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Dr Ed's Video Webcast 7/5/22
Video Webcasts· · 1 min read

Dr Ed's Video Webcast 7/5/22

The US economy is probably heading into a mild recession, recent indicators suggest. We now see real GDP contracting by 1.9%…

S&P 500 Gives Back 2021's Gain
SPX Sectors· · 1 min read

S&P 500 Gives Back 2021's Gain

The S&P 500 fell 20.6% during H1-2022 (table below). That's on the edge of a bear market…

The Economic Week Ahead 7/5/22
Week Ahead· · 2 min read ·Members

The Economic Week Ahead 7/5/22

Last week’s economic calendar was chock full of recessionary indicators. The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow is tracking Q2’s real GDP…

Inflation Is Global & Local
Inflation· · 2 min read

Inflation Is Global & Local

Inflation has soared around the world over the past year. At first, last spring, it was attributed to “transitory” supply-chain problems that…

Mixed Readings in June’s M-PMI Report
Economy· · 2 min read

Mixed Readings in June’s M-PMI Report

June’s national M-PMI was reported this morning, and it wasn’t as weak as suggested by the regional business surveys conducted…

It's (Unofficially) a Recession!
Economy· · 2 min read

It's (Unofficially) a Recession!

The economy continues to teeter on the edge of a recession. The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow tracking model shows Q2'…

European Consumers Are Very Depressed
Global Economy· · 1 min read ·Members

European Consumers Are Very Depressed

On June 23, Bloomberg reported: “Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates has built a $10.5 billion bet against European companies, almost doubling…

Bears Are Waiting for Something to Break
Stock Market· · 2 min read

Bears Are Waiting for Something to Break

Investors Intelligence Bull/Bear Ratio (BBR) remained under 1.0 during the June 28 week at 0.82 for the ninth consecutive…