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Joe Terranova Blog

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02/03/12	U.S. Jobs - There Are No Holes!
	This morning, the Labor Department released its January labor report.

02/02/12	S&P 500® Index Technical Picture
	The first month of 2012 traced out a solid foundation as the S&P 500 Index rose from 1257.60 to 1312.41 – a gain of 4.35%

02/01/12	China PMI
	The China Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 50.5 for the month of January, maintaining above the contraction/expansion line of 50.

02/01/12	Energy Back to Market Weight
	During the 2011 calendar year I suggested two weighting adjustments in the energy sector.

02/01/12	U.S. ISM Manufacturing
	The U.S. Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Index was reported at 54.1, up from 53.1 last month.

01/26/12	Mixed Data and the "All In" Fed
	On the morning of Thursday, January 26, some mixed economic data was released domestically.

01/26/12	Importance of Caterpillar (CAT)
	I often refer to the earnings, guidance, and management commentary from Caterpillar (CAT) as a critical indicator for potential global growth.

01/23/12	Markets & Earnings to Date
	Over the first 13 trading days of 2012, the S&P 500® Index has advanced 4.59%.

01/20/12	First FOMC Meeting of 2012
	The first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting will be held next week

01/18/12	S&P Downgrades Europe
	At the end of last week, Standard & Poor’s downgraded the long-term credit ratings on nine sovereigns while affirming the ratings on seven other eurozone nations.

01/13/12	JPM Earnings
	A strong start to 2012 for the financial sector has surprised the market.

01/12/12	Not So Fast
	Markets have come out of the gates with a healthy appetite for risk assets.

01/09/12	U.S. Jobs Report
	December’s nonfarm payroll report was slightly better than expected buoyed by seasonal December demand for temporary workers

01/09/12	Here Comes the First 2012 U.S. Bond Auction
	The week of January 8 presents the first 2012 U.S. government bond auctions.

01/04/12	Global PMIs & U.S. ISM
	The first trading day of the year in the U.S. witnessed a strong bid for risk assets buoyed by better-than-expected European PMIs and U.S. ISM Manufacturing.

01/03/12	China PMI kicks off 2012 Investing Year
	China Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reported a 50.3 for the month of December

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