Retail sales stagnated last month as per new report – the stagflation is real and rapidly expanding – the worst scenario for stocks
Marla Guthrie
Jul. 13, 2007

No wonder the stock markets are showing signs of a bubble – a bigger bubble that March 2000. The retail sales stagnated. After rising more than 1.2% in last data, the new data shows clear and clean stagnation. The auto sales are now plunging. The retail auto sales are severely negative.

The stock market continues to go up because the easy liquidity that was unleashed for productive use in the economy is trapped in the hands of hedge fund manageress and private equity partners. These folks do not know other than investing ETFs and the age-old stock market.

The non-prime mortgage related derivatives market is throwing the towel. The fact is the heart of the economy – the folks that work hard every day to make the ends meet (unlike Wall Street market gurus sitting and making prediction for the main street to follow) are slowly and steadily giving up.

The stagnating retail sales is something that will haunt the economy for a long time. The consumers through retail sales power 70% of the economy. That is where the trouble is. But that does not mean the prices of raw materials and energy are going down. The stagnation is accompanied by the inflation.

Trading the yield curve futures and options can help you retire safely and early
Bill Jones
The stock market bubble is real. It is a shame not to be fully invested in this market. But for retirement funds, it is equally senseless to stay in the middle of a bubble ready to burst any time.
READ MORE>>

The market for risky bank loans that fuels leveraged buy out deals hitting speed bumps – end of the bull market?
Alex Hernandez
The risky bank loans that fuel the merger mania of these days are finally hitting speed bumps. Prices of many corporate loans fell significantly over the past month.
READ MORE>>

Consumer sentiment data points to a tug off war between fundamental worries and robust job market – what is the eventual effect on the stock market?
John Mendolsa
The consumer sentiment data shows an interesting trend. The consumers are fundamentally pessimistic but they are hoping that somehow the job market will stay robust keeping economy from plunging into a recession.
READ MORE>>

Import and Export Prices clearly show the inflation while retail sales and consumer sentiment show stagnation – the bubble in stock market
Fred Day
How do you define bubble in the financial market? Simply put, it is a scenario when market sentiment is so bullish that investors are compelled to overlook the fundamentals and bid the prices higher beyond any reasoning.
READ MORE>>

Retail sales stagnated last month as per new report – the stagflation is real and rapidly expanding – the worst scenario for stocks
Marla Guthrie
No wonder the stock markets are showing signs of a bubble – a bigger bubble that March 2000. The retail sales stagnated. After rising more than 1.2% in last data, the new data shows clear and clean stagnation.
READ MORE>>

Lumber futures say buyers are looking for new homes as old home prices start plunging as the summer starts winding down
Paula Ranske
The Federal Reserve is worried at the old home sales. The builder incentives and serious desire to move into a new home is making new home markets find a floor. But that is not the case for the older homes. Older home prices are falling rapidly.
READ MORE>>

MORE ARTICLES >>