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A handful of SPX 52wk names today $C
January 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A handful of SPX 52wk names today $C
1/Bitcoin back above $100,000. What next?.
The price of Bitcoin fell below a swing area and 38.2% retracement between $92,092 and $92,442 and did the same thing on December 31. Both breaks failed.
The inability to extend and stay below that level gave buyers a reason to buy technically.
The price of Bitcoin fell below a swing area and 38.2% retracement between $92,092 and $92,442 and did the same thing on December 31. Both breaks failed.
The inability to extend and stay below that level gave buyers a reason to buy technically.
January 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
1/Bitcoin back above $100,000. What next?.
The price of Bitcoin fell below a swing area and 38.2% retracement between $92,092 and $92,442 and did the same thing on December 31. Both breaks failed.
The inability to extend and stay below that level gave buyers a reason to buy technically.
The price of Bitcoin fell below a swing area and 38.2% retracement between $92,092 and $92,442 and did the same thing on December 31. Both breaks failed.
The inability to extend and stay below that level gave buyers a reason to buy technically.
Germany HCOB PMI Services Dec F: 51.2 (est 51.0, prev 51.0)
- HCOB Composite PMI: 48 (est 47.8, prev 47.8)
- HCOB Composite PMI: 48 (est 47.8, prev 47.8)
January 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Germany HCOB PMI Services Dec F: 51.2 (est 51.0, prev 51.0)
- HCOB Composite PMI: 48 (est 47.8, prev 47.8)
- HCOB Composite PMI: 48 (est 47.8, prev 47.8)
Italy HCOB PMI Services Dec: 50.7 (est 50.0, prev 49.2)
- HCOB Composite PMI: 49.7 (est 50.2, prev 53.2)
- HCOB Composite PMI: 49.7 (est 50.2, prev 53.2)
January 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Italy HCOB PMI Services Dec: 50.7 (est 50.0, prev 49.2)
- HCOB Composite PMI: 49.7 (est 50.2, prev 53.2)
- HCOB Composite PMI: 49.7 (est 50.2, prev 53.2)
🇪🇸 Spanish PMIs outperformance relative to 🇩🇪 Germany reached a new record high in December.
Will 2025 be the year of re-convergence?
Will 2025 be the year of re-convergence?
January 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🇪🇸 Spanish PMIs outperformance relative to 🇩🇪 Germany reached a new record high in December.
Will 2025 be the year of re-convergence?
Will 2025 be the year of re-convergence?
🇺🇸 #SPX #Stocks | Forget Santa: Stock-market bulls look to ‘January barometer’ for clues on 2025 - MarketWatch
www.marketwatch.com/story/forget...
www.marketwatch.com/story/forget...
January 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
🇺🇸 #SPX #Stocks | Forget Santa: Stock-market bulls look to ‘January barometer’ for clues on 2025 - MarketWatch
www.marketwatch.com/story/forget...
www.marketwatch.com/story/forget...
Goldman Sachs trim its gold forecasts, gold not to reach US$3000 in 2025.
Goldman Sachs:
no longer see US$3K by 2025
see $3K by mid-2026
Goldman Sachs:
no longer see US$3K by 2025
see $3K by mid-2026
January 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Goldman Sachs trim its gold forecasts, gold not to reach US$3000 in 2025.
Goldman Sachs:
no longer see US$3K by 2025
see $3K by mid-2026
Goldman Sachs:
no longer see US$3K by 2025
see $3K by mid-2026
Shanghai Stock Exchange vows to deepen capital markets opening in a meeting with foreign institutions
China's economy has solid fundamentals and shows resilience in complex international environment
China's economy has solid fundamentals and shows resilience in complex international environment
January 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Shanghai Stock Exchange vows to deepen capital markets opening in a meeting with foreign institutions
China's economy has solid fundamentals and shows resilience in complex international environment
China's economy has solid fundamentals and shows resilience in complex international environment
BoA est's that we should see some modest selling from systematic strategies Monday (which would come through in the last half hour).
January 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
BoA est's that we should see some modest selling from systematic strategies Monday (which would come through in the last half hour).
% of stocks above 50-DMAs, similar to those over 200-DMAs, saw bounces from the least since Nov on the NYSE and since Aug on Nasdaq with the latter seeing more improvement. Still well off where we were entering December.
January 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
% of stocks above 50-DMAs, similar to those over 200-DMAs, saw bounces from the least since Nov on the NYSE and since Aug on Nasdaq with the latter seeing more improvement. Still well off where we were entering December.
% of stocks over 200-DMAs continued its bounce this week from the least since Nov ‘23 on the NYSE and from the least since Aug on the Nasdaq. The latter is in much better shape than the former, although the NYSE did at least hold the 50% mark.
January 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
% of stocks over 200-DMAs continued its bounce this week from the least since Nov ‘23 on the NYSE and from the least since Aug on the Nasdaq. The latter is in much better shape than the former, although the NYSE did at least hold the 50% mark.
The gap between 2yr Treasury yields and Fed Funds remains at just 3bps (after being at a record wide 1.77% before the Sept FOMC meeting), implying that there will be no further net rate cuts over the next 2 years.
January 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The gap between 2yr Treasury yields and Fed Funds remains at just 3bps (after being at a record wide 1.77% before the Sept FOMC meeting), implying that there will be no further net rate cuts over the next 2 years.
While bond volatility edged lower, 30yr mortgage spreads edged higher for a 2nd wk from the least since June ‘22, +5bps to 2.33%. They remain around +60 bps above the 2010-2020 avg level.
January 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
While bond volatility edged lower, 30yr mortgage spreads edged higher for a 2nd wk from the least since June ‘22, +5bps to 2.33%. They remain around +60 bps above the 2010-2020 avg level.
The incoming weekly data shows continued strength in consumer spending, and outlook surveys show continued strength ahead
January 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The incoming weekly data shows continued strength in consumer spending, and outlook surveys show continued strength ahead
🇪🇺 #Weekahead | #EuroZone Inflation Points to Lagarde’s Unfinished Task for 2025 -
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 5, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🇪🇺 #Weekahead | #EuroZone Inflation Points to Lagarde’s Unfinished Task for 2025 -
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🌎🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🇨🇳 #Weekahead | December US Jobs Report to Cap Year of Moderate Hiring - Bloomberg
*Inflation data due from China to euro zone and Latin America
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
*Inflation data due from China to euro zone and Latin America
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 5, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🌎🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🇨🇳 #Weekahead | December US Jobs Report to Cap Year of Moderate Hiring - Bloomberg
*Inflation data due from China to euro zone and Latin America
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
*Inflation data due from China to euro zone and Latin America
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🇩🇪 🇪🇺 #Germany Inc. Seen Defying Downturn With Earnings Growth in 2025.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🇩🇪 🇪🇺 #Germany Inc. Seen Defying Downturn With Earnings Growth in 2025.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🇪🇺 #EuroZone Growth Expectations for 2025 Dialed Back by Economists.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
December 23, 2024 at 8:40 AM
🇪🇺 #EuroZone Growth Expectations for 2025 Dialed Back by Economists.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Pauses in rate cuts are common, occurring in over 70% of historical soft-landing cutting cycles, and nearly half of these cycles involve multiple pauses
December 23, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Pauses in rate cuts are common, occurring in over 70% of historical soft-landing cutting cycles, and nearly half of these cycles involve multiple pauses
US LNG exports to Europe have risen sharply since Europe's energy crisis in 2022
December 23, 2024 at 12:46 AM
US LNG exports to Europe have risen sharply since Europe's energy crisis in 2022
Red last week, but this week is green
December 23, 2024 at 12:02 AM
Red last week, but this week is green
Total employment in the federal government is 2.7 million, and the total cost of wages and salaries is roughly $400 billion.
December 22, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Total employment in the federal government is 2.7 million, and the total cost of wages and salaries is roughly $400 billion.