Changing Memes
Investors, like any other group of people, can get set in their ways. Once they become used to a specific mindset, they can become very...
Chart of the Week: Nonfarm Payrolls (% change from recession end)
Today’s Jobless claims numbers were encouraging, as was last week’s Employment Situation report. This gives hope that employment, the...
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Is it any wonder why so many investors, economists and strategists are confused? Here’s a news round up: Holiday sales forecasts...
“What do we do now?”
That’s the question Robert Redford asks no one in particular at the end of the movie “The Candidate.” (Redford plays a lawyer who...
Dollar 30 year chart
A gorgeous chart — both in terms of its graphic qualities, and regarding the information it imbues — is on the front of the...
KC Fed Prez: Sustained 4% Growth Will Create Jobs.
Call it overstating the obvious: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President (and soon to be voting member of the Fed’s Open market...
“Groping Along – The “Arnold” Economy ....
Even though it looks like a desperate cry for attention (Link to me! Link to me!), I still got a laugh out of iViewResearch‘s...
A/D Breadth Thrust Suggests More Upside
Markets completed their best week of the year, with all the indices up smartly. The Dow gained 259 points (2.78%), the S&P500 was up...
Chart of the Week: 3 Year Nasdaq Weekly Chart
The trend remains up, as dips continue to be bought; Support has held (see black arrows). 3 Year Nasdaq Weekly Chart Source: RedTech...