Doug Noland

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• A Quickie on "Money"

  Published 25 November 2005 | viewed 7,782 times

  The Dow this week gained 1.5%, and the S&P500 rose 1.6%. The Transports gained almost 1% to a new record high. The Utilities gained 1.6%,…

• Content with the Status Quo

  Published 19 November 2005 | viewed 6,090 times

  The Dow gained 0.75%. The S&P500 rose 1.1%, trading to its highest level since June 2001. The Transports gained 1.7% to a new record high.…

• (Pollyanna) Poole on the Current Account

  Published 11 November 2005 | viewed 4,969 times

  The bulls remained in full control. For the week, the Dow gained 1.5% and the S&P500 rose 1.2%. The Transports surged 3.5% to an all-time…

• The Global Financial Sphere

  Published 05 November 2005 | viewed 5,909 times

  At least for a week, it was a running of the bulls. For the week, the Dow gained 1.2% and the S&P500 rose 1.8%. Despite…

• A Bubble Perpetuator

  Published 30 October 2005 | viewed 5,711 times

  It seemed even more dizzying than last week. For the week, the Dow jumped 1.8%, with the S&P500 up 1.6%. The Transports surged 3.3%, and…

• A Rather Volatile Mix

  Published 21 October 2005 | viewed 4,670 times

  It was nothing if not dizzying. For the week, the Dow declined 0.7%, and the S&P500 dipped 0.6%. The Transports were down 0.4%, and the…

• More Trials and Tribulations of Wall Street Finance

  Published 14 October 2005 | viewed 4,940 times

  Markets are not well-anchored. A volatile week saw the Dow close about unchanged, while the S&P500 declined 0.8%. The Transports fell 1%, while the Utilities…

• Sphere Analysis

  Published 08 October 2005 | viewed 6,065 times

  Energy worries and tough talk from central bankers weighed on global equities. For the week, the Dow and S&P500 were hit for 2.6%. The Transports…

• The Global Liquidity Glut

  Published 01 October 2005 | viewed 8,272 times

  Stocks ended the quarter on a positive note. For the week, the Dow gained 1.4% and the S&P500 added 1.1%. The Transports jumped 3.2%, and…

• Q2 2005 "Flow of Funds"

  Published 24 September 2005 | viewed 5,179 times

  US stocks lost more ground against booming global equity markets. For the week, the Dow fell 2.0% and the S&P500 declined 1.8%. The Utilities dropped…

• Borrowing Short & Lending Short

  Published 17 September 2005 | viewed 5,371 times

  Things are sure challenging and interesting, with cross-currents galore. For the week, the Dow and S&P500 posted slight declines. The Morgan Stanley Cyclical index declined…

• The Greenspan Levee

  Published 10 September 2005 | viewed 5,333 times

  Global stocks and bonds benefited from overly abundant liquidity. For the week, the Dow gained 2.2%, and the S&P500 gained 1.9%. The Transports were on…

• Just the Facts, Again

  Published 03 September 2005 | viewed 6,691 times

  What a tragic and disturbing week. As for stocks, the Dow gained 0.5%, and the S&P500 rose 1.0%. The Transports slipped 0.4%, while the Utilities…

• The Greenspan Era: Lessons to be Learned

  Published 27 August 2005 | viewed 8,118 times

  Equities are trading unimpressively. For the week, the Dow dropped 1.5% and the S&P500 fell 1.0%. Economically sensitive issues were on the defensive. The Transports…

• Updating the Mortgage Finance Bubble

  Published 19 August 2005 | viewed 5,856 times

  HIGHLY UNEDITED! Equities were basically listless, with small declines across most indices. For the week, the Dow dipped 0.4% and the S&P500 declined 0.9%. The…

• The Global Inflationary Boom Thesis

  Published 12 August 2005 | viewed 5,825 times

  HIGHLY UNEDITED! The market zigged and zagged and most groups ended little changed. For the week, the Dow added 0.4% and the S&P500 0.3%. The…

• The Downside to Transparent Baby Steps

  Published 05 August 2005 | viewed 5,162 times

  UNEDITED! Considering that the broader market - or at least the Russell 2000 and S&P400 Mid-cap indices - traded at or near all time highs…

• Just the Facts II

  Published 29 July 2005 | viewed 5,114 times

  The seductive summer rally is appearing increasingly vulnerable. The Dow and S&P ended the week almost where they began. The Transports added 0.5%, while the…

• Just the Facts

  Published 22 July 2005 | viewed 9,763 times

  For the week, the Dow was about unchanged, while the S&P500 added 0.5%. Economically sensitive issues shined. The Transports jumped 4%, and the Morgan Stanley…

• Asset-backed Securities

  Published 15 July 2005 | viewed 5,868 times

  HIGHLY UNEDITED! The Dow gained 2% this week, with the S&P500 up 1.3%. Economically sensitive sectors shined. The Transports and Morgan Stanley Cyclical indices added…