US factory orders have never dropped this far for so long without the US economy overall being in recession. November's 4.2% YoY drop is the 13th consecutive monthly drop. Revistions to durable goods data shows a 1% drop in new orders ex-defense in November after rising 1.4% in October.. and as a reminder, this data was buoyed by a 46.9% surge in defense aircraft and parts orders to all-time highs.

Factory Ordedrs are flashing deep red recessionary indicators...

And nominally orders are going nowehere...

As goes US manufacturing, so goes US services. In a narrative-crushing print, US Services PMI dropped to 54.3 - the lowest since January 2015. Output and New business growth slumped to 11-month lows, optimism dropped, and input cost inflation continued to moderate as "suggests the pace of hiring has slowed since earlier in the year as businesses have become more cautious." Then, confirming  this plunge, ISM Services printed 55.3 - its lowest since March 2014 as unadjusted new orders collapsed to their lowest since February 2014.

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But, but, but... it's not a market-driven only by The Fed, right?

All major US equity indices (except Nasdaq and its FANTAsy stocks) are now deep in the red since The Fed stopped QE3...

Since the start of December stock have been dumped...

But FANTAsy stocks are collapsing so far in 2016...

As once again, the S&P 500 catches down to The Fed's balance sheet...

But it's the fundamentals right?