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Manufacturing Supports Stock Prices
We’re in the home stretch. Mid-term elections are tomorrow. And then we get the Fed’s announcement… Read more
Bernanke’s Burden
I don’t want to temp fate. I’m not trying to jinx it. I understand that stocks (and gold, and oil) are rallying on the Fed’s… Read more
Don’t Fight the Fed
Stocks pushed higher again on Friday. The Dow Industrials broke above 11,000 and the S&P 500 moved closer to TradeMaster Jason… Read more
Why a Trade War with China is Bad News
We’re in the home stretch of 2010. The favorite, Weak Recovery, is ahead by a nose. QE2 and Falling Dollar are right behind. Toxic … Read more
Not Too Hot, Not Too Cold
The parallels between the current recovery and the “jobless recovery” of 2003-2004 just keep coming.
Readers may remember the period,… Read more
Two Trends to Watch
The weak economic recovery has created a very volatile stock market. Wide swings in investor sentiment give… Read more
What Oil Prices Are Saying
If you wanted to get a forecast of what U.S. economic growth will look like in 6 months, most people… Read more
What Will Obama Say?
Yesterday, buyers mustered the strength to build on Wednesday’s strong rally. In fact, the bulls pushed the S&P 500 above a key resistance… Read more
Investor Sentiment is Awful
The stock market failed to build on the rally from Friday. The S&P 500 fell below support at 1,050 yesterday.