Month: December 2009

Fed Beige Book: Color Coded for Your Reading Pleasure

At 2:00pm, the Fed Beige Book was released. It was, as usual, mixed.

The highlights are color coded – (Red (Negative), Green(Positive), Black (Neutral)…

Some Fed Banks Said Commercial Real Estate Deteriorated Further
Fed Banks Said New Residential Construction Generally `Weak’
Some Fed Banks Said Retailers More Optimistic Before Holidays
Most Fed...

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Economic Charts: Manufacturing is Doggin’

Disappointment was high when the ISM   manufacturing number was released. Economists called for a slight drop from the previous month to 55, but the actual was down to 53.6. Again, comparatives should be easy these days.

With our inventory restocking cycle theory in mind, it does look like we are...

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Economic Charts: Housing Out of Death Sprial

Tuesday had a pretty well filled plate of economic news for investors to chew on. In focus were housing related reports that actually were the strongest we have seen. It is nice to see that housing is starting to come out of its death spiral, even though the...

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Poll: Do You Agree with the Afghanistan War?

30,000 troops will be deployed shortly that will bring the total number of troops to 100,000. The addition will add another $30 billion to our spending in the region annually. Perhaps it is a small price to pay for the peace of mind that we will be rid of terrorism....

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Video: Hewison on S&P 500 Key Reversal Levels

I thought that this told an interesting video that may help with buy and sell signals. It is often difficult to discern which position to take, short or long without a disciplined strategy. Make sure to add your email to get updates too….

According to Hewison:
The month of December and...

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