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Sovereign bonds are the senior most assets in the current debt-based financial system.The Western governments at the top of the food chain with the greatest financial, economic, and political clout...
The politics and macro uncertainty of Greece remain front and centre for the Eurozone, but Germany’s industrial data is the main event for formal macro reports. We'll also see the monthly...
Papering over the structural imbalances in the Eurozone with bailouts or bail-ins will not resolve the fundamental asymmetries in trade. Beneath the endless twists and turns of Greece's debt crisis...
Did you notice that Greece’s creditors are not rushing to offer the Greeks a new deal in the wake of the stunning referendum result on Sunday? In fact, it is being reported that the initial...
The Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) is a relatively recent indicator developed by Federal Reserve economists to assess changes in the labor market conditions. It is a dynamic factor model of...
The Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) is a simple computation: You take the Civilian Labor Force (people age 16 and over employed or seeking employment) and divide it by the Civilian...
Our earlier update on demographic trends in employment included a chart illustrating the growth (or shrinkage) in six age cohorts since the turn of the century. In this commentary we'll zoom in on the...
Churchill reportedly once quipped that one can always count on the Americans to do the right thing after they have exhausted the other possibilities. That description is equally fitting for Europe at...
Governor Alejandro García Padilla of Puerto Rico said this week he does not think the Commonwealth will be able to pay back the $73 billion in debt owed to bondholders. I find this rare bit of...
Shanghai shares closed down nearly six percent Friday, having lost almost 30 percent from the pick on June 15,200 points.China's government relaxing rules on margin trading have failed to arrest the...
What we may be witnessing is the first phase of a new era of widespread non-state currencies. It was easy to predict the eventual collapse of the one-currency-fits-all euro: indeed, many analysts...
Although today’s news seems to be fixated on the Greek OXI, the real game-changer is located on the other side of the globe, with the specter of growing illiquidity and rising volatility amongst...
Yesterday, Greece held a referendum: the majority of citizens refused budget cuts in exchange for additional financial aid. This morning the euro, American and European indices opened with a steep...
Tsipras produces a rabbitCredit where credit's due. In the boldest of political gambits, Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras held his nerve, got his carefully-worded referendum over the line and now...
A Decisive No Victory in GreeceOur screens are covered in red this morning, following the decisive victory of the NO side in Greece. After the result was made public, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis...