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U.S. Services Gauge Drops to Three-Year Low as Hiring Slows (Bloomberg) — Explore what’s moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast. Subscribe via Pocket Cast … Read more
via topdowncharts: New highs anyone? Firstly, for context, in the Sentiment Snapshot series I look at some of the charts and data from the weekly survey on Twitter, which asks respondents to … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Orders for Class-8 trucks – made by Daimler (Freightliner, Western Star), Paccar (Peterbuilt, Kenworth), Navistar International, and Volvo Group (Mack Trucks, Volvo Trucks) – plunged 58% … Read more
by Umar Farooq Vix gauge – which measures the expected short-term turbulence of the S&P 500 and doubles as a fear index – heading for its lowest closing level … Read more
by Umar Farooq The VIX as we all know measures the implied volatility of options on the S&P 500. This is a key component in the price investors pay … Read more
by Umar Farooq VIX futures and options are frequently being applied by investors as a hedge against volatility. If stocks tumble, some of the losses incurred can be offset … Read more