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Real Earnings Of Private Employees Improved In March
Article By:
Doug Short
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Monday, April 7, 2014 9:57 AM EDT
The government has been tracking the data for Production and Nonsupervisory Employees for decades. But coverage of Total Private Employees only dates from March 2006.
And The Next Big Thing Is ... Degrowth?
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Monday, April 7, 2014 9:48 AM EDT
The Grand Narrative of the past few centuries goes something like this: from religious authority to secular authority, from agriculture to industrial, from rural to urban, from local to global, from periphery to center, from decentralized to centralized, from low-density energy to high-density energy
Dive In Momentum Stocks Resumes
Article By:
Acting Man
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Monday, April 7, 2014 9:36 AM EDT
On Friday momentum stocks sold off with some verve again after the release of the payrolls data. Since the latter were actually quite close to the expected number, they cannot really have been the trigger of the sell-off (in other words, it would probably have happened regardless of the data).
No BTFD In Overnight Yen Carry/Spoos Means Momo Confusion Continues
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Monday, April 7, 2014 9:26 AM EDT
No Yen carry levitation overnight and, naturally, no Spoo levitation, with the futures struggling following the Nikkei's -1.7% drubbing (pushing it back to nearly -10% on the year) and down well from Friday's closing print.
Red SOX?
Article By:
Gary Tanashian
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Monday, April 7, 2014 9:14 AM EDT
The SOX Semiconductor index is unbroken and still on the potential market melt up/blow off plan. The daily chart shows the support critical to this plan.
U.S. Oil Imports Continue To Decline
Article By:
OilPrice
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Monday, April 7, 2014 9:06 AM EDT
New EIA data shows that U.S. oil imports continued to decline in 2013 as domestic production increased. The U.S. is now importing less oil than at any time since the 1996. Net crude oil imports declined by 10.2% between 2012 and 2013, down to 7.6 million barrels per day.
Disinflationary Pressures Beyond The Euro Area
Article By:
Sober Look
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Monday, April 7, 2014 7:58 AM EDT
According to the Conference Board, disinflationary pressures are not limited to the Eurozone and can be seen across a large number of the "developed economies".
Sector Detector: Rankings Take A Bearish Turn As The Flight To Safety Solidifies
Article By:
Sabrient Systems
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Monday, April 7, 2014 7:52 AM EDT
The technical picture and our fundamentals-based sector rankings have both taken a bearish turn, so we might see more weakness ahead
In this article: AGN, HP, WDC, JAZZ, PSCU, NFLX, SNDK, TSLA, IDU, IXJ, IYC, IYE, IYF, IYH, IYJ, IYK, IYM, IYW, IYZ, PSI, SPY, TAN, PSX, VIX
Dissecting The S&P For General Market Direction: Large Cap, Mid Cap And Small Cap
Article By:
Dr. Steven Bauer
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Monday, April 7, 2014 7:36 AM EDT
Of the 1,500 component Companies in the Large Cap / Mid Cap and Small Cap, currently the ratios of Bullish and Bearish Companies are (on balance) growing ever more negative (Bearish) while the market ascends often to new highs.
Excerpt: All The Presidents' Bankers: The Justice Department Goes Soft
Article By:
Nomi Prins
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Monday, April 7, 2014 7:27 AM EDT
Many congressional hearings and investigations have probed the bankers' practices since the crisis that began in 2007. Similar to the Pujo hearings after the Panic of 1907, though, they have resulted in nothing material against the bankers with the strongest political alliances.
Weighing The Week Ahead: Fluff Or Fundamentals?
Article By:
Jeff Miller
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Monday, April 7, 2014 7:19 AM EDT
Sometimes markets emphasize simple themes, rejecting even modest efforts at nuance. The current big stories are the record highs in stocks, the length of time since the last significant correction, and the "market is rigged" meme.
Flatlining
Article By:
Global Economic Intersection
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Monday, April 7, 2014 7:14 AM EDT
The transportation component jumped a monthly 6.9 percent after dropping 6.2 percent the month before. Within transportation, the gain was led by increases in orders for defense aircraft although nondefense aircraft and motor vehicles also were strong.
Upper Channel Warning
Article By:
readtheticker
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Monday, April 7, 2014 7:00 AM EDT
The Dow Jones is at the upper channel, price may break through as a tease, or as we suspect just roll over.
Ukraine PM Warns Russia's "Economic Aggression" Is Unacceptable
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Monday, April 7, 2014 6:48 AM EDT
"Russia was unable to seize Ukraine by means of military aggression," Ukraine's PM Yatsenyuk blasted, "Now they are implementing plans to seize Ukraine through economic aggression."
In this article: OGZPY
Weekly Investment Report
Article By:
E.B. Capital Markets
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Monday, April 7, 2014 6:38 AM EDT
Last week we saw sector bunching around the average universe score, which is typical at inflection points. Scores have rolled to reflect the shift to Q2 seasonality, so watch sector and industry ranks closely over the coming weeks.
In this article: AAN, APH, CLB, CSX, EIX, ESS, EXAM, GB, GD, JNJ, MOV, NEU, NJR, PNR, AMEN, GMCR (NOW PRIVATE), IPAR, LPNT, POOL, SWHC, SPX
Thinking About Piketty’s “Capital”
Article By:
Angry Bear
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Monday, April 7, 2014 6:18 AM EDT
he quotes in this post’s subject line are very much intended as a double entendre. I’m of course referring to the title of Piketty’s book (which I’ve read about 80% of, jumping around). But even more, I’m talking about his definition of “capital.”