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Image | Rates & the buck move higher; guidance from the unvaxxed
Rates & the buck move higher; guidance from the unvaxxed
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There were three primary economic releases this week: New Home Sales Price: -38k [-8.91%] m/m, Home Supply 7.9 [-0.8 m/m].  Bearish. Personal Income: +0.6% m/m [prior 0.3%, expected 1.0%], PCE +1.8% m/m, expected +1.2%. PMI Flash: Manufacturing +47.8, Services +50.5.  Better than expected (rating of 50 = flat). Home prices appear to have peaked, and…
Rates & the buck move higher; guidance from the unvaxxed
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There were three primary economic releases this week: New Home Sales Price: -38k [-8.91%] m/m, Home Supply 7.9 [-0.8 m/m].  Bearish. Personal Income: +0.6% m/m [prior 0.3%, expected 1.0%], PCE +1.8% m/m, expected +1.2%. PMI Flash: Manufacturing +47.8, Services +50.5.  Better than expected (rating of 50 = flat). Home prices appear to have peaked, and…
Image | more mixed economic signals; woke cultural revolutions, and a better way
more mixed economic signals; woke cultural revolutions, and a better way
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There were four main economic reports out this week: CPI (CPIAUCSL) +0.5% m/m [expected +0.4%], prior -0.1% m/m.  Inflationary. Retail Sales (RSAFS) +3.0% m/m [expected +1.7%], prior -1.1% m/m.  Expansionary. Industrial Production (INDPRO) +0.0% m/m [expected +0.5%], prior -1.0% m/m.  Mildly recessionary. Producer Prices (PPIACO) -1.96% m/m, prior -0.7% m/m.  Deflationary. It was a mixed bag. …
more mixed economic signals; woke cultural revolutions, and a better way
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There were four main economic reports out this week: CPI (CPIAUCSL) +0.5% m/m [expected +0.4%], prior -0.1% m/m.  Inflationary. Retail Sales (RSAFS) +3.0% m/m [expected +1.7%], prior -1.1% m/m.  Expansionary. Industrial Production (INDPRO) +0.0% m/m [expected +0.5%], prior -1.0% m/m.  Mildly recessionary. Producer Prices (PPIACO) -1.96% m/m, prior -0.7% m/m.  Deflationary. It was a mixed bag. …
Image | Rates Higher-for-Longer; Vax U-Turn in Progress
Rates Higher-for-Longer; Vax U-Turn in Progress
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The buck rose 0.78 [+0.76%] to 103.53 this week, managing to close above the 50 moving average (MA) on Friday for the first time since the big decline began back in November 2022. My weekly DX (dollar) model isn’t quite in bullish mode just yet, but as you can see, this is the first two-week…
Rates Higher-for-Longer; Vax U-Turn in Progress
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The buck rose 0.78 [+0.76%] to 103.53 this week, managing to close above the 50 moving average (MA) on Friday for the first time since the big decline began back in November 2022. My weekly DX (dollar) model isn’t quite in bullish mode just yet, but as you can see, this is the first two-week…
Image | Fed Raises Rates +25 bp; The Safety System Works
Fed Raises Rates +25 bp; The Safety System Works
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We had a market two-fer this week: first, Powell Press Conference Wednesday, followed two days later by Payrolls Friday. First, Powell Wednesday. The Fed raised rates by the expected 25 basis points (bp) (+0.25%). I reduce an hour of press conference down to five bullet points: We need substantially more evidence that inflation is on…
Fed Raises Rates +25 bp; The Safety System Works
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We had a market two-fer this week: first, Powell Press Conference Wednesday, followed two days later by Payrolls Friday. First, Powell Wednesday. The Fed raised rates by the expected 25 basis points (bp) (+0.25%). I reduce an hour of press conference down to five bullet points: We need substantially more evidence that inflation is on…
Image | A Gold Divergence; Post Vaccine-War Impact Incoming
A Gold Divergence; Post Vaccine-War Impact Incoming
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We had four economic reports this week: Personal Income (PI): +0.22% month over month (m/m) [+0.26% month over m/m prior]; Slowing, negative. Durable goods, New Orders (DGORDER): +5.33%  m/m, Shipments +0.50% m/m. Positive. Median New Home Sales Prices (MSPNHSUS): -16.9k m/m, New Home Supply: -0.2 [to 9 months]. Negative (for housing). GDP: +1.56% quarter over…
A Gold Divergence; Post Vaccine-War Impact Incoming
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We had four economic reports this week: Personal Income (PI): +0.22% month over month (m/m) [+0.26% month over m/m prior]; Slowing, negative. Durable goods, New Orders (DGORDER): +5.33%  m/m, Shipments +0.50% m/m. Positive. Median New Home Sales Prices (MSPNHSUS): -16.9k m/m, New Home Supply: -0.2 [to 9 months]. Negative (for housing). GDP: +1.56% quarter over…
Image | A Slowing Economy; We Are Past Peak WEF
A Slowing Economy; We Are Past Peak WEF
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Signs and symptoms of recession this week: Retail Sales (RSAFS): -1.16% month over month (m/m), motor vehicles -1.62% m/m, food and beverage +0.03%. Bearish. Industrial Production (INDPRO): -0.73% m/m, manufacturing -1.32% m/m. Bearish Producer Prices (PPIACO): -2.00% m/m. Bearish. Baltic Exchange Dry Index (trading economics): new 3-year low. None of this looks good. Note that…
A Slowing Economy; We Are Past Peak WEF
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Signs and symptoms of recession this week: Retail Sales (RSAFS): -1.16% month over month (m/m), motor vehicles -1.62% m/m, food and beverage +0.03%. Bearish. Industrial Production (INDPRO): -0.73% m/m, manufacturing -1.32% m/m. Bearish Producer Prices (PPIACO): -2.00% m/m. Bearish. Baltic Exchange Dry Index (trading economics): new 3-year low. None of this looks good. Note that…
Image | More Services Inflation; Plebe Lives Matter
More Services Inflation; Plebe Lives Matter
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) news was the primary economic release this week; allegedly, inflation dropped -0.08% month over month (m/m), and rose +6.42% year over year (y/y). But, while aggregate CPI (black line) fell fairly briskly, services inflation (red line) ticked higher. Services inflation continues to rise. What categories are pushing services inflation higher?…
More Services Inflation; Plebe Lives Matter
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The Consumer Price Index (CPI) news was the primary economic release this week; allegedly, inflation dropped -0.08% month over month (m/m), and rose +6.42% year over year (y/y). But, while aggregate CPI (black line) fell fairly briskly, services inflation (red line) ticked higher. Services inflation continues to rise. What categories are pushing services inflation higher?…
Image | Mixed Data; These Are Our Stories
Mixed Data; These Are Our Stories
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There were two economic reports this week: Nonfarm Payrolls: +223k month over month (m/m) [prior +256k] (bullish) Durable Goods: New Orders -2.13% m/m, Shipments +0.19% m/m (bearish) My favorite section of payrolls that I use for detecting recession isn’t showing a clear signal of recession just yet; the FRED Series (LNS12032196) titled “working part-time for…
Mixed Data; These Are Our Stories
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There were two economic reports this week: Nonfarm Payrolls: +223k month over month (m/m) [prior +256k] (bullish) Durable Goods: New Orders -2.13% m/m, Shipments +0.19% m/m (bearish) My favorite section of payrolls that I use for detecting recession isn’t showing a clear signal of recession just yet; the FRED Series (LNS12032196) titled “working part-time for…
Image | Long-Term Market View; Turbulence and Disclosure Ahead
Long-Term Market View; Turbulence and Disclosure Ahead
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Equities fell 19.44% this year, and -5.90% in December. The December drop (and the “bearish belt hold” candle print) looks quite bearish, but my forecast model isn’t yet convinced. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) margin debt has fallen some 28% from peak, and shows no signs of recovering.  Margin debt and the S&P 500…
Long-Term Market View; Turbulence and Disclosure Ahead
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Equities fell 19.44% this year, and -5.90% in December. The December drop (and the “bearish belt hold” candle print) looks quite bearish, but my forecast model isn’t yet convinced. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) margin debt has fallen some 28% from peak, and shows no signs of recovering.  Margin debt and the S&P 500…
Image | Long-Term Perspective, Crude and the 10-Year Yield
Long-Term Perspective, Crude and the 10-Year Yield
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This week, I will use monthly charts because they provide a more long-term perspective on what has happened, and may provide clues where things might be headed. A teacher of mine once said, to see the trend better, pull back on the timeframe. In that spirit, this New Year post will try to focus on…
Long-Term Perspective, Crude and the 10-Year Yield
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This week, I will use monthly charts because they provide a more long-term perspective on what has happened, and may provide clues where things might be headed. A teacher of mine once said, to see the trend better, pull back on the timeframe. In that spirit, this New Year post will try to focus on…
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