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Alexander Ineichen

IR&M Flash Update 16 April 2018

Global economy

Singapore surprises positively. (page 2) Industrial production is positive but falls are numerous and sharp. (page 3)

Sentiment

Average economic, business, and consumer sentiment remain falling.
(pages 4-6)

US

Preliminary consumer sentiment gauge fell by 0.9 sd. (page 7) Small business sentiment report was horrid. (pages 8-9)

Australia

A business conditions measure fell by 1.5 sd. (page 10)

Risk

Momentum in gold mining stocks is still negative. (page 11) 73% of equity markets are still in bull phase, down from 91% last June. (page 13)

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Ineichen Research and Management ("IR&M") is a research firm focusing on investment themes related to absolute returns and risk management. IR&M was founded in 2009 and is an independent company, fully owned by Alexander Ineichen. IR&M is based near Zug, Switzerland, a healthy distance to the main epicentres of mainstream financial thinking. IR&M’s research is designed to improve its clients’ investment decision making. The basic premise is the idea that long-term success is dependent on survival and avoidance of large losses, i.e., the management of risk, not returns.

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