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Employment, Wholesale inventories and sales
Economic Releases
Dec 06, 2019
Still in a down draft with additional tariffs scheduled to kick in Dec 15. Decelerating employment growth translates into decelerating personal income growth, etc. etc. etc. Similar pattern for wages- up some with tax cuts, down with tariffs: Meanwhile seems the crowd is making a big deal over the larger than expected
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Small business hiring, S&P earnings, Trump
Economic Releases
Dec 06, 2019
A Growing Share of S&P 500 Companies’ Earnings Are Contracting 350 health professionals sign letter to Congress claiming Trump’s mental health is deteriorating dangerously amid impeachment proceedings
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Trade, Vehicle sales, Air cargo
Economic Releases
Dec 05, 2019
The details show a weakening US consumer: The US trade deficit narrowed to USD 47.2 billion in October of 2019 from a downwardly revised USD 51.1 billion in the previous month, and below market expectations of a USD 48.7 billion. It is the lowest trade gap since May of 2018. Imports slumped
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ADP, ISM services, Bank lending, Euro area earnings forecasts, ISM NY
Economic Releases
Dec 04, 2019
US Companies Add the Least Jobs in 6 Months: ADP Private businesses in the US hired 67K workers in November, well below market expectations of 140K and compared with a downwardly revised 121K in October. The service-providing sector added 85K jobs, driven mostly by education & health; professional & business; leisure &
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EEI Index, New tariffs, South Korea, US capex
Economic Releases
Dec 03, 2019
Makes matters worse: US vows 100% tariffs on French Champagne, cheese, handbags over digital tax US capital expenditures collapsing:
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ISM Manufacturing, Construction, Mexico PMI, Germany
Economic Releases
Dec 02, 2019
Contraction: Also heading south: Deceleration: China using fiscal adjustments to sustain domestic demand while redirecting trade which won’t help the US:
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Euro area business climate, US small business employment, Japan retail sales, Australia
Economic Releases
Nov 29, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving to all! Who would’ve thought? ;) Australia Q3 Private Investment Falls More than Estimated Private capital expenditure in Australia dropped by 0.2 percent quarter-on-quarter in the three months to September 2019, following a revised 0.6 percent fall in the previous period and compared with market expectations of a 0.1 percent
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Durable goods orders, Personal consumption and spending, Richmond Fed, Chicago PMI, Chemicals
Economic Releases
Nov 27, 2019
In contraction: Deceleration that was temporarily interrupted by the tax cuts has resumed with the tariffs: The Manufacturing Activity Index in the US fifth district including the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and most of West Virginia decreased to -1 in November 2019 from 8 in the previous
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Trucks, Chemicals, Oil, Fed comments
Economic Releases
Nov 26, 2019
America’s largest truck-engine manufacturer just announced 2,000 layoffs — and it’s another sign of the trucking ‘bloodbath’ that’s slamming the $800 billion industry Volvo announces mass layoffs due to lack of demand for trucks US Chemical Output Slows in October As Manufacturing Cools Oil Drillers Continue to Remove Rigs From Permian Basin
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Top news, Chicago Fed, Dallas Fed, Philly Fed, Fed coincident indicators
Economic Releases
Nov 25, 2019
Top news!!! ;) Deceleration most everywhere: Chicago Fed National Activity Index Falls Unexpectedly The Chicago Fed National Activity Index fell to -0.71 in October from -0.45 in September and below market forecasts of -0.43. That was the lowest reading since April, as all four categories made negative contributions to the index. Production-related
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