(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) LET THE BATTLE ROYAL BEGIN August 3, 2012 For the second time in a row, a major piece of U.S. economic data came better than expected.
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) GDP NUMBER MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THE FED TO ACT July 27, 2012 Q2 advance GDP came at 1.5% vs 1.2% consensus. Q1 GDP was revised
Yesterday at about 3:45 pm EDT, WSJ published a leak from the Federal Reserve. Such leaks are usually deliberate on the part of the Federal Reserve. Here is an excerpt from WSJ of the leak: Federal Reserve officials, impatient with the economy’s sluggish growth and high unemployment, are moving closer
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) MADRID PROTEST BRINGS MARKETS DOWN July 20, 2012 Police fired rubber bullets on protested in a huge demonstration in Madrid against austerity. 39 people are reportedly
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) CHINA GROWTH LOWEST IN THREE YEARS July 13, 2012 Chinese GDP growth fell to 7.6%, its lowest in about three years. The number is in line
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) MARKETS SPIKE ON EUROPEAN BANKING DEAL June 29, 2012 Italy’s Mario Monti led the charge to convince Merkel of Germany to radically restructure bank aid. It
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) FORTUITOUS CALL ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF THURSDAY DROP June 22, 2012 On Tuesday, June 19th, we wrote Aggressive investors who bought QQQ, FEU, MS, USO, and GREK on Friday
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) CENTRAL BANKS READY TO COUNTER FALLOUT FROM GREEK ELECTION June 15, 2012 Mario Draghi says ECB is ready to flush banks with liquidity to counter any adverse effects
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) QE3 HOPES FADE June 8, 2012 Bernanke indicated the U.S. economy is strong. Some market participants have been selling because their hopes of immediate QE3 have been
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) CHINA CONTRACTS, U.S. SLOWS AND GOLD SPIKES June 1, 2012 China PMI came perilous close to a point that indicates economic contraction and about 10% lower