US Industrial Output Slumps In October
Industrial activity dipped 0.1 percent last month, clawing back a portion of the 0.8 percent rise in the previous month, the Federal Reserve reports. The slump surprised analysts, who were expecting a 0.3% gain, according to Econoday.com’s consensus forecast. The manufacturing component, however, posted a modest 0.2% rise, which tells us that last month’s weakness wasn’t broadly […]
Actavis Rumored To Be Close To Acquiring Allergan
As per market rumors, Actavis (ACT – Analyst Report) is closing in on a deal to acquire Allergan Inc. (AGN – Analyst Report) for over $65.5 billion. The rumors are expected to be confirmed soon. Actavis to Outplay Valeant? As per the sources, Actavis has agreed to pay $215 to $220 per share for the Botox maker. Actavis’ offer price, if […]
Market Participation Fades
The charts below were included in an NFTRH update last week. I want to put them up here as well to give readers a view of a market that is losing sponsorship and being diverged negatively by several other beneath the surface indicators as well. Does it mean the market must go down? No, the […]
October 2014 Industrial Production Marginally Declines, Under Expectations
The headlines say seasonally adjusted Industrial Production (IP) marginally declined. Econintersect‘s analysis is slightly better – but the unadjusted rolling averages also marginally declining from last month. Headline seasonally adjusted Industrial Production (IP) decreased 0.1% month-over-month and up 4.0% year-over-year. Econintersect‘s analysis using the unadjusted data is that IP growth was unchanged month-over-month, and is up 4.0% year-over-year. The unadjusted year-over-year rate of growth […]
Japan’s Last Stand
There is a popular American military term called a “last stand”, which is meant to describe a situation where a combat force attempts to hold a defensive position in the face of overwhelming odds. The defensive force usually sustains very heavy casualties or is completely destroyed, as happened at Custer’s Last Stand. General Custer, misreading […]
EU – Planning To Spend Money It Doesn’t Have
The Press Takes Notice of a Small Problem We have previously discussed the plans announced by EU commission president JC Juncker to “rescue” the euro area economy by means of € 300 billion of state-directed spending (see “Juncker’s Solution” for details). Now the mainstream press is also beginning to wonder where the money for this ambitious spending […]
Japan GDP Jolts Markets To Start The Week
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Empire State Manufacturing: Expansion Continues
This morning we got the latest Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The diffusion index for General Business Conditions continued expanding at a stronger pace from the previous month. The headline number rose 4 points to 10.2, up from 6.2. The Investing.com forecast was for a reading of 11.1. The Empire State Manufacturing Index rates the relative level of general […]
ECB Says May Buy Gold, Stocks Next, Admits “Not Sure If Japan’s QE Has Worked”
While it remains to be seen if a majority of the Swiss population want their central bank to purchase a whopping 1,500 tons of gold in the coming years, perhaps the most notable event for gold overnight (aside from news that while India exports fell 5% in October, gold and silver imports soared by 280% […]
