Le Grand Content
Le Grand Content examines the omnipresent Powerpoint-culture in search for its philosophical potential. Intersections and diagrams are...
Seeking the Truth — Or Obscuring It?
Over the past few weeks, I have posted on an eclectic assortment of items. That is keeping with the blog’s sub-title: Macro...
Yogi ism’s for a tough market
With yesterday’s close in the SPX cash at 1075, dead smack in the middle of the trading range from early July, the daily quote on...
Dilbert’s Regulatory Capture
The Rise of Web Video
Wired has an odd little feature Web is Dead (Long Live the Internet) about their forecast from 1997 (Push!). They claimed way back then...
Simplifying the Financial-Reform Bill
> Stephen J. Dubner, NYT journalist and co-author of the book Freakonomics, asks the following question at the Freakonomics/Times...
Not deflation but more disinflation should lead to QE2
With implied inflation rates in the TIPS moving lower to levels last seen in mid ’09, Fed Pres Bullard (Mr. We’re Turning...
Aug Philly Fed lowest since July ’09
The Aug Philly Fed survey was a big miss at -7.7 vs expectations of +7.0. It’s the weakest reading since July ’09 and is down...
The 56 Year Benner Cycle
The 56 year cycle mentioned yesterday (“Periods When to Make Money” (© 1883) was picked up by FT Alphaville; we hear it caused some...