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Forward-looking indicators for the global economy fell sharply for the month of February. The JPMorgan Global Manufacturing PMI (in blue) is now resting at 50, which is the key threshold separating expansion from contraction. At the end of last year, the services measure…

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may be gated at the Wall Street Journal, so, in brief:
Hilsenrath’s article
– Fed likely to hold at the meeting next week
– To leave open-ended when they’ll next raise rates

The next battle between humanity and artificial intelligence (AI) will take place in a somewhat unusual setting: over a Chinese board game.

North Korea said it has successfully made nuclear warheads for ballistic missiles, a claim which, if true, would represent a clear threat to the U.S.
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A new acronym has entered the lexicon of central banking in recent months – NIRP, which stands for negative interest rate policy. If ZIRP, zero interest rate policy, won’t stimulate faster growth in nominal spending and/or faster growth…

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The broad equities market has gotten a respite from the selling pressure which plagued it for the last few months. Some of this can be attributed to the Kress cycle “echoes” which we reviewed earlier this year. The echoes

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, and EUR under some selling pressure also
Gold lower
EUR/JPY sellers weighing on it is the chatter