Leading Indicator XLF Turns South, Hits 52-Week Low

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We’ve been following the financial sector throughout the entire “reflation rally”, figuring that a breakdown in financial stocks may precede a breakdown in the broader market.  Financials led the way down in 2007, and they led the way up in 2009 – so can they threepeat and lead the way down once again here in […]

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Guest article by Alex Daley, Senior Editor, Casey Research Talk of a double-dip recession is seemingly increasing these days. Home sales have dropped like a brick since the end of the special tax breaks for buyers. Weekly job reports are showing much larger rises in unemployment claims than previously expected by whoever it is that […]

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Perhaps the most visible social mood trend today is the extreme backlash against Wall Street by “Main Street”.  If you want to rally someone on your side at a cocktail party – provided you are anywhere but New York City – a sharp comment denouncing Goldman Sachs will probably win you a sympathetic friend! We […]

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Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein took a page from the preachings of the world’s leading religions, as he warned his employees to avoid making “big-ticket, high-profile purchases.” Laying low and playing down wealth is probably a best practice even when times are good. During tough times like this, it’s a must, as the public opinion […]

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