Monday, December 28, 2015

Economic Journal - Monday, 12/28/2015



(As of 7:00 AM PST)
 
As we kick off another holiday shortened week, the markets aren’t showing any signs of being in the holiday spirit. In early trading this morning, all of the major indices have opened in negative territory. Oil continues to be the drag on the market and after a rally toward the end of last week, it has opened today down over 2%. With a light week of economic news due out, oil will more than likely be the major market mover. International news isn’t providing much cause for celebration either with disappointing economic data out of both China and Japan. Industrial profits in China were down 1.4% year-over-year which was the sixth straight month of decline. While in Japan, industrial production and household spending declined 1% and almost 3% respectively, month-over-month in November. Without any other market moving news out there other than the over supply problem with oil, the Santa Claus rally may have a hard time finding any traction as we close out 2015.

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