Saturday, February 15, 2014

Weekly Indicators for February 10 - 14 at XE.com

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  - by New Deal democrat My Weekly Indicators column is  up at XE.com . Weakness continues, but - maybe - Here Comes the Sun.
Friday, February 14, 2014

International Week in Review: Central Banks Take Center Stage Edition

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This is up over at XE.com

Agricultural ETF Jumps

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Since the beginning of February, the agricultural ETF has jumped a little over a point, or nearly 5% in percentage terms.  Prices are now...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

February 2014 may show the lowest YoY inflation rate in 50 years (ex-Great Recession)

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 - by New Deal democrat The loosening of the Oil choke collar this winter appears to be leading to the lowest YoY inflation rate in 50 ye...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

GM: "We're still not serious about hybrids"

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  - by New Deal democrat David Atkins over at Digby's blog  is upset at a YouTube commercial for a new luxury car, in which the a...

Yellen to Use Broader Employment Measures For Fed Decisions

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This is up over at XE.com.

US Market Update; Look For Small Correction Over the Next Few Days

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The QQQs (top chart) have had one heck of a strong run.  They've been rallying since February 5 and have rallied from 83.7 to 89.  ...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014

OECD LEIs Point to Developed/Emerging Market Growth Divergence

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This is up over at XE.com

Oil At Important Resistance Levels

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After last year's traditional summer price rally (when oil traded between 102/104 and 110/112),, prices retreated to trade between th...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Vietnam ETF Consolidating Recent Gains

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The Vietnamese ETF has bucked the trend of emerging market sell offs of late.  Prices started rallying in early September.  They consolid...
Saturday, February 8, 2014

Weekly Indicators for February 3 - 7 at XE.com: The Big Chill

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by New Deal democrat My Weekly Indicators column is up at XE.com . This was the poorest week in a long time. Is it due to the weather,...

International Week in Review: A Busy Week for Central Banks Edition

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This is up over at XE.com
Friday, February 7, 2014

US Employment : Wow, Another Weak Report.

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First, I have the rather unenviable task of filling in for NDD on this issue.  That does mean you'll get my somewhat different opinion a...
Thursday, February 6, 2014

Draghi Drops the Ball

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This is over at XE (link fixed).
Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Japanese ETF Breaks Two Key Support Areas

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The Japanese ETF has broken support in both the lower 11's and the 200 day EMA.  This move was telegraphed by the slowing declining M...

Is he Oil choke collar finally letting go of the US economy?

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- by New Deal democrat I have a new post up on the Oil choke collar over at XE.com .
Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Most "Problem" Emerging Economies Have Inflationary Problems

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While inflation does not explain all of the problems faced by these countries, it is clearly a contributing problem.  And considering the mo...

Yes, It's A Correction. No, You Shouldn't Panic

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The markets have been selling off since the beginning of the year.  Considering equities have been rallying strongly for most of last year, ...

Oil At Critical Resistance Levels

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Oil has been trading between the upper 90s and 100 area for the last four months.  However, prices have again risen to the key resistance...
Monday, February 3, 2014

If consumers can't buy, and can't refinance, a recession follows

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  - by New Deal democrat It's not too often when the Progressive point of the day coincides exactly with something wonky I was going ...