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July 8, 2009
The Monkey Multiplier
This is Mark Dow. Brad is still away. There has been a lot of response to the assertion I made the other day that base money has not been growing since December, and that the money multiplier is not…
July 7, 2009
Muito Forte
This is Mark Dow here. Brad’s still on vacation. Here’s a quick chart for anyone questioning the conditional convergence growth hypothesis in emerging markets. In English, the hypothesis loosely p…
June 12, 2024
Latin America
Latin America’s Big Opportunity
Over the last three decades, economic growth in Central Europe, East and Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa has outpaced growth in Latin America, where most economies have actually …
July 9, 2009
The lunch may be free, but how much is it worth?
This is Mark Dow. Brad is still away. Diversification is the only free lunch in investing. But the way many investment managers sing its praises, one can’t help but wonder if its value is overstated…
July 15, 2009
Nothing brings out buyers like higher prices, and other short stories
This post is by Mark Dow DXY, a dollar index, looks like it has started to break down. At my firm, Pharo, we have been whispering on the trading desk over the last two days that this was looking inc…
May 28, 2024
Elections and Voting
Ailing Democracy and Declining Women’s Representation: How They Are Related and What to Do About It
Annual reports on the health of democracy this year reaffirmed an ongoing trend of decline, which has occurred alongside a less heralded but related stalling of women’s political participation. Given…
