MONDAY 12/31/18; New Year’s Eve; EOM; EOQ4; EOY2018; Last Day of Trading in 2018; China PMI Indicates Manufacturing Economy Slipping into Contraction; US Government Shutdown Day 10; PSI (Portugal) Rallies +1.8%; INDU (Dow) Gains +1.2%

Timed with the opening of US futures trading, China says President Xi looks forward to working towards a resolution of the trade dispute. Xi says more tariffs will be cut. It looks like the US and China are playing nice in the trade arena. US futures leap higher on the positive news.

S&P +16. Dow +158. Nasdaq +47. Russell +8.

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SUNDAY 12/30/18; Government Shutdown Day 9

Goldman Sachs says there is no worry about a recession next year. However, GS lowers growth forecasts from 2.4% to 2.0%.

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SATURDAY 12/29/18; Government Shutdown Day 8

SPX 2486. INDU 23062. COMPQ 6585. RUT 1338. NIKK 20015. SPASX200 5654. KOSPI 2041. SSEC 2494. HSI 25504. DAX 10559. CAC 4679. FTSE 6734. MIB 18324. IBEX 8494. PSI 4647.

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FRIDAY 12/28/18; NIKK (Japan) Prints First Losing Year Since 2011; Japan 10-Year Yield Slips Negative; Chicago PMI; Government Shutdown Day 7; European Stocks Rally; DAX (German) +1.7%. CAC (France) +1.7%. FTSE (UK) +2.2%; MIB (Italy) +1.4%; IBEX (Spain) +1.6%; PSI (Portugal) +1.3%

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THURSDAY 12/27/18; NIKK (Japan) Leaps +3.9%; SPASX200 (Australia) Jumps +1.9%; US Government Shutdown Day 6; Consumer Confidence; European Stocks Collapse; DAX Mini-Crashes -2.4%; FTSE (UK) -1.5%; MIB (Italy) -1.8%; IBEX (Spain) -1.4%; US Stocks Stage Amazing Intraday Comeback Rally; INDU (Dow) +1.1%

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WEDNESDAY 12/26/18; Kwanza; Boxing Day; President Trump Flies to Iraq; 5-Year Note Auction; US and China Ramp-Up Trade Talks; Oil Jumps +10%; US Stocks Catapult Higher; SPX (S&P 500) Jumps +5%; INDU (Dow Jones Industrials) Leaps +5%; Dow Rallies 1,086 Points Largest Gain in History; COMPQ (Nasdaq Composite) Jumps +5.8%; NDX (Nasdaq 100) Catapults +6.2%; RUT (Russel 2000) Leaps +5%; NYA +4%; TRAN +5.4; SOX +5.7%. XLE (Energy) Surges +6.2%; XLY +5.9%; FB (Facebook) +8.2%; AAPL (Apple) +7%; AMZN (Amazon) +9.5%; NFLX (Netflix) +8.5%; GOOGL (Alphabet; Google) +6.4%

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TUESDAY 12/25/18; Christmas Day; NIKK (Japan) Crashes -5%; Topix Plummets -4.9%

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MONDAY 12/24/18; CAC (France) Collapses -1.5%; Christmas Eve; Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Creates Bank Liquidity Fear; President Trump Denigrates Federal Reserve Chairman Powell Collapsing the US Stock Market; SPX Plummets -2.7%; INDU (Dow) Collapses -2.9%; COMPQ -2.2%; NDX -2.4%; RUT -2%; NYA -2.4%; SOX (Chips) Mini-Crash -2.9%; XLF -2.1%; KRE -1.9%; XLE (Energy) Plummets -4.1%; XLY -1.9%; XLP (Consumer Staples) Sinks -2.9%; ITB -2%; XLRE (Real Estate) Crashes -3.7%; VNQ (REIT’s) -3.6%; XLU (Utilities) Crashes -4.2%; Oil Crashes -6%; WTIC Oil Prints 42-Handle; Brent Oil Prints 50-Handle

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SUNDAY 12/23/18

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SATURDAY 12/22/18; US Government in Partial Shutdown

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FRIDAY 12/21/18; BOJ Rate Decision; OpEx Quadruple Witching; Durable Goods; KMX; Q3 GDP; Personal Income and Outlays; Consumer Sentiment; US Stocks Collapse on Government Shutdown Fear; SPX -2.1%; INDU -1.8%; COMPQ -3%; NDX -3.2%; RUT -2.6%; IBB -4%; XLC -3.3%; XLK -3%; XRT -3%; FB -6.3%; AAPL -3.9%; AMZN -5.7%; NFLX -5.5%; GOOGL -3.2%; US Government Goes Into Partial Shutdown at Midnight

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SUNDAY 12/9/18

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SATURDAY 12/8/18; France Riots; Whitehouse Chief of Staff Kelly Canned

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FRIDAY 12/7/18; BIG; MTN; US Monthly Jobs Report; Consumer Sentiment; Wholesale Trade; Oil Rallies on OPEC Decision; US Stocks Collapse into a Bloodbath; SPX -2.3%; INDU -2.2%; COMPQ -3.1%; NDX -3.3%; RUT -2%; NYA -1.666%; TRAN -4%; SOX -3.7%; XRT -3.7%; XLK -3.5%; XLY -3%; IBB -3%; XLV -2.5%; XLF -2%

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November Publication of the Daily Chronology of Global Markets and World Economics 2018-11 is Available from Amazon

The November publication of the Daily Chronology of Global Markets and World Economics 2018-11 is available from Amazon. The October crash is explained in real-time as it occurs in the 2018-10 publication. November is sideways choppiness with AAPL crashing -18% and oil crashing -22%.

The Daily Chronology of Global Markets and World Economics 2018-12 for December is tentatively set for publication by Amazon on Tuesday, 1/1/19.

SATURDAY 12/1/18; Former President George HW Bush Dead at 94; G20 Summit; President’s Trump and Xi Meet

SPX 2760. INDU 25538. COMPQ 7331. RUT 1533. NIKK 22351. SPASX200 5667. KOSPI 2097. SSEC 2588. HSI 26507. BSE 36194. DAX 11257. CAC 5004. FTSE 6980. MIB 19189. IBEX 9081. PSI 4909.

Former President George HW Bush, the 41st President of the United States (POTUS), dies at 94 years of age. He was 

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