Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Economic Journal - Tuesday, 8/7/2012

(As of 7:15 am pacific)

The stock market broke out of its Monday slump streak and the positive momentum is continuing into today’s market action.  It looks like a risk on scenario as a Fed Banker has given a boost toward another large Quantitative Easing (QEIII) package.  I don’t see that happening, but the mere suggestion is juicing the markets to levels not seen since the beginning of the year.  Oil is up, gold is up and most commodities are up as the US dollar falls, reflecting an increased risk appetite among investors.  Interest rates are up slightly.   No news out of Europe is good news.  This rally has legs.