1 1030 Thanks to John @dollarcollapse & Tadas @abnormalreturns for linking to our post on the dollar $USDX http://bit.ly/aaAtQM Tue Feb 09 20:31:52 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8869596187 29501977 web USDX Congrats to @footnoted on their deal w/ Morningstar $MORN. Escalation of recent trend - top shelf blogs being acquired or partnered up. Tue Feb 09 20:05:22 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8868668999 29501977 web MORN Puru Saxena (FSN): Sovereign risk + overbought catalyst for recent market declines. Asian economies will attract $ http://bit.ly/cJ898p $$ Tue Feb 09 00:27:20 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8831957234 29501977 web See: Marc Faber on Bloomberg "US would be rated junk if it were a company" http://bit.ly/ai7pPp $$ Mon Feb 08 20:07:11 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8822600708 29501977 web US media pathetically clinging to our temporary safe haven status - "at least we're not Greece, PIGS, et. al!" $$ Mon Feb 08 20:03:41 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8822483149 29501977 web Apparently, the US dollar's gradual loss of purchasing power over the past 35 years is an illusion... http://bit.ly/aaAtQM $$ Mon Feb 08 18:47:08 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8819944702 29501977 web RT @GregorMacdonald John Robb on the Tea Party: http://bit.ly/9n0vur $$ Mon Feb 08 02:58:46 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8793033380 29501977 web Congrats on 1 year anniversary of MacroTwits. Let the experiment flourish! Good talk all $$ Mon Feb 08 02:58:19 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8793015602 29501977 web Wars have always been a drain on economy & resources - broken window theory writ large. Stimulus "benefit" hype http://bit.ly/FyF1u $$ Mon Feb 08 02:48:34 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8792617677 29501977 <a href="http://stocktwits.com" rel="nofollow">StockTwits</a> Inflation...the silent tax $$ Mon Feb 08 02:39:30 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8792242731 29501977 web @aiki14 Wasn't Buffett wary of insurers w/ state muni exposure for precisely this reason? $$ Mon Feb 08 02:28:01 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8791758179 29501977 web "How likely is US to default?" - CDS table on US, BRICS, etc. from rel. upbeat Minyanville piece http://bit.ly/c10fxT $$ Mon Feb 08 02:26:56 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8791707419 29501977 web Didn't the Founding Fathers envision America as collection of sovereign independent states free to trade & interact (or not)? $$ Mon Feb 08 02:20:16 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8791422114 29501977 web Remember original MacroTwits. Liked early text days as well because many sub conversations going on at once, free for all $$ Mon Feb 08 02:09:16 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8790934762 29501977 web Joining Gregor & crew for Macrotwits hour live on www.stocktwits.tv - hi guys $$ Mon Feb 08 02:02:54 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8790656399 29501977 web RT @financialtimes US shoppers splash out on luxury items: More prosperous American shoppers defying... http://bit.ly/bJYptY < Retail $$ Sun Feb 07 20:31:31 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8777619636 29501977 web Found this on Scribd recently - anyone read it? WD Gann - 45 Years in Wall Street http://bit.ly/dzLkJg $$ Sat Feb 06 20:46:22 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8735777726 29501977 web RT @bmbull Weekend Sector Scan http://bearmountainbull.com/z/11700 $$ Sat Feb 06 18:40:40 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8731812891 29501977 web The brilliance of that Hayek vs. Keynes rap: http://bit.ly/aQIEj9 $$ Fri Feb 05 21:39:05 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8694528331 29501977 web Thanks Brian Shannon @alphatrends for adding market wraps & insights to www.stocktwits.tv $$ Fri Feb 05 21:08:12 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8693455198 29501977 web Talk about a "jobless recovery" http://bit.ly/agDxst $$ Fri Feb 05 18:09:38 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8687367204 29501977 web Nice 5 year weekly chart of the $VIX courtesy of @ChartDiva http://chart.ly/9ts6f2 Fri Feb 05 17:53:04 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8686769463 29501977 <a href="http://desktop.stocktwits.com/" rel="nofollow">StockTwits Desktop</a> VIX RT @IndianaGrainCo Talk on the street is couple large commodity funds blew out of positions. $$ Fri Feb 05 17:27:55 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8685850196 29501977 <a href="http://desktop.stocktwits.com/" rel="nofollow">StockTwits Desktop</a> $VIX - Bloomberg.com chart of $VIX index following yesterday's 21% surge - http://chart.ly/xz7chz Fri Feb 05 17:10:26 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8685192346 29501977 web VIX RT @IndianaGrainCo Full blown commodity debacle happening $$ Fri Feb 05 16:51:03 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8684452580 29501977 web Call of the Russian investor: nice FT piece on why Silicon Valley-style VCs are rare in Russia http://bit.ly/9WuRHX $$ Fri Feb 05 03:27:28 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8661408849 29501977 web RT @tradefast "newspaper pay walls don't make sense" http://tinyurl.com/yl2v2tj also, $GOOG traffic referrals, and iPad vs kindle economics Fri Feb 05 03:05:44 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8660619822 29501977 web GOOG Jim Chanos on "Overheating" China: video presentation & new post ties together China 'bubble' threads http://bit.ly/byqbHT $$ Fri Feb 05 01:21:37 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8656789760 29501977 <a href="http://desktop.stocktwits.com/" rel="nofollow">StockTwits Desktop</a> There's also a nice Global Macro group in Stocktwits Desktop if that's an area of focus for you. Share your observations & links! $Macro Thu Feb 04 21:27:38 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8648408617 29501977 <a href="http://desktop.stocktwits.com/" rel="nofollow">StockTwits Desktop</a> MACRO I want to invite everyone following the commodities & futures markets to get on Desktop & tweet yr best stuff to the Commodities group $$ Thu Feb 04 21:23:07 +0000 2010 FinanceTrends http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/252477457/NYSE_1908_loc_normal.jpg 8648256939 29501977 <a href="http://desktop.stocktwits.com/" rel="nofollow">StockTwits Desktop</a>