

Kurdistan: Get a National Soccer Team Next Time
Kurdistan is done with the perceived corruption of Baghdad. They have received little to no military support coming from Baghdad in the...


Trading ECB Corporate Bond Purchases
“Every culture has a myth of decline from some golden age, and almost all peoples throughout history have been pessimists. Even today...


Yen Carry: From a Little Spark Bursts a Great Flame
In Asia, 愛 (love) is not a word to be taken lightly. The very force that renders it so wonderful can backfire and make you look insecure...
Pope Francis Sheds Light on Contemptible Things
Purgatory is the natural residence of financiers. Pope Francis endeavors to fix it. When the bonds that tie debtors and creditors, banks...


The League of Extraordinarily Fed-Up Bavarians
Bavarians, who carry an outsized share of political influence in Germany, know like every reasonably intelligent person that the...


Saudi Arabian Capital Markets and the Great Airline Transformation
This could be a game-changer or it could be a fizzle: Bloomberg reports that Saudi Arabia is opening its stock markets to foreign...
Positioning Update: All Data Points to a Fed Rate Hike
Carry Currencies: Big net short position on JPY is EM Local currency bonds supportive. Big net short on EUR is risk off due to Greece Big...


Torschlusspanik und Weltuntergangsgeschichten
The German 10-year yield hit an the all-time low on April 20th at 7 bps. Since then, the German 10-year yield has risen by an impressive...


Credit is Sick and Going Synthetic. Weinstein Offers a Solution.
Once upon a time, real money like insurance cos and mutual funds and pensions were interested in a particular bond issue come up, but...
Want to Make Credit Guys Scream? Pinterest Valued at $3 Billion+. And It Makes No Money.
This is a study in what happens when funding rates—Fed funds, repo, offer rates of all stripe—fail to discount the future in any...