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Energy Tanks Earnings

Posted on April 7, 2015 by macromon

Good piece in today’s Investor’s Business Daily on the upcoming earnings season, Negative energy is a term one hears at a yoga class. But for corporate America, a negative energy sector is one of several factors expected to have dragged … Continue reading →

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Will QE help Italy grow? – FT

Posted on April 7, 2015 by macromon

QE is set to help Italy. However, Lorenzo Codogno, visiting professor at London School of Economics and Political Science, tells the FT’s Ferdinando Giugliano that while the ECB programme will boost Italy, growth rates are likely to stay modest For … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day: Apple

Posted on April 6, 2015 by macromon

Note Apple’s breakout from the descending triangle.  Still young, but will add more as it confirms higher. (click here if chart is not observable)

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US Sector ETF Performance – April 6

Posted on April 6, 2015 by macromon

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Daily Risk Monitor – April 6

Posted on April 6, 2015 by macromon

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U.S. Employment Situation – March 2015

Posted on April 3, 2015 by macromon

The BLS reported this morning, Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 126,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in professional and business … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day: Factories Slower

Posted on April 1, 2015 by macromon

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US Sector ETF Performance – April 1

Posted on April 1, 2015 by macromon

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Daily Risk Monitor – April 1

Posted on April 1, 2015 by macromon

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Emerging markets’ reserves fall – FT

Posted on April 1, 2015 by macromon

Probably contributing to weakness in the gold price, no? Josh de la Mare provides Wednesday’s top stories from around the world, with reserves in emerging markets falling for the first time in two decades, General Buhari winning in Nigeria’s historic … Continue reading →

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