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Chart of the Week - S & P 500 real sales growth

The chart of the week is via multpl.com and tracks real sales growth of the S & P 500 companies. Real sales growth as measured by the annual change in sales adjusted for inflation entered negative territory in 2015 and continues to remain so. The last time this occurred was in 2009. Will there be a similar price adjustment to reflect the declining fundamentals?

Chart of the Week - Historical Inflation View

The chart of the week is courtesy MarketWatch and shows inflation levels over time. We have been in a dis-inflationary phase for over 20 years now and could soon enter a deflationary spiral as record levels of quantitative easing (QE) have failed to spark an upthrust in inflation:

Interesting Market News and Views from global financial markets-2

1) Stock Market Crash October 2015? 9 of the 16 Largest Crashes in History Have ... - Charisma News

From www.charismanews.com - October 9, 8:06 PM

There is just something about this time of year that seems to be conducive to financial panic."

2) Street eyes stock market recovery, bank earnings - CNBC

From www.cnbc.com - Today, 12:16 AM

Traders will look for further confirmation Tuesday that the stock market has found its footing, ahead of the first major bank earnings."

3) The Stock Market Is Poised for a Huge Selloff -- Don't Be Fooled by the Recent ... - TheStreet.com

From www.thestreet.com - Today, 12:16 AM

The stock market's recent rally was in the context of a bear market and offers investors the perfect exit before the coming collapse.. S&P 500 Index(^GSPC)"

4) Are We Too Obsessed About Deflation? - Bloomberg

From www.bloomberg.com - October 12, 11:13 PM

Madhur Jha, senior global economist at Standard Chartered, discusses the impact of global inflation and deflation. She speaks to Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde on "Countdown." (Source: Bloomberg)"

5) Deflation in Wholesale Price Index to decline:India Ratings - Moneycontrol.com

From www.moneycontrol.com -October 12, 11:11 PM

A reversal in the base effect will lead to lower deflation in the wholesale price index (WPI) and a rise in the consumer price index (CPI) in September says India Ratings"

6) QE Causes Deflation, Not Inflation

From davidstockmanscontracorner.com - October 12, 11:11 PM

RT @DA_Stockman: QE Causes Deflation, Not Inflationhttp://t.co/Fytko0GlfO

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Some Great Reads from the World of Economics and Financial Markets

VELOCITY of Money Below Great Depression Levels
Forecaster Martin Armstrong writes on how the velocity of money today is below levels that were observed in the Great Depression (#greatdep).

Are We in a Stock Market Bubble?

Tara Clarke at Money Morning analyses Nobel Laureate and Yale professor of economics Robert Shiller's views.

China’s soft May inflation increases calls for fiscal stimulus

Craig Erlam at MarketPulse discusses the rational for a #stimulus in China following soft inflation figures.

Guess How Many Nations In The World Do Not Have A Central Bank?

Michael Snyder at the Economic Collapse Blog provides an insight on countries with and without Central Banks.

3 Things to Remember When Trading Bigger Forex Positions

Dr. Pipslow at BabyPips.com offers some key pointers on trading large Forex positions.

The Sound of an Improving Labor Market

Barry Ritholtz  at The Big Picture writes about the improving labour market in the US.

NIFTY Death cross and support at the Neck line

San at Nifty charts and patterns provides a technical update on India's benchmark stock market #Nifty Index.