Yearly Archives: 2017

The “Firming” Global Recovery

The IMF upgraded their view of the global economy, while slightly downgrading U.S. economic growth due to lack of fiscal progress. The Global Economy Maintains Momentum The cyclical recovery continues. Growth outturns in the first quarter of 2017 were higher … Continue reading

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Week In Review

Global Stocks Flat week for the S&P500 after making new all-time earlier in the week although the Dow continues to make record highs.  Nasdaq also new record early in week then  succumbed to profit taking on Thursday and Friday.   India, … Continue reading

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US Sector ETF Performance – July 28

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Global Risk Monitor – July 28

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COTD: “Easy Financial Conditions”

You heard it here first, folks, in our July 16th post,  Market Liquidity Conditions Still Loose As A Goose. Here is Bloomberg on the easy money, Easier financial conditions affect the Fed in three ways. First, officials will associate them with … Continue reading

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QOTD: AI And China

China recognizes that AI will be critical to its future “comprehensive national power” – The Diplomat

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Dollar Index Spanked After FOMC – Nears Key Support

The Dollar Index was spanked today after what the market percieved as a dovish FOMC statement.    Kind of odd as early inflation indicators starting to pick up. We were expecting a short-term rally as everyone is long the euro/dollar pair, … Continue reading

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This Rhyme Is Different: Base Money > M1

“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.” –  Mark Twain (maybe) We have been speaking a lot about how the liquidity in the market today is different than in the past.   The chart below reflects this better than … Continue reading

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Caterpillar Beats For All The Right Reasons

Caterpillar, a bellwether for the global economy,   beat on both the top and bottom line for all the right reasons (increase in sales and revenues) with their earnings release this morning.  The stock is up over 5 percent at … Continue reading

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