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U.S. Employment Situation – September 2013

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 148,000 in September, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in construction, wholesale trade, and transportation and warehousing. – BLS (click … Continue reading →

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Apple Breaks Out

Nice to see one of our old faves trading better.  We sense Apple may become a “laggard of choice” as institutional investors look for ways to play catch up in their performance. (click here if chart is not observable)

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Daily Risk Monitor – October 21

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U.S. Sector ETF Performance – October 21

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China’s rebound looks unsustainable – FT

The FT delivers up some chum for the Panda bears.   Self included. China’s growth rate rose back to 7.8 per cent in the third quarter, but according to Liu Li-Gang, ANZ’s chief China economist, that growth still relies on investment … Continue reading →

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QOTD: Greenspan on Market Psychology

He [Greenspan] concluded that fear has at least three times the effect of euphoria in producing market gyrations. “I wouldn’t have dared write anything like that before,” he says. – Wall Street Journal,  October 18

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Sector ETF Technical Analysis – October 18

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Daily Risk Monitor – October 18

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U.S. Sector ETF Performance – October 18

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Weekend Lecture: Federal Reserve – Charlie Rose

Here’s a good discussion on the Fed and the economy.   It aired on September 18th but still seems relevant. A discussion about the Federal Reserve with Alan Blinder of Princeton University, David Leonhardt of the New York Times and Gillian … Continue reading →

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