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The Institute for Supply Management's December Manufacturing Index came out, rising at a slightly greater rate than expected. The summa...

A.) The IWMs bottomed in March like all the other averages on extremely heavy volume. B.) After rallying from the bottom they ran into resis...

I hope everybody had a safe new years eve. Let's start out the new year with a look back at all the indexes starting with the NASDAQ. T...

From the FT: The US House of Representatives passed legislation that would punish China for undervaluing its currency and harming the comp...

As the year ends, all of us wanted to thank everybody for stopping by and reading us over the last year. Have a happy -- and safe -- New Yea...

I decided to go out on a limb and place my economic predictions for the last year of the first decade of the 21st century for all to see and...

- by New Deal democrat The last week of 2009 was a very quiet one for monthly data. Case-Schiller house prices were flat. Improving Consumer...

- by New Deal democrat The BLS reported that for the week ending December 26, seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims decreased to 432,0...

A.) Oil prices have rebounded since mid-December. They have risen through the EMAs to hit upside resistance at the 200 day EMA. Also note ...

A.) Prices broke a 5-day uptrend today. After prices broke the trend they formed a good triangle, consolidating losses before breaking highe...

On Christmas Eve, the Treasury announced that they were changing the funding situaition for Fannie and Freddie. The blogs erupted in unison...

- by New Deal democrat The Institute for Supply Management in the Chicago region reported its Purchasing Manager's Index at 60.0 this m...

WSJ, last night: GMAC Financial Services is close to getting approximately $3.5 billion in additional aid from the U.S. government, on top o...

A.) Copper is in a clear uptrend. B.) As prices have risen they have also consolidated at various times. C.) Prices have also broken through...

Over the last few days, I've been wondering whether or not the markets are lining up for a post new years rally (see posts here , here ...

From Reuter's In housing, the S&P composite index of home prices in 20 metropolitan areas was flat in October, falling short of expe...

Consider the above charts together. Click if you need a larger image. The top is the year over year percentage change in inflation, while ...

Have you ever tried to visualize what one trillion dollars looks like? There are some attempts to do so on the internet, but I've found...

The overall trend in the last month has clearly been lower. However, note the following: A.) There have been numerous gaps down. That tell...

Click for a larger image. This morning a ran two posts looking at the possibility of the market moving higher after the first of the year. ...