With Currency Currents, you can stay tuned-in to our current global-macro view and our analysis of key investment themes driving currency prices.
We consistently focus on the key asset classes responsible for the flow of global capital -- including equities, fixed income, commodities and, of course, currencies.
Nothing is off limits to us in this free-wheeling look at the markets. Some days you’ll receive ramblings on trading psychology, while other days we may take an academic approach in explaining esoteric economic issues. Ultimately we have one goal in mind: to help you get a handle on the key investment themes driving global capital flow. Because if you know where the money is going, it increases the probability that your position in the market will be a profitable one.
Jack Crooks is Black Swan Capital LLC, President and Chief Trading Officer.
Jack is founder and president of Black Swan Capital LLC. He has also operated a discretionary money management firm specializing in global stock, bond, and currency asset management for retail clients. In addition, he was general partner in a firm specializing in currency futures and commodities trading. Neither firm is now in operation.
Prior to entering the investment arena, Jack worked in various corporate finance positions. He has written extensively on the subject of global currencies and international economics.
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It was kind of ironic, from the standpoint of my simple life, that my neighbor stopped by yesterday to give me some junk mail addressed to me, but put in his box.… More…
One of our many loyal readers sent me a brief comment the other day (his longer comments are usually very entertaining.) He said, regarding Secretary of State Hillary Clinton being over in China to quell their worst fears of a US default… More…
Envoy Hillary was launched on Asian markets yesterday to calm fears about Treasury bond default because her boss doesn't want to stop spending like a drunken sailor. Spending is power, thus why we get all the obfuscation, double-dealing, and outright lies on a regular basis from our pols.… More…
Did you hear? They've agreed to a robust bailout plan that increases the scope and effectiveness of the EFSF. It seems expected to succeed in resolving the crisis and stemming potential contagion.… More…
It is the nature of market analysis and advisory newsletters to make predictions. I am going to make a prediction now ...… More…
Jim Grant, editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, is an articulate and brilliant person. His ability to sum up economic events of the day in his entertaining and succinct manner is proof of his depth.… More…
Sorry, but the last two days of rising QE3 potential and consequent price action just made me think of a rollercoaster. And from there I found myself singing the Red Hot Chili Peppers' version of 'Love Rollercoaster.' (Truly funky readers may prefer the original from The Ohio Players.)… More…
The fact of the matter is because the majority of people look to the government as their surrogate mommy and daddy (which explains the dismal political class we are stuck with as nearly half the US population is on some form of welfare), we will never get a real test of an Austrian School tough love fix versus the warmed over Keynesian stimulus gruel we are fed… More…
Mr. Rogers makes commodities sound so easy. Even when he's not wearing his bow-tie, Jimmy Rogers has it nailed - commodities are in a secular bull market.… More…
I read with interest Mr. George Soros' plan B for Europe, as succinctly laid out in and editorial the Financial Times this morning. In case the EU leaders didn't know it, Mr. Soros is here to let them know it's time for the eurozone to be "ringfenced," i.e. insure the core remains stable despite the fact it may be too late for some countries on the periphery.… More…
When I saw a headline after Jean Claude Trichet spoke after the ECB monetary policy decision yesterday, I had to scratch my head and check my calendar to make sure the year wasn't 1984.… More…
My old boss, Ross Perot (yes, it's true), used to say that giant sucking sound you hear is the sound of jobs leaving the country thanks to NAFTA. Despite all the criticism from the free-market mantra clowns on the right, Perot was indeed proved correct, regardless of what you may think of the man.… More…
I apologize, but when I think of gold bugs I have trouble not thinking of Mike Meyer's performance as Goldmember in the third installment of the Austin Powers movies.… More…
