“Bull markets are born on pessimism, grown on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria. The time of maximum pessimism is the best time to buy, and the time of maximum optimism is the best time to sell.” – Sir John Templeton
What are the most important financial events for the financial markets in July and August of 2022?
What did the 10 year U.S. Treasury rate tell us this last month?
What are some of the possible outcomes for the equity markets?
Did the recent activity in the commodity markets just signal deflation?
What did Credit Suisse predict for the stock market at the end of 2022?
What can the financial market activity in 2018 tell us now?
WWWBD? What would Warren Buffett do?
Headline Round Up
*Wall Street Journal Marks the Peak in Overall Pessimism?
*What Did the 10 Year U.S. Treasury Rate Just Declare About July and What Does it Mean?
*Deflation Spotted In the Charts? Commodity Declines 30% from Peak?
*Tycoon Who Broke the Nickel Market Now a Billionaire After Deflationary Implosion.
*Glut of Goods at Target and Walmart? Deflation?
*Not a Recession? Ford’s U.S. Sales Spike 32% in June!
*Strange or “Stealth” Recession? A Very Strange One?
*China Growth Bounce Back: Tesla Up 142% in June.
*China Buys Record Imports of Russian Oil.
*Jobs! Jobless Claims Turn Upward? Will the Fed Reverse Course?
*France Goes Nuclear! European Union (E.U.) Says Nuclear is Green?
*Crypto Night! Jack Dorsey’s Non-Fungible Token (NFT) Tweet Once Worth $2.9 Million Now at $29?
*Crypto Lender with Huge Backing, Vauld, Suspends Withdrawals. Possible run on the bank?
*Voyager Crypto Lender Bankrupt!
*Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Driven Inflation? Is it worth it?
*Fossil Fuels 79% of U.S. Consumption in 2021.
*Fix for Inflation?
Copper & Lumber Futures Contracts Spot Prices (12/31/2021 – 07/08/2022)
– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP
Corn, Wheat and Cotton Futures Contracts Spot Prices (12/31/2021 – 07/08/2022)
– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP
West Texas Intermediate & Brent Crude Futures Contracts Spot Prices (12/31/2021 – 07/08/2022)
– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP
Commodity Research Bureau Index (12/31/2021 – 07/07/2022)
– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP
C.B.O.E. Short Term Interest Rate Index & 10 Year Treasury Note Yield Index (12/31/2021 – 07/08/2022)
– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP
Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (12/31/2021 – 07/08/2022)
– Courtesy of Bloomberg LP
Profit Report
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