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For the Week: The S&P500 gained 0.9% (up 16.2% y-t-d), and the Dow rose 0.9% (up 19.2%). The Utilities added 0.2% (up 14.4%). The Banks slipped 0.3% (up 7.8%), while the Broker/Dealers advanced 1.4% (up 21.0%). The Transports rallied 1.4% (up 6.4%). The S&P 400 Midcaps gained 1.0% (up 12.0%), and the small cap Russell […]
Bloomberg] Stocks Climb as Retailers Gain on Black Friday: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Oil Rises as Russia and OPEC Said to Reach Outline Deal on Cuts [Bloomberg] Germany’s SPD Decides to Accept Negotiations With Merkel [Bloomberg] The Party Is Over for Australia’s $5.6 Trillion Housing Frenzy [FT] Chinese tech shares set for classic burst-bubble scenario [WSJ] […]
[Bloomberg] European Stocks Erase Losses; Dollar Extends Drop: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Chinese Stocks Tumble Most in 17 Months as Bond Selloff Spreads [Reuters] China stocks suffer mauling, Fed leaves dollar in a daze [Bloomberg] What Analysts Are Saying About the Sudden Drop in Chinese Stocks [Bloomberg] Oil Trades Above $58 as U.S. Stockpile Draw Boosts […]
[Bloomberg] Dollar, Bonds Slip as Stocks Rise; Pound Swings: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Oil Climbs to Two-Year High as Stockpiles Fall Before OPEC Meets [Bloomberg] U.S. Business Equipment Orders Fall for First Time Since June [Reuters] ‘Very uncertain’ Yellen still predicts U.S. inflation rebound [Bloomberg] Bond Scarcity Made $25 Trillion in Higher-Yielding Debt Disappear [Reuters] Half […]
Everyone can buy now, Volcker Rule may keep you from selling later All time highs: Household debt, margin debt, stocks, Buffett Indicator, Bitcoin… Yay! Flattening Treasury Yield Curve signals imminent recession The McAlvany Weekly Commentary with David McAlvany and Kevin Orrick “That is what we are about. That is why we have an offensive coordinator […]
[Bloomberg] Global Stocks Gain as Bonds Rise; Dollar Slips: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] People Are Suddenly Worried About the Yield Curve Flattening [Politico] Congress speeds toward shutdown over Dreamers [Bloomberg] ECB Is Said Likely to Take Small Steps in QE Exit Guidance [Bloomberg] China Is Stepping Up the Fight Against Its Mountain of Debt [Bloomberg] Turkey […]
[Bloomberg] Dollar Rises as Treasuries Drop; Stocks Rebound: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] Merkel’s Attempt to Form a New German Government Collapses [Bloomberg] China Clampdown Signals ‘New Era’ for $15 Trillion in Funds [CNBC] Chinese shadow banking has slowed — but that’s not as good as it seems [Bloomberg] A Boring Week in U.S. Stocks Masks a […]
[Reuters] ‘No fireworks’ at NAFTA talks, but few signs of progress [Bloomberg] Merkel Faces Endgame for Next German Government in Party Talks [Bloomberg] Zimbabwe Ruling-Party Leaders Gather to Decide Mugabe’s Fate [WSJ] Is This the Top of the Market? [FT] China must reveal the true level of its GDP growth
