Posts Tagged ‘Questions’

Team Macro Man is sure they are not alone in struggling for inspiration in these summer markets, so it seems like a perfect time for another batch of questions.

Will the 10yr Treasury yield breach 2% this year?
When will the Japanese intervene?
Will the US finally get tough with China in the run up to the mid-terms?
When [...]

Thursday, August 19th, 2010 at 16:47 | 0 comments
Categories: Forex Strategies

Luxembourg’s Mersch says he questions whether stress testing the largest banks is sufficient.
He’s not alone.
EUR/USD has dipped toward the base of the recent ranges, now at 1.2365. US equities are easing as well, now up 0.4% after opening up more than 1%. Small stops are seen below 1.2350 but central bank buying was rumored on [...]

Monday, June 21st, 2010 at 17:29 | 1 comment
Categories: Central Banks

Key News

German factory orders, adjusted for seasonal swings and inflation, rose 2.8 percent from March, when they surged 5.1 percent, the Economy Ministry in Berlin said today. Economists had forecast a 0.4 percent drop (Bloomberg)
China will apply its tighter second- home mortgage policies to loan applicants. (Bloomberg)
The 10-year German Bund yield hit a record low [...]

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 at 02:27 | 0 comments
Categories: Currency

It’s been a bit of an indifferent start to the week- yesterday’s US equity volume was the lowest of the year- and Macro Man is frankly struggling for inspiration. What better time, then, to play another game of 20 Questions?
1) Per yesterday’s post, will the US Treasury cite China as a currency manipulator [...]

Sunday, April 11th, 2010 at 16:57 | 0 comments
Categories: Forex Strategies
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