China was ahead of the U.S. in providing the initial stimulus during the financial crisis of ’08/’09. Considering how their markets have performed since may give us some insight into what may be ahead for U.S. equity markets.
The chart above shows the Shanghai Exhanges and the S&P 500...
China’s Flash PMI actually came out slightly better than expected with the release showed a 49.8 print. This is still below the key level of 50 which is the line between contraction and expansion. It is starting to become very clear to investors that the global slowdown is for real....
Over the past few weeks, the selling pressure has been growing. The recent 400+ point days for the DJIA (up and down) shows that there is panic selling AND buying occurring. Perhaps it is short covering helping to push markets up on the days when sellers take a break, but...
This year has quickly turned out to be a disappointment for any buy and hold strategy. With a confluence of global worries accompanied by governmental actions (and in-actions), equity markets have been under severe selling pressure.
While the Russell 2000 Small Cap index hit an all-time high just a few short...
Over the past few weeks, economic reports have been providing for reasons to sell stocks. It has become much more regular that we are seeing stories about a coming U.S. recession showing up in the media.
The first test for the markets will come as the European exchanges begin to trade....
