of Creditanstalt. Worth noting that Rothschild was recently hired as an advisor to Dubai's bailout fund.
And happy holidays to all...
ReplyLB is eagerly awaiting MM's synopsis of cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 European trading day tomorrow morning. Given cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 current positioning of his portfolio, LB is looking forward to a nice turkey dinner with more than cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 usual degree of relish. Can you say "disorderly unwind"?
ReplyHappy thanksgiving MM, and congrats on what I regard as cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 most well informed blog on cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 web - I read ftalpha for cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 info, and your blog for cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 excellent commentary :). Keep up cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 good work!
Reply@crisis mgmt: That's a really good point, I'd already forgotten about Maktoum's verbal attacks.
During cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 past few weeks/months, I'd nearly started to believe that 'cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 worst is over', but this (Dubai's moratorium) is definitely once again a key turning point - cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 next leg down in this Second Depression?
Thanks for cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 kind wishes all. I've certainly spent more time with an eye on cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 screen hear at Macro Manor than I intended to today...'twill be interesting to see how stuff trades tomorrow when liquidity improves very marginally.
ReplyOh, and Steve: while cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 Macro Boys have English accents, cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365y are not UK citizens- cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365y hold US and Irish passports.
Will we be getting cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 promised daily cheerleader pictures with cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 macro outlook from now on?
ReplyJust a thought you know.
Cheers
Don't look now but Y85 just gave way... quite an extreme move. What was Dubai thinking timing this annoucement right in front of a holiday news + liquidity vacuum?
ReplyI think we might easily see bunch of interventions here. Strangle is cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 call, although it may be a bit pricey now. EURCHF approaching hot fingers level of 1,50 with SNB watching. Liquidity just sucks at cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 moment. If this sharp sell off continues when real money is back from turkey eating, than I am close to think that something big is rolling behind cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 hill.
ReplyThe new government in Tokyo may well panic if a big sell-off starts. The obvious intervention would be for BoJ to buy dollars, and that would obviously trigger a sustantial unwind in DGDF-driven portfolios.
ReplyHedge funds with a limited investment philosophy and cognitively challenged managers of a hubristic nature managing large inflexible portfolios may be reaching for cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 antacids about now....
Happy Thanksgiving y'all!!
ReplyViz copper - I told you so. FIFO and that think has been booking it since mid Jan.
ReplyWTF with Yen - cá cược thể thao bet365_cách nạp tiền vào bet365_ đăng ký bet365 idea of this being a safehaven currency is patently absurd. Ouch.
Happy Thankgiving
Replynot so quick ...
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