Monday, November 30, 2015

TUESDAY 12/1/15; Global PMI’s; NIKK 20K; RBA Rate Decision; UK Banks Pass Stress Tests; ISM Mfg Index; Construction Spending; Manufacturing Recession Begins?; ASNA; BOBE

US futures are up big as 













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CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife announce the birth of a newborn baby girl and say they will bequeath 99% of their FB stock to charitable endeavors. FB trades flat. YHOO leaps +7% on news it may sell off core assets.

Sunday, November 29, 2015

MONDAY 11/30/15; Japan Factory Output and Retail Sales; Chinese Yuan Joins IMF SDR Currency Basket; Chicago PMI; EOM

As the sun rises in Japan and 















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powerful elite class in America is sweeping Clinton’s problems under the rug. If the people want a liar as the next POTUS, by all means give the people what they want.

SUNDAY 11/29/15

Thousands of delegates and support personnel begin arriving in Paris for the 








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......................Brooks Brothers overcharges customers due to a computer problem. The web site for luxury goods provider Neiman Marcus goes down displaying error messages. Other retail web sites are running slow indicating high usage.

Saturday, November 28, 2015

SATURDAY 11/28/15

SPX 2090. INDU 17798. COMPQ 5128. RUT 1202. DAX 11294. CAC 4930. FTSE 6375. MIB 22575. IBEX 10311. PSI 5361. NIKK 19884. SPASX200 5203. KOSPI 2029. SSEC 3436. HSI 22068. BSE 26128.










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......... that the Black Friday store traffic and retail sales are running behind last year’s numbers. One study says the US Black Friday shopping activity is down -10% as compared to last year.

Thursday, November 26, 2015

FRIDAY 11/27/15; Japan Mired in Deflation; SSEC Crashes -6%; German 2-Year Record Negative Yield -0.43%; Currency Wars Send Swiss Franc to 5-Year Low Against US Dollar; Black Friday Begins US Holiday Shopping Season; FB, NFLX, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN, NKE, GE, SBUX, DIS, REGN, RTN, NOC and LMT at All-Time Record Highs

Japan core inflation is -0.1% 













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Many would-be shoppers choose to stay home and order items online. Icy rain hits the Midwest discouraging shoppers. A mental nutcase in Colorado murders three people and injures nine others at a Planned Parenthood facility near a strip mall which dampens the shopping mood. The protests in Chicago and at several WMT stores do not encourage folks to leave the house for the mall.

THURSDAY 11/26/15; Thanksgiving Day; US Markets Closed; Metals Rally

Asian indexes trade higher boosted by 









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Under the cover of Thanksgiving Day in the States, Lloyds bank announces another 1000 job cuts. About 30K jobs have been eliminated at Lloyds since the 2008-2009 banking crisis. The employees are thrown out into the street at Christmas time but rest assured the wealthy executives will have a rich and joyous holiday.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

WEDNESDAY 11/25/15; DE; Durable Goods; Personal Income and Outlays; US PMI Services Flash; New Home Sales; Consumer Sentiment

Euro 1.0644. Dollar/yen 122.48. Pound 1.5083. USD 99.60. WTIC oil 42.87. Brent oil 45.93. Natural gas 2.20. Gold 1074. Silver 14.16. Copper 2.0545.

US Treasury yields are; 2-year 0.93%, 5-year 1.66%, 10-year 2.24%, 30-year 3.00%. German bund 0.51%. Japan 10-year yield 0.32%.

BOJ Minutes state worries by 




















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The Public School Teachers’ Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago files a lawsuit against the largest banks for colluding to manipulate the large and lucrative interest rate swaps market. The pension fund alleges that BAC, BCS, BNP Paribas, C, CS, DB, GS, JPM, RBS and UBS are stifling competition to enrich themselves. The banks are not commenting; they are busy colluding to create a counter strategy.

TUESDAY 11/24/15; Turkey Shoots Down Russian Jet on Syria Border; CPB; CHS; DLTR; DSW; SIG; TIF; GDP (Gross Domestic Product); Consumer Confidence; HPQ; TIVO

S&P +1. Dow +10. Nasdaq +2. Euro 1.0633. Dollar/yen 122.88. Pound 1.5122. Aussie dollar 0.7189. WTIC oil 42.07. Brent oil 44.83. Natty 2.19. Gold 1070. Silver 14.12. Copper 2.02.

US Treasury yields are












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Drug maker PTCT drops -6% after its muscle drug shows lackluster results in FDA testing. BMRN is halted from trading in the afterhours market on pending news that test results on its muscular dystrophy drug are not promising; Biomarin should sell off when it resumes trading tomorrow. SRPT +0.2%.

Sunday, November 22, 2015

MONDAY 11/23/15; European and US PMI Data; MNK; TSN; Existing Home Sales; US Dollar Index Tags 100; 2-Year Note Auction; AMZN All-Time Record High; BRCD; POST; PANW

Euro 1.0635. Dollar/yen 122.87. Pound 1.5182. USD 99.64. WTIC oil 41.90. Brent oil 44.66. Natural gas 2.145. Gold 1076. Silver 14.096. Copper 2.055.

US Treasury yields are















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Trim Tabs reports that company insiders are dumping stock at the fastest pace in over four years. Insiders are ditching over $450 million worth of stock each day this month.

SUNDAY 11/22/15; Global Terrorism Fear

President Obama speaks from Malaysia 












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100 are dead and 200 missing after a jade mining disaster in Myanmar. Saudi Arabia stocks rally to one-month highs as OPEC works to stabilize oil prices. Venezuela urges OPEC to reverse the oil slump proclaiming that oil prices may fall to $20. Venezuela’s economy is in collapse since it solely depends on oil revenue to support the government and business activity.

Saturday, November 21, 2015

SATURDAY 11/21/15; Global Terrorism Fear

SPX 2089. INDU 17824. COMPQ 5105. RUT 1175. DAX 11120. CAC 4911. FTSE 6335. MIB 22140. IBEX 10290. PSI 5308. NIKK 19880. SPASX200 5256. KOSPI 1990. SSEC 3631. HSI 22755. BSE 25868.

Euro 1.0644. Dollar/yen 122.89. Pound 1.5189. USD 99.63. WTIC oil 41.46. Brent oil 44.66. Natty gas 2.141. Gold 1077. Silver 14.145. Copper 2.0385.

Treasury yields are; 2-year 0.92%, 5-year 1.69%, 10-year 2.26%, 30-year 3.02%. The 2-10 spread is 134 bips. German bund 0.485%. Japan 10-year yield 0.325%.

President Obama speaks denouncing the 










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Liberia, in western Africa, reports new cases of Ebola after the region was thought to be free of the deadly virus a couple weeks ago.

Friday, November 20, 2015

FRIDAY 11/20/15; ECB President Draghi Says “ECB Will Do What It Must to Raise Inflation Quickly”; Mali Terrorist Attack; OpEx; ANF; FL

Asian indexes begin the session 












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..............  the disturbing and sick mental picture of millions of people flooding into all corners or Europe. About 80% of the Syrian migrants blame Israel and the United States for the Middle East turmoil. The West has created a nightmare across Europe since the nation’s leaders would not take the fight to the ISIS Islamic radicals in Syria and Iraq and keep the Syrians in Syria. 70% of the refugees in Europe are young men not the women and children so often seen in history books from mass migrations in decades past.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

WEDNESDAY 11/18/15; LOW; TGT; SPLS; Germany Prints Record 2-Year Negative Yield -0.38%; Housing Starts; WTIC Oil Sub 40; FOMC Minutes; Huge US Stock Rally; ZIRP to TWIRP; CTRP; GMCR; LB; NTAP; CRM; WB

Euro 1.0636. Dollar/yen 123.39. Pound 1.5206. Aussie dollar 0.7109. USD 99.71. WTIC oil 41.00. Brent oil 43.93. Natural gas 2.394. US futures are flat.

Gold is at 



















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point-of-sale payment arena is very crowded. The Match Group IPO prices at $12 and will begin trading tomorrow under the ticker symbol MTCH. Online dating must be big business.

TUESDAY 11/17/15; HD; WMT; DKS; TJX; CPI (Consumer Price Index); Industrial Production; European Stocks Rally; JACK; LZB

Asian indexes throw a big party overnight following 














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increase was expected. Oil jumps 50 cents higher in electronic trading on the lower supply than expected.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

MONDAY 11/16/15; Paris Terrorist Attacks Impact Global Markets; Japan GDP Contracts into Recession; JD; DDS; Empire State Mfg Index; France President Hollande Talks “War”; US Stocks Rally; URBN

France military jets launch 










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... Paris attacks, one terrorist nutcase was from Syria and arrived in France mixed in with the migrants. The US states opposed to accepting refugees are controlled by both democrat and republican politicians.

SUNDAY 11/15/15; Paris Terrorism Aftermath; G-20 Meeting in Turkey

The Paris terrorism death count is 129 people, two known Americans












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the Middle East markets are whacked lower. The Dubai exchange loses -3.7%. Egypt stocks lose -4.2%. The Saudi Arabia stocks market falls -2.9%.

Friday, November 13, 2015

SATURDAY 11/14/15; Paris Terrorist Attacks

SPX 2023. INDU 17245. COMPQ 4928. RUT 1147. DAX 10708. CAC 4808. FTSE 6118. MIB 21843. IBEX 10111. PSI 5167. NIKK 19597. SPASX200 5051. KOSPI 1973. SSEC 3582. HSI 22396. BSE 25611.

French President Hollande closes the 












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... for the presidential election one year from now. The quote of the evening is Clinton saying, “We are not at war with radical Islam” as the blood of victims from Islamist terrorism is cleaned from Paris streets.

Thursday, November 12, 2015

FRIDAY 11/13/15; Friday the 13th: Global GDP's; JCP; TYC; PPI (Producer Price Index); Retail Sales; Consumer Sentiment; Business Inventories; Retail Sector Selloff; Paris Terrorist Attacks

Today is Friday the 13th. 

















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US military leaders and analysts call the president ‘delusional’. The Islamic State (ISIS) radicals have controlled Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, for the last two years! ISIS has controlled Falluja, only 40 miles west of Baghdad, for two years! Clearly, President Obama paints a rosy picture with untrue statements. It is impossible to defeat an opponent that you refuse exists. The Paris chaos continues.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

THURSDAY 11/12/15; ECB President Draghi Speaks; AAP; KSS; Fed Speak Including Chair Yellen and Vice Chairman Fischer; 30-Year Bond Auction; European and US Stocks Selloff; CSCO; AMAT; JWN; VJET

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mixed and confusing messages only serve to cloud the picture concerning what the ECB plans to announce on 12/3/15 followed by the FOMC announcement on 12/16/15. The ECB decision is only 13 trading days away. Markets are closed on 11/26/15 for Thanksgiving.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

WEDNESDAY 11/11/15; ‘Singles Day’ World’s Largest Shopping Day; China Economic Data; Veterans Day; Armistice Day; M Crashes; DDS; ECB President Draghi Speaks; AMZN Record High; DGLY

Singles Day was invented by Alibaba and 
















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 West does not want to fight the ISIS Islamist radicals in Syria and Iraq or create a no-fly zone for parts of Syria; the absence of action creates the mass migration problem across Europe and the refugees are infiltrated with radical Islamists.

TUESDAY 11/10/15; China Inflation Data; TCEHY; Portugal PSI Crashes -8% in 4 Days; BZH; DHI; Import/Export Prices; Wholesale Trade; 10-Year Note Auction; OPXA

At 9:18 AM Tokyo (7:18 PM EST Monday evening), Australian stocks are 

















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The US presidential election is early November 2016 less than one year away. Primary elections begin in about 11 weeks time. The new president takes office January 2017 only about 13 months away giving President Obama lame duck status. Russian President Putin and other global leaders are taking advantage of the president’s decrease in relevancy as the months play out.

Sunday, November 8, 2015

MONDAY 11/9/15; ACI; BID; DF; HTZ; PCLN; WWAV; PSI (Portugal) Mini-Crash -4%; European and US Stocks Collapse; CZR; MDR; RAX; XONE

At 8:30 AM Tokyo (6:30 PM EST Sunday evening in the States), the ASX 200 is 






















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A Sotheby’s auction continues the art bubble trend. A Chinese billionaire buys Modigliani’s Nu Couche (reclining nude) painting for $170 million the second most expensive artwork ever sold. The wealthy, made super rich by the central banker’s Keynesian spending policies, continue to spend their stock market profits on luxury items. The Chinese wealthy continue to seek ways of diversifying their money to fend off the communist government from potentially seizing their dough.