[Assistanc3]

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[CautiousInvestor]

^^^^ +3.. Another EXCELLENT publications by our EDITOR & CHIEF

[Assistanc3]

[CautiousInvestor]

[size=5]GOOD MORNING … 3 overnight news items

1. Futures slightly down with “TRADE WAR” tariff concerns … Darth Vader is so moody, unstable, and danger — that we need to enact 25th amendment action right away :whistle: … actually while I do not favor these new taxes, the purpose is to start fixing some of trade issues by actually doing something rather than talking

2. Across the pond, things are getting TRUMPED up with candidate wanting to make ITALY GREAT AGAIN 😉 8)

3. VP Joe is running to be #46 in 2020 … His new rally cry is LET’S MAKE AMERICA “AMERICA” AGAIN (lol – by letting in more illegals, spending peoples $$$ like a drunken sailor, entering unfair trade wars, etc. But he would be darling of the media i 😉 🙂 … I almost lost my coffee with a good morning laugh — as VP Joe screamed that to top of his lungs :woohoo::woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: & share as early morning humor & not to get political.)[/size]

[Assistanc3]

I almost lost my coffee reading ur write up about Joe

[Assistanc3]

and markets bouncing off the bottom

guess its time for another coffee

[CautiousInvestor]

WOW — Almost 200 point bounce up — as sometimes it’s like herding cats 😉 🙂

[Assistanc3]

my work is done 🙂

off to take an early lunch

[Assistanc3]

Japan services PMI (Feb): 51.7 (prior 51.9)

Australia (GDP input data) Q4 profits: 2.2% q/q (expected 1.5%)
Australia – ANZ job ads (February) -0.3% m/m (prior +6.2%)
Australia (GDP input data) Q4 inventories: 0.2% q/q (expected 0.5%)
Australia – Building approvals (January) +17.1% m/m (vs. expected +5.0%)

Eurozone March Sentix investor confidence 24.0 vs 30.9 expected
Eurozone January retail sales m/m -0.1% vs -0.1% expected
Eurozone Markit Feb services PMI final 56.2 vs 56.7 exp
Germany February final services PMI 55.3 vs 55.3 prelim
France Markit Feb services PMI final 57.4 vs 57.9 exp
Italy February services PMI 55.0 vs 57.0 expected
Spain February services PMI 57.3 vs 56.4 expected
UK Markit/CIPS Feb services PMI 54.5 vs 53.3 exp

[Assistanc3]

Feb. US PMI Services Index: 55.9 vs. 55.9 consensus, 53.3 prior.

Feb. ISM Non-Manufacturing Index: 59.5 vs. 58.8 consensus, 59.9 prior.
Business activity 62.8% vs 59.8.
New Orders 64.8% vs 62.7%.
Employment 55% vs 61.6%.

[Assistanc3]

Mastercard new 52 week high

[Assistanc3]

At the close
Dow +1.4% to 24,881.16. S&P +1.11% to 2,721.58. Nasdaq +1.00% to 7,330.64.
Treasurys: 30-year -0.2%. 10-yr -0.12%. 5-yr -0.06%.
Commodities: Crude +2.19% to $62.59. Gold -0.25% to $1,320.10.
Currencies: Euro +0.15% vs. dollar. Yen +0.41%. Pound -0.3%.

[Super Harley]

The trouble in Italy cleared out the weak longs and up she rode – like clockwork – saw your post on MasterCard – I guess that stands to reason with the record credit card debt

[CautiousInvestor]

WALL ST BULLs enjoyed a day of feasting off the FOMC “sweet feed” as every day before next interest hike is a good one 🙂

[Assistanc3]

all the credit card companies are EXPENSIVE
and now that interest rates are rising, wages still stagnant and inflation is always around the corner
– its time to bail on the American consumer access to credit

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