Thursday, December 2, 2021

The Morning Call--Sorry, Joe, it is not free

The Morning Call

 

12/2/21

 

The Market

         

    Technical

 

            Wednesday in the charts.

            https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/omicrysteria-powellocalypse-slam-stocks-bond-yields-black-gold

 

The Dow fell below its 200 DMA; if it remains there though next Monday, it will revert to resistance. The S&P closed below the lower boundary of its short term uptrend for the second day; if it ends there today, it will reset to a trading range.

 

    Fundamental

 

       Headlines

 

              The Economy

 

                        US

 

October construction spending was up 0.2% versus expectations of up 0.4%.

                          https://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2021/12/construction-spending-increased-02-in.html

 

The November final manufacturing PMI came in at 58.3 versus estimates of 59.1.

https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2021/12/01/november-markit-manufacturing-11-month-low

 

The November ISM manufacturing index was reported at 61.1 versus predictions of 61.0.

https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2021/12/01/november-ism-manufacturing-index-continued-overall-expansion-despite-obstacles

 

                        International

 

The October EU unemployment rates was 7.3%, in line; October PPI was 5.4% versus 3.5%.

 

November Japanese consumer confidence came in at 39.2 versus consensus of 40.0.

 

                        Other

 

                          October median household income.

                          https://politicalcalculations.blogspot.com/2021/12/median-household-income-in-october-2021.html#.Yaepu9DMKUk

 

            The Fed

 

              The velocity of M2

              https://econbrowser.com/archives/2021/11/so-you-want-to-be-a-monetarist

 

            Fiscal Policy

 

              The absurdity of Biden’s claim that his infrastructure bill is free.

              https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2021/12/01/the-bidenbuttigieg-pitch-its-all-free-n2599873

 

 

    News on Stocks in Our Portfolios

 

Kroger (NYSE:KR): Q3 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.78 beats by $0.11; GAAP EPS of $0.64 misses by $0.07.

Revenue of $31.9B (+7.3% Y/Y) beats by $680M.

 

What I am reading today

 

            Bitcoin and electricity

            https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2021/11/bitcoin-and-electricity.html

 

            Assured misery.

            https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/assured-misery/

 

            Fossil fuels are good.

            https://www.masterresource.org/fossil-fuel-utility/brendan-spicked-fossil-fuels-good/

 

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