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Trade Trumps US Jobs And Rising Stress In Spain And Italy Is More Important Than The PMI
The first week of a new month features the US jobs data. It is the most important economic report of a new month. It sets the broad tone for much of the economic data over the next several weeks, including consumption, industrial production, and construction spending. However, there are two reasons why it may not pack […]
September 2018 Dividend Champions List
As part of my monitoring process, I took upon myself to update the list of Dividend Champions every month. I have found it very helpful to update the list, in an effort to monitor more closely the list of dividend champions. This is the third update of the dividend champions list I have done so […]
Trump Warns Canada “Fair Deal Or Out”: Mish’s Fair Deal Proposal
Trump wants a “fair deal”. I propose both sides end all tariffs and subsidies. Fair Deal or Out Trump Says ‘Canada Will Be Out’ Without ‘Fair Deal’ on Nafta Mr. Trump’s warning on Saturday comes a day after U.S. and Canadian negotiators failed to reach an agreement on Friday, a deadline he set, to revamp […]
Dow Secondary High Imminent
Previous analysis is updated – the price as traded as outlined and rising to levels where a secondary is likely to form. However, there is a change to the longer term outlook in that I now favor a more substantial correction to take place before the overall bull market resumes. Daily Chart Pattern This […]
What Will The Markets Do For An Encore?
VIX tested Long-term resistance at 14.17 before closing beneath Short-term support/resistance at 12.99. The probe above critical support/resistance may have triggered a probable buy signal in the VIX. The Cycles Model shows a likely surge strength for the VIX through mid-October. (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks have been on a tear over the past week. So why […]
Yes, The Trump Recovery Really Can Keep Going
President Trump’s opponents may not like his philandering past and midnight tweets but on the economy, only cynics can argue with the results. The economy accomplished 4.2 percent growth in the second quarter and appears headed for an overall score of 3 percent for the entire year. A tight job market is finally rewarding workers […]
Investigating Claims Regarding The Bitcoin Hash Rate: Fact Vs. Fantasy
Analysts claim the bitcoin hash rate leads price. Let’s investigate. Price Follows Hash Rate Claim Max and I agree on some things and disagree on others. Place that Hash Rate Tweet into our bucket of disagreements as the following chart clearly demonstrates. Data for the above chart from Blockchain Charts. They have a huge error on the […]
Einhorn’s Greenlight Crashes 25% YTD After 8% Drop In August
Two months ago, in our ongoing chronicle of the pain suffered by David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital, we reported that based on interim monthly numbers, the fund had lost a massive 8% in the month of June, bringing his – and his LPs’ – total loss for the year to 19%. The reason: Einhorn got clobbered […]
Economic Data And Forecasts For The Weeks Of September 3 And 10
Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data. Forecast Prior Observation Consensus Week of September 3 September 4 PMI Manufacturing Index – August 54.3 54.5 54.5 ISM (Mfg) – August 57.9 58.1 57.6 Construction Spending – July 0.4% -1.1 0.4 […]
