Miner Cuts Spending Amid Weaker Global Economy, Special Report by Leading Financial Newsletter Profit Confidential

After so many years mired in a weak global economy, many investors were hoping that 2012 was the year of the rebound. Not so fast, according to Sasha Cekerevac, contributor to Profit Confidential. Cekerevac points to large firms like BHP Billiton Ltd., which are reducing the total amount of money spent on expanding production and developing mines due to lower forecasted growth estimates for the global economy.

“BHP previously estimated they would spend over $80.0 billion over the next five years on mine development and expansion,” says Cekerevac. “BHP reports that it sees a weaker global economy and lower prices for the commodities that it mines and sells.”

In the article, World’s Largest Miner Cuts Spending, Sees Weak Global Economy, Cekerevac outlines some concerns that face multi-national firms.

“Part of the reason is the European crisis,” says Cekerevac. “Weakness in China is also being felt, as large corporations are cutting back their growth estimates”

According to Cekerevac, the first significant warning sign for BHP based on technical analysis occurred during the summer of 2011, as the stock broke below the uptrend line going back to 2009. “The stock naturally fell to the 200-period moving average,” says Cekerevac. “The stock then used the 200-period moving average as support, as it tried to regain the momentum to start a new bull run.”

With regard to the current sell-off in BHP stock, Cekerevac says “For all of the bad news we’ve discussed, the stock could make a short-term bounce, as it is entering oversold territory.” Cekerevac believes that, unless the stock price can exceed its long-term downtrend resistance level, it won’t be in a new bull market.

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