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By Kevin Lings Stats SA have released the retail sales data for March 2009. According to this latest survey, retail sales fell by a substantial 5.3%y/y in real terms in March. This compares with a revised decline of 4.4%y/y in February. The March decline is the weakest retail sales number in more [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Retail Sales and Inflation Slip in March (Money Morning, 4/14/09) Retail Sales Decline Triggers Market Sell Off (Disciplined Approach to Investing, 5/13/09) Retail Sales and Inflation Slip in March (Contrarian Profits, 4/15/09) 
A long-awaited reversal in the monumental global stock market rally since early March finally arrived last week. “Less bad” economic reports provided investors with little comfort, sparking a reassessment of their risk appetite and leading to profit-taking on most bourses. On the other hand, safe-haven assets attracted buying. Read all about this and the implications for financial markets in the weekly “Words from the Wise” review. [...]
This post is a guest contribution by Rebecca Wilder, author of the News N Economics blog, analyzing the past week’s global economic reports in order to get a feel for world economic trends. “Overall, the global economic decline appears to be slowing; however, the recovery is still tentative,” said Wilder. [...]  By Prieur du Plessis, on May 15th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  3 people had their say - chime in!
A batch of gloomy economic reports suggested that recent optimism about a global recovery might have been premature. Video clips produced during the past few days provided comments on this, as well as on a host of other topical issues. Click through to the post to view the selection. [...]
“For now the near-term trade direction of stocks is down until proven otherwise via internals improving dramatically and/or yesterday’s resistance being decidedly cleared,” said technical analyst Kevin Lane. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Nasdaq 100 double milestone today at 200-day and 200-month moving averages (UnBiasedTrading (TM), 4/29/09) Keepin' it simple: Numbers and lines on the Nasdaq 100 index chart (UnBiasedTrading (TM), 4/26/09) Ticker Of The Week: Nasdaq 100 (NDX) (Contrarian Profits, 3/23/09)
This post provides links to some thought-provoking articles I have read over the past few days that you may also find of interest. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Happy 4th of July America! (Wealth Daily, 7/3/09) BLS compares hires versus separations last 12 months (The Swamp Report, 4/7/09) Monthly Membership Option is Now Available (Value Stock Guide, 1/14/12) |
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