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Big Al
February 15, 2017

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Is the continued rise in the price of copper and indication of an improved worldwide economy?

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12 Comments
    Feb 15, 2017 15:29 AM

    Real estate mortgage delinquency rate UP……..

    Feb 15, 2017 15:31 AM

    Good, enjoyable discussion on these macro discussions. Thanks.

    Feb 15, 2017 15:32 AM

    The USDX is up about 40% since its all-time low in March, 2008 yet gold is worth about 37% more dollars in the same period. The buck is not number one.

      GH
      Feb 15, 2017 15:40 PM

      Reminds me of an old children’s song — ‘Buck, Buck, bo buck, banana fana…’

        GH
        Feb 15, 2017 15:41 PM

        I was a bad kid, lol

          Feb 15, 2017 15:04 PM

          😮

    CFS
    Feb 15, 2017 15:37 AM

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/dont-believe-fake-news-morning-144316840.html

    If this was connected with the Ivanka Trump “commercial”, is my memory wrong when I remember Michelle Obama pushing Subway a few years ago
    (or Hillary saying Bill liked BigMacs)?

    Feb 15, 2017 15:01 AM

    Did anyone hear the announcement by RFK, Jr and Robert DeNiro this morning? I couldn’t access the site. Maybe the drug companies crashed the server.

    Feb 15, 2017 15:45 PM

    Market is getting quite risky after such a big move straight up move from November. VIX is up about 10%. I had a 2400 target on the S&P months ago but it should correct about now near 2350 but so far it just keeps going. We could be much lower this summer.

    Feb 15, 2017 15:51 PM

    Oil showing a lot of weakness and a sharp fall could drag the whole market down as investors rush for the exit to cash out profits. Oil stocks have been falling for over 2 months now and no big bounce backs. Inventories keep rising more than expected and production cuts seem to be having no effect. Vix now +10.89%. I cashed out my XOP on the bounce which is now fading.

    Feb 15, 2017 15:04 PM

    With markets more inflated now than 2007, big banks bigger than pre GFC and more leverage floating around now than 10 years ago, I wonder how bad margin calls will be if and when sh*t hits the fan? Ohh and lets not even mention global debt levels.

    Something tells me the next crash is not too far away and its gonna be nasty