Deflation in China

Deflation in China: Impossible to Ignore Producer Price Index registers 22 straight months of decline Deflation’s grip on the world’s second largest economy is getting tighter. As Bloomberg noted on Sept. 9: China’s Deflationary Spiral Is Now Entering Dangerous New Stage The demand for goods has been weakening. Wages are stagnant. And, in addition to… Read more Deflation in China

Don’t Count on FED

Don’t Count on Fed to Rescue Economy: Here’s Why The Fed’s September lowering of the fed funds rate was greeted with widespread celebration on Wall Street. Yet, history shows that such moves by the Fed don’t always translate into a glowing economy. Elliott Wave International’s October Financial Forecast provides perspective: The August 2 issue forecast… Read more Don’t Count on FED

Non-Confirmation in Europe

What You Can Learn from Europe’s “Dow Theory”-esque Non-confirmation By Brian Whitmer | European Financial Forecast editor Charles Dow (yes, the one with the averages named after him) developed a foundational concept in technical analysis that requires that price movement in industrial stocks and transportation shares confirm one another. The main condition for a Dow… Read more Non-Confirmation in Europe

China-Taiwan Conflict

Is a China-Taiwan Conflict Likely? Watch the Region’s Stock Market Indexes By Mark Galasiewski | Elliott Wave International The U.S. government in early May sanctioned 300 Chinese entities for supplying machine tools and parts to Russia for its war against Ukraine, while in mid-May Russian president Vladimir Putin made a two-day visit to China. In… Read more China-Taiwan Conflict

Trouble Lies Ahead

Trouble Lies Ahead. Are You Ready For It? By Steven Hochberg | Elliott Wave International Conversations about whether or not the Fed will cut interest rates any time soon continue to dominate the airwaves. But we are looking elsewhere for signs about where markets and the economy are headed. Having observed market behavior for 45… Read more Trouble Lies Ahead

Calm in the markets

Stoxx Europe 600: What Signs of Investor Exuberance Keep Telling Us Every day, you read news stories about the state of the economy and the stock market affecting consumer and investor behavior. The story goes something like this: When the economy and financial markets show signs of improvement, consumers start to spend more, and investors… Read more Calm in the markets

AI Revolution

Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ) looks like it is having a counter trend rally. This was foreseen as in the following article from Elliot Wave International back in March 2024: AI Revolution and NVDA: Why Tough Going May Be Ahead “These things could get more intelligent than us” The topic with all… Read more AI Revolution