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Markets Shift Focus Back to Greece
Good day. A crazy day in the markets yesterday, but a very peaceful evening for me. With everyone gone, I treated myself to eating out and had a steak dinner. I... Read »
Spanish Banks to Get 100 Bln Euros
Good day. Another beautiful weekend here in the home of the 11-time World Champion Cardinals. Weatherwise, that is, those aforementioned Cardinals had a rough go... Read »
Eurozone Manufacturing Slumps
Good day. I’m at a complete loss this morning on what to start with! I’ve sat here staring at the blank Pfennig template for about 10 minutes now. My mind wandering... Read »
U.S. Job Growth Is VERY Disappointing
Good day. What a glorious, near full moon, weather-wise weekend! I hope your weekend was grand. It was a disastrous weekend for my beloved Cardinals, as the wheels... Read »
Talk of a Greek Exit Gets Louder
The dollar is moving onward and upward this morning, as the two-day calm in the currencies was lifted overnight, and the dollar is swinging its mighty hammer once... Read »
China Stops Buying Eurozone Debt
I don’t know what the markets mean when they flock to dollars and yen (JPY), the two big dogs when it comes to debt creation. But it is what it is, so we carry... Read »
Bill Gross and Others Call for QE3
Good day. My first day back in the saddle went fairly well, the meetings were short and sweet — just the way I like them — and I got out of here at a decent... Read »
Elections Throw Euro Under a Bus
Last Friday, I sent you into the weekend talking about the elections that had held the euro (EUR) hostage, which would be held in France and Greece. France got their... Read »
Gold Continues to Be Pushed Down, But by Whom?
After reaching a high of nearly $106 on Wednesday, the price of oil has hit the slippery slope (yay!) all the way down to $101.27 this morning. While it will take... Read »
Spain Enters its Second Recession in Three Years
Friday’s price action in the currencies was all about tight ranges, but if there was any bias, it was to sell dollars, especially after it was announced that the... Read »







