Monthly Archives: February 2012

China to Europe’s Rescue?

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The Big Question….

Our friends over at The Chart Store, who do excellent work as exemplified in the following chart,  ask it: Does the S&P have enough energy to hurdle the down trend line after a 24% run from the October bottom? We … Continue reading

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Sign of the Times

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iPad Magic

Maybe someday.  Don’t bet against it! Hat tip “Lawrence of America” Wagner! (click here if video is not observable)

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Brazil PMI Posts First Expansion Since May

From today’s Markit release, January data showed an improvement in Brazilian manufacturing sector business conditions, with both output and new orders rising since December. Although only modest, the improvement in operating conditions was in contrast to the deteriorations reported in … Continue reading

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Asian economies hit by troubled Europe

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Global PMI at 7-month High

Markit reports, The global manufacturing sector continued to record below trend growth at the start of 2012. At 51.2 in January, the JP Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI™ rose to a seven month high, but remained below its long-run average (51.8). … Continue reading

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