Real Earnings Of Private Employees Improved In March
Here is a look at two key numbers in Friday’s monthly employment report for March: Average Hourly Earnings Average Weekly Hours The government has been tracking the data for Production …
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And The Next Big Thing Is … Degrowth?
This is not doom-and-gloom for society–it is only doom-and-gloom for the current unsustainable arrangement (Plan A). The Grand Narrative of the past few centuries goes something like this:Â from religious authority …
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Dive In Momentum Stocks Resumes
Nasdaq Takes a Hit, Rotation Into ‘Safe’ Sectors Continues On Friday momentum stocks sold off with some verve again after the release of the payrolls data. Since the latter were …
Read More No BTFD In Overnight Yen Carry/Spoos Means Momo Confusion Continues
No Yen carry levitation overnight and, naturally, no Spoo levitation, with the futures struggling following the Nikkei’s -1.7% drubbing (pushing it back to nearly -10% on the year) and down …
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Disinflationary Pressures Beyond The Euro Area
According to the Conference Board, disinflationary pressures are not limited to the Eurozone and can be seen across a large number of the “developed economies”. The so-called “Harmonized Indexes of …
Read More Sector Detector: Rankings Take A Bearish Turn As The Flight To Safety Solidifies
Although the large caps set new highs early on Friday, small caps and NASDAQ have not come close to their prior highs. Friday closed with extreme weakness across the board, …
Read More Dissecting The S&P For General Market Direction: Large Cap, Mid Cap And Small Cap
Of the 1,500 component Companies in the Large Cap / Mid Cap and Small Cap, currently the ratios of Bullish and Bearish Companies are (on balance) growing ever more negative …
Read More Excerpt: All The Presidents’ Bankers: The Justice Department Goes Soft
(This excerpt originally appeared in Truthout within a piece entitled: The Real Vice-President of the United States is Wall Street. Thanks to those that have been debating since whether, “President” could …
Read More Weighing The Week Ahead: Fluff Or Fundamentals?
Sometimes markets emphasize simple themes, rejecting even modest efforts at nuance. The current big stories are the record highs in stocks, the length of time since the last significant correction, …
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