Consumer Prices: A Sticky Situation

We have noted anecdotally that there is a creeping inflation in the system.  It does not show up in commodities, which are in a post-bubble (ah, the good old 'China…

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In-Day Update on Some Gold Sector Inputs That Actually Matter

The word play in the title is in reference to the ridiculous fuss over COMEX gold inventory and other promotions masquerading as fundamentals put out by cartoons masquerading as analysis.…

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RUT Roh

Russell 2000 is poking below support this morning.  That would be okay as a potential in-day whipsaw but other indexes were showing negative signs 2 days ago (subscribers ref. last…

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Machine Tool Sales Unsurprisingly Decline Again in October

Here is the latest 'units sold' data for the Machine Tool industry.  New equipment sales continue to decline and used equipment kicked up a bit. We are once again at…

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NFTRH; US Stock Market Update

Major US stock indexes are still in the patterns we noted over the weekend and the Transports not only remain below resistance, but broke down further. The Russell sported a…

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