Support for US Stock Market now on Quicksand

by Michael Markowski | Jul 8, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy

The foundational support for the US stock market is now quicksand.  According to recently released data pertaining to shares and ETFs investor the churn rate for the markets has increased significantly.  More than $2.9 trillion worth of the shares of the S&P 500’s...

Outlook for the US economy fraught with uncertainty now that tariffs are official

by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jul 6, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy, Tariffs

Friday July 6, 2018, was D-Day for the tariffs.  They are now official. So far the US economy looks pretty good according to the June jobs report.   Unemployment is at 4% (up slightly from the 3.8% level reached in May) and, importantly, the labor participation rate...

Troubles percolating everywhere

by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jul 5, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy

There are several themes playing out in the international game of brinksmanship. There is the sad game of the English political establishment trying to come up with a Brexit plan that will be least painful. Unfortunately, that effort is certain to end in failure....

Another gauge predicting the market to go much lower

by Michael Markowski | Jul 3, 2018 | alerts, archive, Crashes, Markets/Economy

A high reading for the “Main Street Meter”, a stock market gauge that was developed by institutional investor James Paulsen of the Leuthold Group is indicating that the stock market will go much lower.  Readings for the meter are calculated by dividing the consumer...

A major opportunity for Mexico to turn around its economy and its lawlessness

by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jul 2, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy

The landslide victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador as Mexico’s new president is a big deal. He is an ardent leftist and a firebrand orator. His victory signals a shift in Mexico’s politics and signals a shift in global politics. It is a shift to the Left after years...

Global equity funds suffered their second largest outflows ever this week

by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jun 30, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy

Fears of rising protectionism seem to weigh heavily on the markets. Not surprisingly Equity funds suffered their second-largest outflows ever in the week ended June 28, as reported by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. This underscored the week’s downward slope of the...