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Jes Black

Jes Black

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

Biography

Jes Black, hedge fund manager at Black Flag Capital Partners, specializes in foreign exchange and global macro trends. Prior to organizing the fund he helped MG Financial Group launch Forexnews.com. In the summer of 2004 Mr. Black formed FX Money Trends, a research firm catering to professional traders. Mr. Black holds a degree in economics from the University of Kansas and an MBA from the ESC in France. His market commentary is often featured in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Reuters. He has also written numerous strategy pieces for Futures magazine.

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    Published 18 March 2005 | viewed 6,155 times

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    Published 25 January 2005 | viewed 6,313 times

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    Published 17 January 2005 | viewed 3,332 times

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    Published 22 December 2004 | viewed 3,279 times

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  • The Real Cost of Borrowing and Asian Economies

    Published 06 December 2004 | viewed 3,063 times

    Friday's payroll disappointment took quite a swing at our bond forecast, sending yields careening lower. But the key 4.25% level on the 10-year yield held,…

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    Published 30 November 2004 | viewed 2,881 times

    Stock Outlook: Stocks have defied our expectations for even the slightest correction. But the longer this euphoric mood carries on the more vulnerable the market…

  • Healthy Correction Should Lead to Gains

    Published 23 November 2004 | viewed 2,425 times

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    Published 15 November 2004 | viewed 2,606 times

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    Published 09 November 2004 | viewed 3,544 times

    If there was any doubt that the bulls were in charge, Friday's payrolls should suffice. The S&P 500 has rallied for nine consecutive days reaching…

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    Published 01 November 2004 | viewed 2,546 times

    All major markets are at or near key inflection points providing us with a variety of opportunities to trade from. The dollar reached a new…

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    Published 25 October 2004 | viewed 2,741 times

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    Published 12 October 2004 | viewed 2,854 times

    One of the more distinguishing factors of the latest stock market rally is the number of non-confirmations of trend. While the Nasdaq, Dow and the…

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    Published 07 October 2004 | viewed 3,415 times

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