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If China’s Economy Is A Basket Case, What Do We Call Mexico’s?
Image Source: Pexels There have been lots of reports in the media about China’s economic problems in recent months. Most of these pieces imply that it is facing some imminent disaster.I will claim no special expertise on China, and it certainly looks like its government is pursuing some seriously wrongheaded policies, but it’s pretty difficult to […]
Labor: Not The Problem It Used To Be
In an earlier post, we discussed the latest NFIB survey of small businesses. While optimism was weak, a particular area of concern was employment. What businesses reported to be their most important problems reiterated this. As shown below, of all the problems highlighted, labor took a backseat in February with a five percentage point decline in […]
Utilities On Deck
Image Source: Unsplash As boring as the Utilities are, it is just about the only symbol around that has been steadfastly following the rules. The diamond pattern is still absolutely intact, and the series of lower lows and lower highs has been in place for years. This might not be a bad place to get short […]
Visualizing All Of The U.S. Currency In Circulation
Have you ever wondered how much U.S. currency is in circulation?Every year, the U.S. Federal Reserve submits a print order for U.S. currency to the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). The BEP will then print billions of notes in various denominations, from $1 bills to $100 bills.In this graphic, we’ve used the […]
Ethereum Dencun Upgrade Causes Excitement Among Layer 2 Tokens
Image Source: Unsplash As Ethereum gears up for the highly anticipated Dencun upgrade on Wednesday, March 13, the blockchain community is abuzz with excitement.The update aims to revolutionize Ethereum by reducing layer 2 (L2) transaction fees and bolstering scalability. Ethereum’s evolution: from Beacon Chain to Dencun upgrade Ethereum has undergone a transformative journey, setting the stage […]
FedEx Corp Chart Analysis
Image Source: Unspash Bob Lang gives a technical analysis of the stock chart for FDX.Video Length: 00:02:36More By This Author:Is A Stock Market Downturn Coming? Market Blast – March 11, 2024 Apple Inc Chart Analysis
Banks Increase Gold, Silver Shorts Over Recent Rally
Image Source: Unsplash While gold and silver prices have rallied over the past week and a half, and have left some investors wondering if we’re in the beginning of a break-out, the latest COT report shows that the banks were once again shorting the metals as the price rose.Which would typically suggest that a correction might […]
Three Safe Stocks That Can Weather Sticky Inflation
Image courtesy of 123rf.com February’s inflation report brought the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to a higher-than-expected 3.2% on an annual basis. That makes two consecutive months in which inflation outpaced the consensus estimate, pointing to sticky inflation.Previously, markets had responded negatively to such news, expecting a response from the Federal Reserves. However, Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted last Thursday that the […]
Pinterest Is A Unique And Different “Social Network”
Image Source: Unsplash Ideas and inspiration are the catalyst for almost all of life’s big events.Whether it is planning a wedding, an epic family vacation, a long-dreamed-out kitchen remodel, or even something as simple as a new outfit, ideas are a critical first step towards making them a reality.And there is no better place on all […]
The Atlanta Fed Sticky-Price CPI Is Up 4.4 Percent From A Year Ago
Sticky price data is from the Atlanta Fed, the CPI is from the BLS, chart by Mish. The Sticky-Price CPI from the Atlanta Fed was published today as was the BLS CPI report.The Sticky CPI and Core Sticky CPI are nearly identical. This makes sense given the respective weights are 70.1 and 63.6.Sticky CPI excluding shelter has […]
