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Strategies & Market Trends : The Epic American Credit and Bond Bubble Laboratory

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To: russwinter who wrote (8439)2/22/2004 2:30:56 PM
From: mishedlo  Read Replies (2) of 110194
 
There is nothing "isolated' about this inflation outbreak whatsoever.

I strongly disagree
Inflation is primarily isolated to commodities:
copper, steel, oil, natural gas, soybeans.

Wages are headed down
Jobs have not picked up
Money supply is headed down
In theory prices on finished goods should be headed up, in practice there has been little evidence of it.

Every day you show commodities headed higher.
Where are they headed now?
I do not know just asking.
Look at the US$ for answers.
Is it headed up down or sideways from here?
If the US$ reverses for whatever reason metals will reverse.
Look at Friday for a glimpse. What happened to the US$ and metals, across the board on Friday: gold, silver, copper, platinum, paladium?

Perhaps we just had a blowoff top in copper.
Take a look at HG H4. I predict a fall in copper to the 50 MA. Parabolic rises are not sustainable. Not sure a timeframe but it will happen fall to 112 area I would guess. Perhaps when these strikes get resolved. Perhaps China alowing on its own accord. The blowoff top you have been calling for just might be right here right now, and if so it will not take a rate hike to bring it back inline.

I provided eveidence of a buildup in inventories. (was that here or on my board?) I believe that is very real. It will slow production as well as commodities demand if that view is correct. US auto sales are sucking big time. That should over time lessen steel prices.

China has given evidence of wanting restraint. It takes time for that to work itself into the system. FWIW, I expect a decline in the next PPI if oil prices stabilize and a big decline if they drop. Oil has geoploitical facors as opposed to just a demand issue so it is hard to say what happens to oil. Perhaps we have a blowoff top there in filling US reserves. If a pipeline busts in Saudi Arabia oil prices are headed to the moon and will have a huge DAMPENING affect on the economy in and of itself.

Next up: Rate cut in Canada

Mish
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