Global Macro Alerts™ – GREK: why the price divergence with Greek banks?
Positive news on the Greek investment climate has come in on several fronts – investment, political and economic. Most of the articles in the news today were positive. However the…
Global Macro Alerts™: Macro Trading Review – Oct 2nd 2013
In the past few days, several ETFs (India - EPI, Turkey - TUR and Indonesia - IDX) were suggested as investment ideas to take advantage of the political situation over…
Global Macro Alerts™ – US Budget Deadline Analysis
Expect lots of volatility as politics once again predominates. With both sides drawing lines in the sand and refusing to budge a federal shutdown seems increasing likely. The U.S. senate…
Global Macro Alerts™ – Greek Political & Economic Outlook
The recent arrest of the ultra-right Golden Dawn party leaders was sparked when a member of Golden Dawn murdered an anti-fascist rapper. The group had previously enjoyed impunity partly as…
Emerging Market ETFs – Option Investability Index™
To capture major and minor market moves in emerging markets, I frequently use ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) that meet certain standards regarding volume, open interest and liquidity measures (such as…
FED Media Leak and High-Frequency Hedge Funds?
An article yesterday, (FT: ‘Fed probes for leaks ahead of policy news,’ September 24, 2013) brought up a possible serious allegation that the FMOC decision on monetary policy last week…