TUESDAY 3/1/16; Global PMI’s; Japan First-Ever JGB 10-Year Negative Yield Auction; Super Tuesday Presidential Primary Elections; AZO; DLTR; JD; KATE; MDT; ISM Mfg Index; BOBE; XCO; ROST; TIVO

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 next primary elections and caucuses are on Saturday, 3/5/16, in Kansas, Kentucky (republican caucus), Louisiana, Maine (republican caucus) and Nebraska (democrat caucus).

MONDAY 2/29/16; Leap Day; EOM (End-of-Month); Europe Mired in Deflationary Quagmire; German 2-Year Yield -0.57%; China Cuts Reserve Requirement Ratios; IPI; LL; NRG; Chicago PMI; ARNA; CECO; HTZ; WDAY; Presidential Politics on Super Tuesday Eve

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 will receive the nomination on a silver platter. Trump, Cruz, Rubio, Kasich and Carson are searching their souls for guidance this evening. The most important day of the 2016 republican election season takes place tomorrow.

SUNDAY 2/28/16

After a shaky start, the Syria 












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hours away. If Trump wins big, there is a significant chance that the republican party would split going forward.

SATURDAY 2/27/16; G-20 Summit

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what has happened to their party; babyish name-calling, instigated by Trump, supersedes any discussion of serious issues.

FRIDAY 2/26/16; German 2-Year Yield Negative -0.547%; AMT; FL; JCP; BID; GDP (Gross Domestic Product); US Trade Data; Consumer Sentiment; Fed Speak; European Stocks Rally

Euro 1.1028. Dollar/yen 113.12. Pound 1.3969. WTIC oil 33.01. Brent oil 35.29.

















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................ another 1600 pages of Hillary Clinton’s emails are released by the State Department. 22 emails are top secret. 88 emails are classified bringing the total to over 1800 classified emails traveling across her unsecure secret server that was very likely hacked by China and Russia. New documents surface concerning Clinton’s activities during the Benghazi 9-11 attack and Libya War.

THURSDAY 2/25/16; SSEC Crashes -6.4%; APA; BBY; CPB; CHS; DPZ; KSS; PF; SAFM; SDRL; SHLD; Durable Goods; Fed Speak; ADSK; BIDU; BMRN; CBI; DLR; EOG; GPS; HLF; KHC; MHK; PANW; RRC; SWN; UHS; WTW

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 republican race has turned into a compete circus with ‘PT Barnum’ (Trump) leading the parade.

The republican debates are ongoing at 9 PM EST (11 AM Tokyo; 4 AM Syria; 3 AM Frankfurt; 2 AM London) and the fireworks are flying. Trump, Rubio and Cruz are battling and there is already blood on the stage. Rubio and Trump are going at each other like animals.

WEDNESDAY 2/24/16; Nevada Election Aftermath; Oil Prices Control the Stock Market; Pound Drops Below 1.39 Due to Brexit Concerns; EV; LOW; MBLY; TGT; TJX; New Home Sales; Fed Speak; CXO; DYN; HPQ; LB; CRM; RGR; RIG; WLL

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 Bullard, a hawk, says it would be unwise to raise rates considering current market conditions. Bullard says, “There is more leeway in its (Fed) normalization program (rate hike cycle).” Bullard says inflation expectations have decreased. Stock market bulls are happy hearing dovish comments from a hawk.

TUESDAY 2/23/16; German IFO; CTB; HEP; HD; SJM; M; TOL; WWW; Consumer Confidence; Existing Home Sales; Oil Collapses -5%; European and US Stocks Sell Off; 2-Year Note Auction; CAR; CZR; DWA; EIX; FSLR; SLCA; Fed Vice Chairman Fischer Speaks; Nevada Republican Caucus

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candidates for POTUS in each party should emerge and it currently appears that Trump is favored on the republican side and Clinton for the democrats, however, a lot of twist and turns are likely in the days and weeks ahead.

MONDAY 2/22/16; Global Flash PMI’s; Brexit Drama; AGN; DF; Oil Rallies Over +7%; European and US Stocks Rally; FIT; MDR; THC

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Fitbit beats on top and bottom lines but guides lower creating the crash. BHP Billiton drops -1.5% after cutting the dividend and announcing management changes.

SUNDAY 2/21/16; Election Aftermath

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 from Syria and the Middle East continue to run from the violence and mayhem. The migrants are infiltrated with nefarious individuals.

SATURDAY 2/20/16; US Presidential Primary Elections in South Carolina and Nevada

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 in Brussels that ‘reforms’ the Britain-UK relationship and opens the door to the referendum. Cameron will campaign to keep Britain in the EU. Polls over the last few months indicate a preference for the UK to remain in the EU but over the last couple weeks the Brexit camp is gathering momentum.

FRIDAY 2/19/16; German 2-Year Record Low Negative -0.53% Yield; OpEx; DE; COG; VFC; CPI (Consumer Price Index)

Euro 1.1105. Dollar/yen 113.24. Pound 1.4342. WTIC oil 30.66. Brent oil 34.05. Natural gas 1.851. Gold 1231. Silver 15.42. Copper 2.071.

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 Hillary Clinton’s secret server are released under the cover of Friday night darkness. The drip, drip, drip of Clinton’s past escapades continues. On the democratic campaign trail, Americans continue to question Clinton’s trustworthiness as the stink from scandals follows her around.

THURSDAY 2/18/16; China Inflation Data; Japan Imports/Exports; Asia Stocks Rally; Oil Rally Continues; CAB; DUK; H; HOT; LH; MPEL; MGM; RS; TTC; UPL; WMT; Philly Fed; Leading Indicators; AMAT; ED; FLS; FLR; JWN; SAM

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derails citing a weak economy. TRUE is down -14% after reporting earnings and lowering guidance. Engineering company FLR misses on the top and bottom lines.

WEDNESDAY 2/17/16; Oil Rallies +8% Sending European and US Stocks Higher; ADI; ATHM; Housing Starts; PPI (Producer Price Index); Industrial Production; FOMC Minutes

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for POTUS, Ted Cruz overtakes Donald Trump in national polling. Trump is projected to win the South Carolina and Nevada primary elections taking place in a few days.

TUESDAY 2/16/16; Global Oil Ministers Agree to Production Freeze; DF; HRL; JAH; ZTS; CYH; LBTYA; Empire State Mfg Survey; Fed Speak; US Stocks Rally; BYD; CERN; CAKE; DVN; FE; FOSL; NBR; RAX

S&P futures +28. Dow +229. Nasdaq +77. USD 96.62. Euro 1.1167. Dollar/yen 114.45. Pound 1.4447. Mexican peso 18.8636. Canadian dollar 1.3826. Dollar/yuan 6.4962. The yuan has strengthened over the last 























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wants to wait until the economic data improves before forging ahead with rate hikes. Rosengren is concerned about the lack of inflation and inability to achieve the +2% goal.

MONDAY 2/15/16; Japan GDP; China Trade Data; Asia and European Stocks Rally; NIKK +7%; Topix +8%; US Markets Closed for Presidents Day

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Clinton coronation will kick back into gear over the next couple weeks. It is a mystery why Sanders does not call Clinton out about the rigged delegate system as well as educate voters that may switch to his side if they knew how the game was played. The filthy political games continue on both sides of the aisle.

SUNDAY 2/14/16; Valentine’s Day

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 has registered more than 130 quakes over 3.0 magnitude this year!

SATURDAY 2/13/16

SPX 1865. INDU 15974. COMPQ 4338. RUT 972. NIKK 14953. SPASX200 4765. KOSPI 1835. SSEC 2763. HSI 18320. BSE 22986. DAX 8968. CAC 3995. FTSE 5708. MIB 16515. IBEX 7921. PSI 4535.

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 will conduct primary elections over the next two weeks (now through 3/1/16 which is Super Tuesday). Republican and democrat candidates are fighting for their respective party nominations which may be determined by early March.

FRIDAY 2/12/16; Asia Stocks Selloff; NIKK Crashes -5%; Greece in Recession; European Stocks Rally; MIB (Italy) +5%; AXL; ITT; RUTH; Retail Sales; Business Inventories; Consumer Sentiment; US Stocks Rally into Holiday Weekend

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 primary in South Carolina. Tuesday, 3/1/16, is the Super Tuesday primary elections where one dozen states are voting. The next two weeks is the most important time of the presidential election season; it is all on the line for the candidates.

THURSDAY 2/11/16; Dollar/Yen 111-Handle; US 2-10 Yield Spread Under 100 Bips; WTIC Oil Under 27; Sweden’s Riksbank Cuts Rates; European Stocks Crash; MIB (Italy) -5.6%; IBEX (Spain) and PSI (Portugal) -5%; CoCo Bond Turmoil; AAP; AVP; BG; FLIR; HUN; K; LPX; MWW; NILE; PEP; TAP; RAI; VG; WWAV; MOS; US Stocks Selloff; Fed Chair Yellen Speaks; 30-Year Bond Auction; AIG; CBS; CYBR; FEYE; GRPN; KN; P; QLIK; TRIP; US Presidential Politics

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major battle expected between Trump, Cruz and Rubio. One of these three will likely become the republican nominee for POTUS. Clinton will likely receive the nod for the nomination on the democratic side in March despite Sanders winning the first two contests.

WEDNESDAY 2/10/16; Ash Wednesday; European Banks Recover; New Hampshire Primary Election Aftermath; CG; DTE; HUM; JAH; OC; Fed Chair Yellen Speaks; 10-Year Note Auction; TSLA; TWTR; BYD; CXW; IRBT; MYL; PPC; PXD; PRU; WFM; ZNGA

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following tickers react. CDE -3.2%. EXPE +2.6%, FMC +0.8%. IRBT -7.1%, MYL -9.1%, PPC -10%, PXD -0.7%, PRU -2.4%, ZNGA -7%. Zynga provides lower guidance. TSLA +14%. TWTR -3.5%. CSCO +6.4%. WFM +2.9%.

TUESDAY 2/9/16; Global Selloff Cascades to Asia; NIKK Crashes -5.4%; Dollar/Yen 114-Handle; SPASX200 -3%; Japan 10-Year Yield Goes Negative to -0.03%; Global Bank Contagion Worries Continue; KO; CVS; GT; IR; MAS; REGN; VIAB; WEN; WYN; Wholesale Trade; European and US Stocks Selloff; MIB -3.2%; Oil Crashes -6%; DIS; AKAM; KS; NUAN; PNRA; SCTY; WU

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Sanders decisively wins over Clinton by a landslide vote. Americans are fed up with the demopublicans and republocrats that ruined the country over the last few decades and they want new blood  unattached to the Washington cartel (Trump).

MONDAY 2/8/16; Year of the Monkey; German 2-Year Yield -0.52%; European Banks Collapse on Bail-In and Contagion Fears; DO; HAS; WTIC Oil Under 30; European Stocks Mini-Crash; Germany’s DAX -3.3%. France’s CAC -3.2%. Italy’s MIB -4.7%; Spain’s IBEX -4.4%; US Stocks Selloff; MOH; OI; FOXA; YELP

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 drops -4.4% after earnings adding to the -2% loss during the regular session. Global traders are scratching their heads at the cross currents and mixed signals ongoing in the markets. All eyes are fixated n the banks.