Puppy Dogs and Rainbows for the Summer of 2011

Well, the near collapse of the global financial system has been averted after many sleepless June nights! Syntagma square has firmly cemented its place in modern financial history, and the Greek people are now resigned to their plight of lower wealth and lower income...

Opa!!! Greece’s Ronald Reagan moment

The vote has passed and it looks as though "da dip" in risk assets is being bought!! It certainly has been tough to hang with a long term rosy view in June, but for those that were able to remain committed, and buy in the face of adversity, the rewards have been...

The QE2 scorecard

As we wait and watch for the Greek decision on Wednesday, there is really not much more to say on Europe - the event is digital. And while a catastrophic “no” vote remains highly unlikely (who would have cast a vote of confidence last week, only to vote against the...

Trichet’s Tartarean Pit and Oil Easing

Tartarus was both a primordial god and a place from ancient Greek mythology. It was an abyss, below Hades, where souls were tortured - an infernal underworld of eternal pain and despair. As for location, it was no doubt much closer to the European side of the globe...

The Greeks and The Fed on Ice

The Germans did not force a Greek credit event, and the Greeks did not vote to reject the 12 billion Euros on offer. The next step is for the Greeks to accept the fiscal austerity package, something that the 155 MPs who voted "yes" last night will almost surely do at...

A glimpse of the inevitable relief trade

The short term price action in all global capital markets is 99.9 percent about Greece. Last week the Germans ceded and granted a stay of execution for the global banking system. We caught a glimpse of what the beginning of a relief trade might look like with 10s...