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"The U.S. economy added 287,000 jobs last month, well above the expected 175,000. The jobs data is especially key since the shock slowdown in May hiring was one reason the Federal Reserve cited for leaving interest rates unchanged at its meeting last month.. The number was viewed as payback for a stunningly weak May report, which was revised even lower - from 38,000 to 11,000". Patti Domm, "Jobs Report : Recession Fears Fade, But Blowout Number Not Enough to Move Fed" CNBC, July 8, 2016.

These kinds of lopsided numbers make you wonder if something is "rigged", to borrow a phrase used by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Have we ever seen such a reversal in the jobs report in one month - from 11,000 to 287,000 ? It does demonstrate the importance of using moving averages, for if you average the last two months, it is only slightly less than 150,000 new jobs, which is not very strong.

On those numbers, stocks exploded. It makes our comments to clients, to readers of this column, and viewers of our recent YouTube interviews, look very good. Our premise laid out since March has been
1) the Federal Reserve Board would do whatever it took to make the economy look stronger and send the stock market soaring,
2) they would not raise rates because they wanted a rising stock market in order to create a "wealth effect" for voters headed into the November 2016 presidential election, and
3) US stock indices would soar to new all-time highs prior to the election. When you consider that the prior week saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average test 17,000, and by the close of trading this past week the DJIA was testing its yearly high of 18,167 and within 205 points of its all-time high of May 19, 2015, it demonstrates that our outlook was - is - on the mark.

Yet, when you see payroll numbers like these past two reports, you wonder - with Saturn square Neptune - if we are being told the real story. Saturn relates to facts. Neptune relates to distortions, even to the point of intentional misdirection, misinformation, or deception. It is not only in economic reports that we have to be concerned about honesty and accuracy. As stated time and time again, this aspect warns us not to believe anything we read, hear, or see. Disillusionment and deception are themes that are highlighted under Saturn square Neptune. Regardless of the causes - real or not, honest or not - there is no denying that many financial markets are on a tear. Stocks are nearing all-time highs, treasury yields and mortgage rates are at or near all-time lows, Gold and Silver are breaking out to multi-year highs.

Last week witnessed Gold soaring to 1377.50, its highest mark since March 2014 and right in line with our forecast made in our webinar on the Mid-Year Financial Markets Update, where we discussed Gold breaking out to trade between 1300-1500. We also discussed Silver breaking out to trade between 2100-2600. Last week, Silver soared to 2120, its highest level since July 2014. It may not be over, not as long as Mars remains in Scorpio (early August), and maybe even beyond that.

Short-Term Geocosmics :

"Imagine a planet with triple sunrises and sunsets every day for part of a year, and nonstop daylight at other times. Astronomers revealed such a place Thursday : a strange new world in the Constellation Centaurus that has not one, not two, but three suns". Marcia Dunn, "Triple Sunrises, Sunsets, on This Planet, Associated Press, July, 2016.

July can be described as a month of "Uranus particles and principles", and according to astrological principles, Uranus is the most innovative and inventive planet in the solar system. It is the planet of discoveries, as well as a planet signifying reversals or breakouts of support and resistance in financial markets. It follows no expected path, coinciding with times that are shocking in their newsworthiness. Events occur that are highly unexpected and unpredictable.

Uranus signatures are highlighted throughout July. First, we had Venus make a translation (T-square) to the Uranus/Pluto square, June 30-July 7. Now we have the Sun making a similar translation (T-square) to Uranus and Pluto, July 7-16. On July 29, Uranus will turn retrograde (very powerful Uranus energies +/- one week), and on July 31, Venus will make a trine aspect to Uranus. This is a massive amount of powerful Uranian force, promising a month of highly combustible events. It may also correspond with a period of exciting new discoveries in science and space.

Thus, it was no wonder that astronomers exploring the universe reported the discovery of this incredible new planet in the constellation of Centaurus. Last week also coincided with the Juno space probe's arrival into Jupiter's orbit. It was also reported that June 2016 was the hottest June ever recorded in the USA, led by record heat temperatures in Arizona and Utah. Our Forecasts 2016 Book also reported that we expected this to be a very hot summer, driving grain prices sharply higher, which has been the case. But now here we are in July, and the records and discoveries and outrageous behavior of humans (and nature) show no sign of letting up. In fact, they may all intensify, perhaps right through much of August as Mars will conjunct Saturn in the fire sign of Sagittarius, August 24.

These cosmic patterns suggest that financial markets will continue to be wild, with both new records being set in many financial markets (all-time highs, lows), with sharp reversals along the way to these records. The idea with Uranus is : the higher they (prices) go, the harder they fall when done. In this case, I am not sure they will fall that hard before the election, for some of these record-breaking performances are supported by the decisions of central banks to continue with their unorthodox policies in order to assure that stock and bond markets remain robust, at least until the USA election. It is also part of the conspiracy of Saturn and Neptune to engineer a political outcome that assures the survival of central banks (or so they think). But you have to wonder what will happen in 2017-2019 when Uranus makes its first 1/8 harmonic to its 171-year conjunction of 1993. This will be the primary focus of our MMA Investment Retreat in March 2017.

LONGER-TERM THOUGHTS AND MUNDANE ASTROLOGY :

"Deep dislike for the two leading presidential candidates is creating an opening for third party hopefuls. a new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll shows. Libertarian Gary Johnson (former governor of New Mexico whose term expired with very high approval ratings for turning that state's economy around) and Green Party Candidate Jill Stein together drew backing from 16% of those . surveyed". - Peter Nicholas, "New Poll Finds Opening for Third Party Candidates", Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2016.

With all these Uranus themes highlighted in July, and given the very high levels of distrust for both Hilary Clinton (now at 66%) and Donald Trump (now at 63%), it may be of interest to note the rising support for a third party candidate. In the recent poll cited above, former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson, now has 11% support of likely voters, and Jill Stein 5%. This is remarkable when you consider that the Libertarian's bid for the presidency in 2012 received less than 1% of the popular vote. Now he is at 11%. If Johnson reaches 15%, he will gain a very coveted seat on the debate stage with Trump and Clinton. And then who knows what will happen, given the way this elections season has unfolded (not just in the USA, but elsewhere, like Great Britain, contrary to all odds). This is the nature of Uranus. It surprises everyone. Unexpected swings gain much greater momentum than anyone expected. Pollsters and pundits alike are proven wrong.

Not only is this a month highlighting the shocking quality of Uranus, but Saturn (government) is in Sagittarius (abundance), suggesting that another party -a third party - candidate could affect the outcome, or maybe even become the outcome, strange as it may seem right now. Democrats and Republicans both say that a vote for a third party candidate is a wasted vote. But in 2016, that conventional wisdom (like all "conventional wisdom" this year) could be turned on its head.

Don't rule it out. Don't rule any possibility out when Uranus reigns. And don't underestimate the "Power of the People", with Pluto in Capricorn. They want change. They want reform. It used to be "Give us the Truth or Get Out of the way". Now it is "Give us Justice, or Pay the Consequences". Maybe soon it will be "Give us Liberty or Get Out of the Way".

It wasn't a good week for Hillary Clinton, as the FBI clearly rebuked her as "extremely careless", and the hearings illustrated why the public thinks she is a liar and privileged. It wasn't a good week for Donald Trump, as once again he blew an opportunity to capitalize on her "bad news week" by focusing on personal squabbles with those in his own party.

However, Venus and Mercury go into Leo this week, so it is a very good time to fall in love, have a romance, and enjoy good parties. Oh, one last thing, maybe stay clear of dangerous situations, and refrain from discussing politics. Cupid would approve.

To be continued (next week).

Announcements :

The MMA Mid-Year Update webinar with Raymond Merriman took place Sunday, June 5. The recording of this event is now available for download. It was a very good presentation, chock full of timely and valuable information. The webinar lasted about two hours, and covered the outlook for Gold, Silver, the USA stock market, Crude Oil, Grains (Soybeans) and the U.S. Dollar. It also analyzed the charts of the German DAX index, the Australian Dollar, Apple, and CGW (the water ETF) charts. There was an interesting Q and A at end. The cost this recording is $45.00 and includes the 88 power point slides. You may order the downloadable recording by going there, or email ordersmma@msn.com or call 1-248-626-3034 or 1-800-662-3349.

Our fourth interview on "The Incredible Spring Lineup of Geocosmic Signatures", has now been posted on our YouTube station at https://youtu.be/XoWP_ku6Pus. This latest video focuses on the importance of the current Mercury retrograde and contains a special section on the recent explosion upwards in Silver prices. All four interviews are available for viewing. Part 1 can be seen at : https://youtu.be/KmaySvng0dk, and Part 2 at https://youtu.be/JTCO9JlCnB8. Part 3 may also be viewed now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7YGVkmlSew. These videos are getting great reviews and are very relevant right now. Hosted by German Journalist and Astrologer Antonia Langsdorf, interviewing Raymond Merriman, these YouTube videos describe the incredible spring geocosmic lineup now in force, and its association with financial markets and world affairs. You will not be disappointed. You will be surprised. .

Our monthly MMA Cycles : The monthly edition of the MMA International Cycles Report (ICR) and its companion MMA Japanese Cycles and MMA European Cycles reports will come out this week, Monday and Tuesday, via posting on our web site, or attachment via direct emails, for subscribers.

- This report covers our long term analysis of the stock market (DJIA and S&P futures), Gold, Silver, T-Notes, Euro and Swiss Franc currencies, grains and crude oil. It also provides the list of geocosmic and solar-lunar reversal zones for the 1-2 months. This report comes out Monday night to subscribers.
- The MMA Japanese Markets Cycles report covers the Nikkei, JGB Bonds, and the Dollar-Yen.
- The new MMA Europe Cycles report covers the German DAX, Swiss SMI, and Netherlands AEX stock indices, each in english only and will be available on Wednesday.
Two-issue trial subscriptions are available for this service for $55.00, which includes the current issue and the next month's as well.
For subscription information, please go to our web site, or call us at 1-248-626-3034. If you are not a subscriber, you can check this service out on a 2-month trial basis for only $55.00.

MMA's annual Forecast Book, written by Raymond A. Merriman since 1976, is now completed and HAS SOLD OUT! There will not be a second printing. However, eBook copies may still be purchased. That is the beauty of this new electronic age and books. You never sell out of eBooks.

This year's printed version of Forecast 2016 will also available in four other languages, as follows :
Dutch : at www.markettiming.nl
German : at http://www.mma-europe.ch
Japanese : at http://merriman.jp
Russian : at http://www.mmafinance.ru
Then year is now 5 months complete, and we will now drop the price for copies of the Forecast 2016 e-book from $55.00 to $35.00. MMA will also offer a one-month special of a free copy of the Forecast 2016 e-book with any order exceeding $250.00 (offer ends June 30). The Forecast 2016 Book is still very valuable. The first 50 pages cover the outlook not only for 2016, but the year's role in the greater outlook for the next ten years, when Saturn and Neptune will start a new conjunction cycle on February 20, 2026, as both cross over into 0° Aries. It describes the correlation of this planetary pair cycle to the political situation in Russia as well as its correspondence to long-term USA interest rates. Equally valuable are the 7 months of geocosmic three-star critical reversal dates (CRDs) still remaining in the year for USA stocks, Gold and Silver, Treasuries, Currencies, Crude Oil and Grain prices. Order now at the discounted rate and get your copy of the Forecast 2016 Book while it is still current and of great value.

MMA's weekly and daily reports have been extremely accurate and profitable lately, catching the lows in metals, stocks, crude oil, soybeans, and currencies. If you are an active short-term trader, or even if you are an investor who likes to keep up with our current thoughts on financial markets, you may be interested in our Weekly or Daily Market reports. It is the only way I keep in touch with traders on a daily or weekly basis. These weekly reports give in-depth analysis of the DJIA, S&P and NASDAQ futures, Euro currency (cash and futures), Dollar/Yen cash and Yen futures, Euro-Yen cash, T-Notes, Crude Oil, Soybeans, Gold and Silver. The daily reports cover all stock indices listed above, as well as futures in Euro, T-Notes, Gold and Silver, plus GLD and SLV (the Gold and Silver ETF's). Both reports provide trading strategies and recommendations for position traders as well as for shorter-term aggressive traders. Subscription to the daily report also includes the weekly report. For more information, or call our offices at 1-248-626-3034. These reports are extremely valuable to those who trade ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds). And since early December, these reports have been extremely profitable. As subscriber and trader R.B. of Albuquerque, NM writes",You have been on an incredible run for a while ; I have never seen anything like it". Well, when everything lines up just right...

If you are an active short-term trader, or even if you are an investor who likes to keep up with our current thoughts on financial markets, you may be interested in our Weekly or even Daily Market reports with short-term trading recommendations, (see a sample there, of the weekly). It is the only way I keep in touch with traders on a daily or even weekly basis, as I no longer offer personal consultations. These reports give in-depth analysis of the DJIA, S&P and NASDAQ futures, Euro currency (cash and futures), Swiss Franc, Dollar/Yen cash and Yen futures, Euro-Yen cash, T-Notes, Soybeans, Crude Oil, Gold and Silver. The daily reports cover all stock indices listed above, as well as futures in Euro, T-Notes, Soybeans, Gold and Silver. Both reports provide trading strategies and recommendations for position traders as well as for shorter-term aggressive traders. Subscription to the daily report also includes the weekly report.
If you want more information call our offices at 1-248-626-3034.
These reports are extremely valuable to those who trade ETF's (Exchange Traded Funds). In the words of one of our subscribers : I am really pleased with your recommendations through the Daily and Weekly Trade Recommendations. I have used them to trade gold and silver stocks in my IRA. In the last eight years I increased my account from $60,000 to $712,000. Thanks for your excellent publications. - Bryden C., Small Business Owner, Illinois.

Upcoming Events :

Raymond Merriman will be traveling to Paris, Cologne, and Amsterdam in the second half of July to meet with subscribers. If you are interested in attending or hosting any of these meetings with other MMA subscribers, please drop a line to mmacycles@msn.com.

October 13-17, 2016 : ISAR 2016 - "The Power of Forecasting Meets the Consequence of Choice". Costa Mesa, California (near LA). There will be two panels on the USA 2016 presidential election (one of foreign and one of USA astrologers with excellent track records for predicting election winners). The symposium itself will feature six tracks on various forecasting technicals and applications, including a financial track for market timers, with forecasts of various financial markets (including yours truly, Raymond Merriman). I will give a presentation on the correlation of the US Dollar to the USA presidential election, as well as my outlook on precious metals and stock markets. Expected attendance is approximately 500-600, including presentations by over 60 of the world's top forecasting astrologers. More details at www.isarastrology.com, and via the ISAR ezine that is sent out to all members of the organization. This event will include tracks on Mundane and Financial Astrology as Forecasting Tools, plus others on Psychological Shifts in Life, Timing of Spiritual Transformations, and Timing of Significant Relationships.

March 9-13, 2017 : The second MMA Investment Retreat will take place at the beautiful Kona Kai Resort on Shelter Island in San Diego, California, March 9-13, 2017, located right on the Pacific Ocean. You will be hearing more about this spectacular retreat soon, but save the dates now. One of our guest speakers will be Ted Lee Fisher, money manager, retired member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and a legend in Commodity Futures for his pioneering work on creating Treasury futures. He is one of the most profound thinkers I have met on the current situation in world financial markets - a brilliant man and savvy trader. Egon von Greyerz of Matterhorn Asset Management in Zurich, Switzerland, an asset management company based on wealth preservation principles, will also be a guest speaker. Matterhorn has clients in over 40 countries and Gold vaults in Zurich, the Swiss Alps, Singapore and Hong Kong. Egon was one of the individuals behind the "Save Our Swiss Gold" referendum in Switzerland in 2015. Also present will be some of the brightest minds from the MMTA (Merriman Market Timing Academy) who will present their latest research on the best investment ideas of 2017-2018. Go there for early-bird registration (before June 21, 2015), and do not miss this powerfully enlightening event !. Save the dates! It will be special. Cost is $4000 ($3300 if reserved by July 1, 2016, $3600 if reserved by October 15). Details now available on the MMA website (www.mmacycles.com).

The MMA Catalogue of products and services for 2015 is now out!!! You can download it in PDF. The ordering page is the last page of the catalogue. This is especially useful for those outside of the USA, since we do not mail these out by mail unless requested.

I am oftentimes asked for recommendations of a money manager who uses my methods, since I won't manage other people's money. The thing is, almost all money managers I know use their own systems. But many subscribe to my services and share my thoughts about the future of the economy, various financial markets, and how to position one's portfolio along these lines. One money manager who subscribes to our services that I would suggest for those looking to structure a longer-term portfolio, such as a retirement account, is Duke O'Neill of Boulder, Colorado. He can be reached at dukeoneil1@gmail.com, or 1-(303) 545-5837. For those looking for a professional trader of commodity and futures contract might consider Ted Lee Fisher at ted.fisher@comcast.net. Ted is a legend in financial futures and has a seat on the CME. Both are very knowledgeable of the tools I use, of the way I am looking at markets, and yet each makes their own decisions as to exactly when to enter and exit any market. They will be more than happy to assist you.

To the above list, I would also like to recommend long-term MMA subscriber Erwin Brunner of Zurich, Switzerland. Mr. Brunner is the founder of BrunnerInvest AG. One of his five funds was awarded theBest in-house fund of funds in the world recently. Mr. Brunner is a former director of the Swiss Banking Corporation (today it is known as UBS), and a general director of Rothschild Bank in Zurich. As an independent wealth manager for high net worth individuals and institutional clients only, he places his clients into the funds of the best performing fund managers in the world, via his own research and experience. For high net worth readers interested in Mr. Brunner's funds, please contact him through www.brunnerinvest.ch.

It is with great pleasure that I announce the addition of Egon von Greyerz to MMA Investment Retreat faculty of presenters. I met Egon last week in Girona, Spain, at a special gathering attended by MMTA Graduates Nitin Bhandari (India), Philipp Beyer (Germany), Henry Canciglia (USA) and myself. Egon is an expert on Gold. He owns Matterhorn Asset Management, a Swiss Asset Management company specializing in wealth preservation, located in Zurich ( www.goldswitzerland.com). He was also the person who initiated the "Save Our Swiss Gold" Act in Switzerland late last year, which would have required the Swiss National Bank to back up their assets with 20% Gold holdings. The initiative failed, but his reasons for initiating this effort are still valid. Egon is very interested in MMA cycles' work, and will share his outlook on Gold and the world debt. This is a real treat!

The newly revised The Sun, The Moon, and Silver Book :Secrets of a Silver Trader, is now out. This is a book that you will use as a reference guide for...many, many years. It identifies all the key Sun-Moon combinations that have a higher (and lower) than expected probability of correlating with 4% or greater reversals in COMEX Silver. It also identifiesBig Range Days - those days in which the range of Silver is most likely to be 3.5% or more of the price of Silver, which is a great tool for day traders. This book fulfills the dream of all traders : high probability winning trade possibilities, with minimal market exposure. It is thatextra edge. And Silver is a great market to trade now. The cost is $125.00. For ordering on line.

The new book titled Solar-Lunar Keys to Gold Prices : Secrets of a Gold Trader , is now out. The long awaited sequel to the Secrets of a Silver Trader is due out in late October (maybe before)!!!
Now, GOLD as you have never seen it by night or day. The studies for the soon-to-be-released book are now completed and the results are now being used in the weekly and daily MMA subscription reports for short-term trading strategies in Gold. That's right... historically tested Solar-Lunar Correlations to trading reversals in the Gold Market - as only available from Raymond Merriman. The studies cover over 40 years of daily Gold, starting from December 31, 1974 through April 2015. The book will change how you approach trading Gold using these leading solar-lunar indicators, with very clear instructions as to "when" to expect 3%, 4%, or greater reversals in Gold prices and how to trade them. It will be a valuable guide for short-term traders of Gold, GLD, and other ETF's involving Gold prices. You may call 1-248-626-3034 or email ordersmma@gmail.com and place your pre-order now. It is also now available for purchase on the MMA web site at www.mmacycles.com. Order now and get the first printing of this new book on trading Gold!

Disclaimer and statement of purpose : The purpose of this column is not to predict the future movement of various financial markets. However, that is the purpose of the MMA (Merriman Market Analyst) subscription services. This column is not a subscription service. It is a free service, except in those cases where a fee may be assessed to cover the cost of translating this column from English into a non-English language. This weekly report is written with the intent to educate the reader on the relationship between astrological factors and collective human activities as they are happening. In this regard, this report will oftentimes report what happened in various stock and financial markets throughout the world in the past week, and discuss that movement in light of the geocosmic signatures that were in effect. It will then identify the geocosmic factors that will be in effect in the next week, or even month, or even years, and the author’s understanding of how these signatures will likely affect human activity in the times to come. The author (Merriman) will do this from a perspective of a cycle’s analyst looking at the military, political, economic, and even financial markets of the world. It is possible that some forecasts will be made based on these factors. However, the primary goal is to both educate and alert the reader as to the psychological climate we are in, from an astrological perspective. The hope is that it will help the reader understand these psychological dynamics that underlie (or coincide with) the news events and hence financial markets of the day.

No guarantee as to the accuracy of this report is being made here. Any decisions in financial markets are solely the responsibility of the reader, and neither the author nor the publishers assume any responsibility at all for those individual decisions. Reader should understand that futures and options trading are considered high risk.

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