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CHART OF THE DAY: Italy Enters Recession - zpi

Spanish stocks are leading losers again this morning. Italy has entered a recession. German Retail Sales #slowed to a cycle-low of -2.1% year-over-year in DEC and French Consumer Spending plunged -400 basis points to -2.1% year-over-year in DEC too. 

We’ve not been “Long Europe” for well over a year now. Sure, there have been many bear market bounces that we could have chased. But we don’t chase. We stay with the #process. 

CHART OF THE DAY: Italy Enters Recession - Chart of the Day