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Blain’s Morning Porridge (1) May Day 2020: Boeing – Marx Wins
Blain’s Morning Porridge (1) May Day 2020: Boeing – Marx Wins “I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things.” There are going to be two porridge this morning… This is the ANGRY one. Later I am going to post something on Sovereign Debt.. I thought I ought to separate them.. you […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – April 23 2002 – Avoiding Pension Crash
Blain’s Morning Porridge – April 23 2002 – Avoiding Pension Crash “In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act” Trump is not a complete fool. He knows enough to move oil prices up. Threaten to start a war in the Middle East. Works every time..! Sure enough stocks followed […]
The very complex Jigsaw
The very complex Jigsaw Blain’s Morning Porridge – 14 April 2020. “If you try to take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you will have is a non-working cat.” On Thursday I posted a note on the Fed doing exactly what I predicted – a programme to buy high-yield junk. […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – April 9 2020 – C-19 is the McGuffin
Blain’s Morning Porridge – April 9 2020 – C-19 is the McGuffin “And all I ask is a tall ship, and the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and white sail’s breaking….” Another day in lockdown begins. A moment of distraction, if I may… 4 days of Easter! Yay! I’m not going to open a […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – March 20 March 20 20! Missed than one!
Blain’s Morning Porridge – March 20 March 20 20! Missed than one! “How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world that has such people in it..” This is a very strange world we find ourselves in. There is literally too much to write about in terms of how the Global Financial System is being roiled […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – 23rd Jan 2020; Plague, Famine, Trump
Blain’s Morning Porridge – 23rd Jan 2020; Plague, Famine, Trump “Being a bully on the internet is a sure sign of insecurity and weakness…” I glanced up at the screens y’day and caught a headline flashing across the screen: “No more boom bust cycle” said the talking head on the screen. Really? Go ask former Premier Gordon […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – November 11th 2019
BLAIN’S FINANCIAL PORRIDGE – NOV 11TH 2019 “Johnny Turk he was ready, he primed himself well. He rained us with bullets and showered us with shell. In five minutes flat he’d blown us all to hell. . ” Last week stock markets staged a spectacular rally off the back of the “improved” trade outlook. Bonds […]
November 4th, 2019… Back in the Real World…
November 4th, 2019… Back in the Real World… Trawling through the market headlines this morning, I’m struck by the number of comments about how much better the investment environment looks. There is less likelihood of a global recession, corporate earnings aren’t as bad as expected, and jobs are growing. I am unconvinced. I see worrying […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – September 18th 2019
Blain’s Morning Porridge – September 18th 2019 “There is no equilibrium, we invest into unstable constantly changing markets. ” Why so Calm? Even as the Fed meeting pondered raising rates by a smidge, it had to intervene to pump money into the short-term US financial system for the first time since the 2008 crisis. That’s […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – Sept 5th 2019
Blain’s Morning Porridge – Sept 5th 2019 “Slipping down Raki and reading Maynard Keynes…” We really should focus on the signals emanating from bond markets. Forget the current political madness – yesterday saw a number of key moments for bond markets: UK Chancellor Sajid Javid hitting the spend button in the UK (whether it actually […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – Aug 13 – Argentina, Legarde and Europe
Blain’s Morning Porridge – Aug 13 – Argentina, Legarde and Europe “I’m going down to Yasgur’s farm, gonna join me a rock and roll band.…” Global Credibility Under Pressure – We’ve been Tangoed! This morning’s headlines are screaming how Argentina and President Mauricio Macri have precipitated yet another crisis upon the stressed geopolitical battlefront… Relax. […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – July 29th 2019
Blain’s Morning Porridge – July 29th 2019 “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to die.” The UK is a curious […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – July 23rd 2019
Blain’s Morning Porridge – July 23rd 2019 “Caught in the chaos of the market square, I don’t know what, I don’t know why, but something’s wrong down there… “ As we are about to find out… Jokes aren’t so funny when you find yourself to be the butt. How is a whole country going to […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – July 11 2019 – Man on the Moon Day!
Blain’s Morning Porridge – July 11 2019 – Man on the Moon Day! “The Sky is not the limit – there are footprints on the Moon.” So many choices for this morning’s quote. The classic Armstrong “One Step” was too obvious. I did think about “To infinity and beyond”. But the one I chose is […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – July 10 – Will Boeing trigger Crash?
Blain’s Morning Porridge – July 10 – Will Boeing trigger Crash? “Ignite blue touch paper and step back. Do not let Children play with Fireworks.” All eyes on what Powell tells Washington today, but a number of Porridge Readers called to tell me I’m wrong about summer risks! They think my expectation for a long […]
