Forget earnings or macro. This is why markets have rallied.

Since Powell backtracked and the PBOC stepped up liquidity injections, global money supply has roundtripped to March 18 levels. Forget earnings or macro. This is why markets have rallied. pic.twitter.com/ANxj0EcdD1 — Daniel Lacalle (@dlacalle_IA) February 5, 2019 https://twitter.com/BrentCarlileFX/status/1092754783402905605 global euphoria …

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Pros and Cons of Apple’s Earnings Call

by JesusCItsJasonB https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/29/apple-q1-2019-earnings.html Pros: -Gross margin if 38% across all businesses, 34.3% gross margin for iPhone, and 68% gross margin for services (Apple Pay, Apple Music, iCloud, …). Gross margin = The higher the percentage, the more the company retains …

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Global earnings growth rates are getting revised down at the fastest clip since 2009…. China set to report slowest economic growth for 28 years

https://twitter.com/Paul_Courtney/status/1086997594688184320 maybe this is not a "glitch" pic.twitter.com/3TzZuMT8NC — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 19, 2019 Planet Earth to Policymakers: Please Reflate pic.twitter.com/0XRdyIZCI0 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) January 20, 2019 China set to report slowest economic growth for 28 years https://t.co/65emP40s6W — Sunchartist …

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first day of stock U.S. Stock trading of 2019 “Earnings season is coming, the buyback window is closing. I look for much more volatility going forward.” Danielle DiMartino Booth

Re: first day of stock U.S. Stock trading of 2019 "Earnings season is coming, the buyback window is closing. I look for much more volatility going forward." Danielle DiMartino Booth on Fox Business — https://t.co/AxJIFgnvhx — Danielle DiMartino Booth (@DiMartinoBooth) January …

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Trade War Impact Deepens Across Asia… Global Earnings Revision Index Collapsing… “Taleb Says World Is More Fragile Today Than in 2007”

Trade war impact deepens across Asia, but 'real economic shock' yet to hit. Activity slows in South Korea, Indonesia; shrinks in Malaysia. Container & bulk rates are already falling. https://t.co/xihZBds4kr pic.twitter.com/e3st8Bo5vq — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) November 1, 2018 Global earnings …

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Have We Hit Peak Earnings Growth?

Originally posted at Breifing.com According to FactSet, the five-year average for the forward 12-month P/E multiple for the S&P 500 is 16.3. Today, the forward 12-month P/E multiple is 15.9 versus 16.8 at the start of the fourth quarter. On the surface, …

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