Tuesday, March 06, 2012

The Market On Tuesday

Good morning. It is a blistering 16 degrees and sunny here in Upstate NY. Heading out to a dental appointment so I am posting a little early.

At 6:50 a.m. futures are significantly down, the dollar is mostly up against major world currencies, and the price of oil is down per barrel. The market is poised for a steep decline at the opening bell barring redeeming news in the next three hours.

When I see this type of alignment, I usually say stuff like, well its a nice day to enjoy nature...

Shrug it off.

One suspects that the government's numbers on employment in February will be a big deal later in the week with a possible upside. But with a modest downturn in economic activity in Europe and China, the investment news is unfavorable for the immediate present.

CNN: Stocks set to drop on economic growth worries
...European Union that the continent's economy contracted by 0.3% in the 4th quarter of 2011.


...set a lower target for China's economic growth on Monday...


...the Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on job growth...

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