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Freedom Financial Archive | Originally posted Dec 20, 2022 When we look at the broad economy, manufacturing has had a huge reversal to the downside, and we are just starting to see this hit the emerging markets. The November Global Manufacturing PMI fell lower by 0.6 to 48.5, which is still below the 50 threshold

Freedom Financial News | Originally posted Aug 05, 2023 Are they going to level off or fall further? China is trying hard to attract foreign investment. Is it working? Beijing aims to turn China into a global IP powerhouse Dear Reader, When we look at global leading indicators, things are starting to flatline a bit,

Freedom Financial Archive | Originally posted May 30, 2023 The industrial sector remains in a difficult spot U.S. inflation stays sticky, when will there be some relief? Real wages take another hit Dear Reader, When we turn to the global economy, the industrial sector remains in a difficult spot with more pressure coming down the

Freedom Financial Archive | Originally posted May 26, 2023 Inside the recent raids on U.S. private consulting firms Insiders at Chinese companies are selling information related to national security secrets There’s a flow of sensitive information to foreign entities via third parties Dear Reader, China’s recent national security raids on private consulting firms Bain, Capvision,

Freedom Financial Archive | Originally posted May 25, 2023 Inside China’s big tech innovation push China is cracking down on data to overseas firms Chinese data is becoming less available Dear Reader, Another broad headwind for Chinese activity is the crackdown on foreign companies, as well as a push for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) playing a

Freedom Financial Archive | Originally posted May 25, 2023 Natural gas drilling remains under pressure Dry gas producers slowing operations Broad NGL “frac spread” well above average. Dear Reader, Completion activity took another leg down today by ten, driven by the Permian, Appalachia, and Eagle Ford. We see another move lower, albeit a smaller one,

Freedom Financial Archive | Originally posted May 24, 2023 Dear Reader, Today we’re going to talk about the consumer, credit standards, and what it means for the economy. Big Picture: Credit standards are continuing to deteriorate. Unfortunately, we’re not seeing things get much better, in fact, they’re getting worse. U.S. retail sales increased .5% over

Freedom Financial Archive | Originally posted May 22, 2023 Chinese imports have slowed down Consumer spending has NOT normalized Another stimulus is NOT coming Chinese imports have started to slow down from a seasonal record, and it’s likely a lot of their big purchases have wrapped up for the season. When we look at seasonal

Freedom Financial Archive | Originally posted May 18, 2023 Farmers are set to abandoned their wheat crops at the highest rate since 1917 Why pasta prices are surging Drought issues have actually gotten worse. Keep reading to see what it means for food prices and crops heading into summer… URGENT: A $500 Trillion Time Bomb