This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. February Retail Sales ex-auto were 1.0% vs. consensus of 0.5%. In our models we exclude autos because autos are very volatile and distort the results. This is indeed good news and proves the skeptics on the American consumer wrong. Due to
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) BLOWOUT EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS March 8, 2013 This morning the U. S. Department of Labor reported blowout non-farm private payrolls at 246K vs consensus of 175K.
On Wednesday, I received numerous emails from investors who are mostly in cash wanting to know what to do now. It appears that the floodgates for such emails opened when the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new high. A typical email also contains links to contradictory pronouncements from gurus,
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) DOLLAR STRENGTHENS IN PERVERSE MARKET ACTION, GOLD VOLATILE March 1, 2013 Today is the day that sequestration sets in. Many had expected the dollar to
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) BULLS TAKE CONTROL OF THE STOCK MARKET February 22, 2013 Bulls have again taken control of the stock market this morning. Futures have been steadily rising. Europe
( The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) MOSCOW COMMUNIQUE LEADS TO GOLD AND SILVER FALLING OUT OF BED February 15, 2013 The group of 20 largest economies (G-20) has begun their meeting
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) UNEMPLOYMENT UNEXPECTEDLY RISES, BUT STOCKS RUN ANYWAY TOWARDS DJIA 14000 February 1, 2013 In the U. S., unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 7.9% vs. 7.7% expectations.
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) THE RALLY IS LONG IN THE TOOTH January 25, 2013 The stock market rally is long in the tooth. Our long time subscribers know
(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 REBOUNDS January 18, 2013 The fourth quarter GDP in China jumped to 7.9% breaking a streak of seven weaker quarters. For the year, China grew
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) BETTER THAN EXPECTED ECONOMIC DATA CONTINUES TO POUR January 4, 2013 Monthly employment from Bureau of Labor Statistics are popularly known as the mother of all