Tag Archives: Hang seng

Week in Review: Mr. October Cometh

Posted on October 2, 2011 by macromon

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Week in Review: Gold and the Three McBears

Posted on September 25, 2011 by macromon

What a week.  The China/Asia slowdown worries came full force onto the radar screen with the collapse of copper and the Hang Seng.  We put more stock in these real time indicators than the official data coming out of officialdom. … Continue reading →

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Look east, young man, at the “64 million empty apartments”

Posted on September 24, 2011 by macromon

In the context of Jeremy Grantham’s warning that this is no market for young men, coupled with this week’s collapse in copper, oil, and the Hang Seng, we wonder if the realization and fallout from China’s ghost cities is  really … Continue reading →

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Global Trend Indicators

Posted on September 24, 2011 by macromon

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Watch the Hang Seng

Posted on September 21, 2011 by macromon

We’ve posted many times on this blog about how the Hang Seng Index is one of our indicators species for global risk appetite.  The index usually leads global markets on the downside and turns up before most. While all eyes … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: Wake Me Up When September Ends

Posted on September 4, 2011 by macromon

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Week in Review: Happy Father’s Day!

Posted on June 19, 2011 by macromon

After another testy week for the global markets the major U.S. equity indices currently sit right at support around their 200-day moving averages.  The NASDAQ pulled down by weakness in Apple and Google closed the week below its 200-day for … Continue reading →

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Sino Support Levels

Posted on June 12, 2011 by macromon

The China story is under pressure and weighing on the markets.   We shall soon find out if Jim Chanos is correct and how robust the Asian economy is as credit driven bubbles begin to burst.   Watch these important weekly levels … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: Streak Week

Posted on June 12, 2011 by macromon

It was another tough week for the global markets. The S&P, Dow, and the major European equity indices closed lower for a rare sixth week in a row.   Next week could be historic as the S&P500 has initially closed lower … Continue reading →

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Hang Seng Falls 7th Straight Day

Posted on June 10, 2011 by macromon

We take notice when the Hang Seng speaks as it is one of our indicator species for global risk appetite.  The index closed down for the seventh consecutive day, which has initially happened only 14 times since 1987, and is … Continue reading →

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