Market Highlights in Charts 9.12.17

Written by BCM Investment Team | Sep 12, 2017 7:29:53 PM

1. My Peter Lynch metric continues...a tour boat captain in Chicago said they have 47 construction cranes in the city. Last quarter's GDP was increased from 2.6% to 3%.


WSJ Daily Shot, As of 9/10/17

 
2. Another reason Greece's finances will be back in the headlines sometime soon.


WSJ Daily Shot, As of 9/11/17

 

 
3. Global Purchasing Managers indexes are up indicating global growth...


As of 9/7/17


4. Interesting given the current debate over tax reform in Washington


WSJ Daily Shot, As of 9/11/17



5. An update on Mutual Fund vs. ETP asset flows.


WSJ Daily Shot, 9/11/17


6. The USD continues its decline.

As of 9/8/17


7. The metals, including copper, are indicating healthy growth. Bonds are indicating quite the contrary...



As of 9/17

 


8. Energy must break out one way or the other…



WSJ Daily Shot, As of 9/8/17

 


9. A tale of two sectors...are major breakouts coming?



As of 9/8/17

 


10. U.S. bond yields continue to decline. What are they predicting?

 

As of 9/11/17

 

 
11. A flattening yield curve hurt the banks again, 2 hurricanes and a major earthquake hurting the insurers...


As of 9/8/17



12. Note high yield bond flows have been negative the last 3 weeks.


WSJ Daily Shot, 9/11/17

 

 

 13. So far junk bonds are holding strong…

As of 9/8/17


14. No More free $ should be healthy long term 


As of 9/11/17