Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
October 2014 Industrial Production Marginally Declines, Under Expectations
The headlines say seasonally adjusted Industrial Production (IP) marginally declined. Econintersect‘s analysis is slightly better – but the unadjusted rolling averages also marginally declining from last month. Headline seasonally adjusted Industrial Production (IP) decreased 0.1% month-over-month and up 4.0% year-over-year. Econintersect‘s analysis using the unadjusted data is that IP growth was unchanged month-over-month, and is up 4.0% year-over-year. The unadjusted year-over-year rate of growth […]
Japan’s Last Stand
There is a popular American military term called a “last stand”, which is meant to describe a situation where a combat force attempts to hold a defensive position in the face of overwhelming odds. The defensive force usually sustains very heavy casualties or is completely destroyed, as happened at Custer’s Last Stand. General Custer, misreading […]
EU – Planning To Spend Money It Doesn’t Have
The Press Takes Notice of a Small Problem We have previously discussed the plans announced by EU commission president JC Juncker to “rescue” the euro area economy by means of € 300 billion of state-directed spending (see “Juncker’s Solution” for details). Now the mainstream press is also beginning to wonder where the money for this ambitious spending […]
Japan GDP Jolts Markets To Start The Week
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Empire State Manufacturing: Expansion Continues
This morning we got the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The diffusion index for General Business Conditions continued expanding at a stronger pace from the previous month. The headline number rose 4 points to 10.2, up from 6.2. The Investing.com forecast was for a reading of 11.1. The Empire State Manufacturing Index rates the relative level of general […]
ECB Says May Buy Gold, Stocks Next, Admits “Not Sure If Japan’s QE Has Worked”
While it remains to be seen if a majority of the Swiss population want their central bank to purchase a whopping 1,500 tons of gold in the coming years, perhaps the most notable event for gold overnight (aside from news that while India exports fell 5% in October, gold and silver imports soared by 280% […]
Morning Call For Nov. 17, 2014
OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 -0.28%) this morning are down -0.27% and European stocks are down -0.23% as world equity markets retreated on concern over global growth after Japan Q3 GDP unexpectedly contracted for a second quarter, a sign of recession. U.S. stocks recovered from their worst levels on increased M&A activity after Halliburton agreed to buy […]
TheFashion.com Raises €1.3M For Expansion In Europe
TheFashion.com, launched in July, recently closed a €1.3 million round of funding to expand in Europe. It plans on adding Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands to its list of countries, which currently include Denmark and England. The investment came from Copenhagen-based North East Venture Capital and Vækstfonden (Danish Growth Fund). North East Venture Capital has previously invested in both Iconfinder and Rushfiles, making […]
Japan Announces New Recession, At This Important Price Point
CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE The worlds third largest economy announced overnight that it was slipping into recession shares CNBC this morning. (see article here) This new appears to have surprised a few people and raises some questions if policies of devaluing the yen by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, might not be working as planned. From […]
