The Machine Tool industry had a bump at the end of the year, which we set our watches by every December. But it was very moderate. Now as of February,…
I used to get freely distributed emails (i.e. non-premium) from a well regarded service based in the UK. They struck me as very smart and very buttoned down. What they…
We had been reserving the SEMI data for private posts when we were scouting for changes to the previous trend, but since we noted the trend change in real time…
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…
Well, here is Mr. Inverted H&S showing up again. We had something similar in BEN last week, something similar potentially on RUT/IWM... indexes, stocks, US, global... these bounce patterns seem…
What do you know? The BoJ is holding firm this time (unlike Q4 last year when they blew up the Yen and were part of what seemed a coordinated effort…
Right in line with the information I got from a former industry colleague back in July, Machine Tool sales data have continued to degrade. Click for a larger view of…
Sales of new Machine Tools (blue line) bumped up in June. Apparently they adjust this data but don't make mention of revisions. The graphical representation through May, while still weak,…
A while back we noted that machine tool sales were continuing to fade and that there was alarming news from my boots on the ground source in the industry centered…
I heard from a former associate who reads this site (hi Pat!) that things are continuing to degrade in the Machine Tool area. As a reminder, here is the latest…
Courtesy of EDA, here is the data graphic showing a small bounce in Machine Tool sales in March... As well as in equipment for multiple industries... It's not a big…
EDA has compiled US Machine Tool sales data for January and it was not good at all. This is the leading edge of manufacturing and it is trending lower. 'But…
I have been awaiting the December Machine Tool sales data from EDA, assuming we'd get another year-end ramp up (especially with IMTS this past September), like clockwork. Well, the clock…
Excerpted from this week's Notes From the Rabbit Hole (NFTRH 327), a 35 page report covering economic data and indicators, US and global stock markets, commodities and clear technical and…