Monthly Archives: December 2014

The Latest On Real Disposable Income Per Capita

With the release of the pre-Christmas report on November Personal Incomes and Outlays we can now take a closer look at “Real” Disposable Personal Income Per Capita. The first chart shows both the nominal per capita disposable income and the real (inflation-adjusted) equivalent since 2000. This indicator was significantly disrupted by the bizarre but predictable oscillation…

Semiconductor Equipment Sector Update

NFTRH 322 covered the usual range of markets, from US to global stocks to precious metals and commodities to currencies and indicators.  It also included an extended economic discussion about the realities of the strong US economy and its dangerous underpinnings. The economic segment began with this look at the Semiconductor Equipment sector, which was…

Morning Call For December 26, 2014

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS March E-mini S&Ps (ESH15 +0.14%) this morning are up +0.14%, although European stock markets remained closed for the Christmas holiday and the U.K. markets are shut for Boxing Day. The Russian ruble posted a 3-week high against the dollar before falling back on speculation the government is ordering exporters to sell foreign…

USD/CAD Finds Support During Session

The USD/CAD pair initially fell during the session on Wednesday, but as you can see fell support at the 1.16 region to turn things back around and form a hammer. The Tuesday candle was of course a shooting star, which of course runs directly counter to what we saw during the Wednesday session. Normally, that means that…

Chinese Stocks Soar To 4 Year High On Stimulus Hopes As JapanR

Today, by yet another Obama executive order, overworked Federal workers get a day off. “All executive branch departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Friday, December 26, 2014, the day after Christmas Day,” the order says. Exceptions may be made “for reasons of national security, defense,…

Boxing Day Note

In thin trading conditions, the major currencies are little changed. The euro is straddling the $1.22 area. It has held above the low seen earlier this week near $1.2165. Since the low was seen, the reaction high has been limited to the $1.2250 area. For the third consecutive session, the dollar held above the JPY120 level….