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64% Of Firms Doing Business In China Consider Relocation, Only 1% To N. America

64% Of Firms Doing Business In China Consider Relocation, Only 1% To N. America

Trump’s tariffs are taking a huge bite on corporate profits, but the US will not benefit at all. Reuters reports Many U.S. Firms in China Eyeing Relocation as Trade War Bites. U.S. companies operating in China believe they are suffering more from the trade dispute than firms from other countries, according to the poll by the […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – In The Garden Of Beasts

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – In The Garden Of Beasts

Neutron bombs kill broad swaths of a human being without inflicting serious collateral explosive damage on physical infrastructure and systems. Fed monetary policy and GOP fiscal policy are like economic neutron bombs. The early ‘risk on’ trade and big acquisition by IBM of Red Hat had the bulls and their spokesmodels all giddy this morning. […]
Much To Like About The Economy

Much To Like About The Economy

Recent equity market volatility has raised the question about the health of the current economic expansion. I must confess it is difficult to find too much in the way of negative news. What is important about this is the fact that a recession does not seem to be around the corner in our view. William […]
Earnings Revisions Predicted The October Swoon

Earnings Revisions Predicted The October Swoon

Earnings Revisions – Predicted Stocks Would Fall Earnings Scout chart on earnings estimate revisions versus the S&P 500 did a great job of forecasting the volatility in October. I always put various economic and stock market-related research into my articles. It gives readers an understanding of the bullish and bearish arguments. And it helps you […]
Government Spending Boosting GDP

Government Spending Boosting GDP

“Davidson” submits: Real GDP rises with increase in Govt Exp&Inv, but Real Private GDP not perceptibly changed. The Real Private GDP has been ~3% March 2009-July 2018. Real Private GDP is the true measure of economic activity and Govt Exp&Inv does not have a long-term impact but does cause Real GDP to rise with rises […]
Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Monday, Oct. 29

Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Monday, Oct. 29

Top tickers for end of day: BAC, F, GE, FDC, AAPL.
America’s True Deficit: US To Borrow Over $1.3 Trillion In 2018

America’s True Deficit: US To Borrow Over $1.3 Trillion In 2018

Confirming recently reduced estimates of US debt borrowing needs – mostly as a result of new funds brought in via Trump’s trade tariffs – the Treasury Department today lowered its estimates of fourth-quarter borrowings to $425 billion from the $440 billion forecast it made in July, while assuming an end-of-December cash balance of $410 billion, up from […]
NZD/USD Price Outlook: Kiwi Carries Breakout Potential

NZD/USD Price Outlook: Kiwi Carries Breakout Potential

The New Zealand Dollar has continued to trade just below multi-month slope resistance with the initial October opening-range in focus heading into the close. Here are the updated targets and invalidation levels that matter on the NZD/USD charts. NZD/USD DAILY PRICE CHART Technical Outlook: In my Weekly Technical Outlook on the New Zealand Dollar, our ‘bottom line’ noted that Kiwi was, […]
Has The US Economy Peaked?

Has The US Economy Peaked?

Marc Chandler, Founder of the Marc To Market website and Managing Partner at Bannockburn Global ForEx joins me today to share his thoughts on the moves in rate hike expectations and the Fed Funds rate. This all ties into a discussion about the health of the US economy. With weak housing numbers and revenue misses […]
NZDCHF: Long-Term Buy Signal

NZDCHF: Long-Term Buy Signal

Last week, we did an analysis of the AUDCHF pair. Now it’s time for its little brother: NZDCHF. The setup we have here is great for long-term investors as it is present on both the H4 and D1 charts. Our outlook on this instrument is positive. Between August and the middle of October, the pair formed an inverse […]