Just after a major sell-off in precious metals (during which I was stop-loss-ed) and a slump in the S&P and the Dow, "good news" about the health of the economy surfaced: the initial and and continuous unemployment claims printed lower than expected, the the Producer's Price Index (PPI) signaled a mildly increasing inflation, an increase in manufacturing orders from -2.07 to 5.10 and a lower overall current account deficit. This coupled with FED chairman Bernanke's faith in the strength of the US economy suggests that the economic outlook has to get a lot worse before he will pull out more monetary firepower.
Showing posts with label US current account. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US current account. Show all posts
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Bullish economic data, just in time to save equity markets
Just after a major sell-off in precious metals (during which I was stop-loss-ed) and a slump in the S&P and the Dow, "good news" about the health of the economy surfaced: the initial and and continuous unemployment claims printed lower than expected, the the Producer's Price Index (PPI) signaled a mildly increasing inflation, an increase in manufacturing orders from -2.07 to 5.10 and a lower overall current account deficit. This coupled with FED chairman Bernanke's faith in the strength of the US economy suggests that the economic outlook has to get a lot worse before he will pull out more monetary firepower.
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