Morning Market Commentary & Weekly Charts

The easy money in equity markets and economic sensitive sectors has been made already for the current intermediate up cycle. Q3 reports will have an influence on equity markets again this week. Earnings released to date have been mixed. Beyond the earnings report season, seasonal influences are positive for most equity markets and primary sectors. We advise investors to accumulate seasonally attractive equities and economic sensitive sectors on weakness. Economic data this week focuses on the October employment report on Friday. Consensus is that the report will improve significantly from the exceptionally disappointing in September. Other economic data is expected to be mixed. PMI reports from China and Europe are expected to show a slight improvement over previous reports.

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