[Video] The big news this week

The Big News This Week Harry Dent | February 08, 2019 The big news this week is that Europe came in weaker than expected. China's already been weakening, but everyone expects that. After all, you can't really trust the big reported numbers from the Red Dragon because they overstate things. But Germany? Germany just reported a decline in December retail sales of 4.3%! Year over year in 2018, retail sales have declined 2.2%. It shows that their consumer sector, which is driven by demographics, is weakening. Most people don't see that. We've seen this coming for decades. Then there's Italy. It fell into a technical recession… and I explain what that means and why you should care in today's video. Listen now. Harry Dent Economy & Markets | Dent Research You are receiving this e-mail as a part of your free subscription to Economy & Markets E-Letter. Remove your email from this list: Unsubscribe. To cancel by mail or for any other subscription issues, write us at: Charles Street Research Attn: Member Services, 819 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD, 21201 | Phone: 888-211-2215 | Fax: 410-223-2682 LEGAL NOTICE: Protected by copyright laws of the United States and international treaties. This e-letter may only be used pursuant to the subscription agreement and any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including on the worldwide web), in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Charles Street Research. This work is based on SEC filings, current events, interviews, corporate press releases and what we've learned as financial journalists. It may contain errors and you shouldn't make any investment decision based solely on what you read here. It's your money and your responsibility. The information herein is not intended to be personal legal or investment recommendations and may not be appropriate or applicable for all readers. If personal advice is needed, the services of a qualified legal, investment or tax professional should be sought. We expressly forbid our writers from having a financial interest in any security recommended to our readers. All of our employees and agents must wait 24 hours after on-line publication or 72 hours after the mailing of printed-only publication prior to following an initial recommendation.