January 2015

December jobs report up; unemployment down Average hourly earnings dropped Labor force participation hits new low, except for older Americans Fewer young workers supporting the Social Security system Most credit comprised of student loans and auto loans Auto delinquencies highest since 2008, indicating a bubble Obama’s plan to make community college free will further inflate […]

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World markets left the gates weak on first full trading week of the year Catalysts: Declining oil prices and Greece’s potential Eurozone exit The Euro has gone sideways against the dollar for 9 years The U.S. stock market will decline until the market believes rate hikes are off the table U.S. will not experience accelerating

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Falling unemployment trends seem to be over PMI “unexpectedly” drops to 53.9% Construction spending “unexpectedly” fell .3% December ISM fell to 55.5 Draghi’s comments at ECB sparked U.S. Dollar rally despite weak data Eurozone QE not likely 2014 was a flat year for gold, despite bad press Dollar price based on higher interest rate expectations

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