“Markets are going in the opposite direction of the world economy. If you’re positioned fundamentally, you’re positioned against these clowns.” — John Burbank, Passport Capital, on the latest news from Europe’s central bank Three headline events each tell us something important about global markets. More and more, government is a big player in markets — [...] Three Key Take-Aways From Today’s Headlines originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning . The Daily Reckoning, published by Agora Financial provides over 400,000 global readers economic news, market analysis, and contrarian investment ideas. ".