Wednesday, November 4, 2009

The Yankees Win

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World Series Titles (27) 2009 • 2000 • 1999 • 1998 1996 • 1978 • 1977 • 1962 1961 • 1958 • 1956 • 1953 1952 • 1951 • 1950 • 194...

For Those Keeping Score.....

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Some of the above bankruptcies have directly impacted individual investors. For example, CIT and GM issued medium term notes (debt trading ...

ADP Jobs Report: The Fun Begins

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According to data compiled by ADP, non-farm payrolls decreased by 203,000 jobs in October. This was in line with the consensus estimate of ...
Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Monthly Auto Sales: In the Wake of "Cash for Clunkers"

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"Motor vehicle output added 1.66 percentage points to the third-quarter change in real GDP after adding 0.19 percentage point to the se...
Monday, October 19, 2009

Real Interest Rates & You

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Gross domestic product growth is only possible if a component of the economy deficit spends. This is necessitated by the lag between produc...
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Friday, October 2, 2009

Jobs Picture: Not Good

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Headline print: -263,000 My estimate: -259,000 Net revisions to the previous 2 months negative as well.
Friday, September 18, 2009

Quelle Surprise ???

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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aDU.kmI1.p0Y FDIC May Tap Treasury Line to Bolster Insurance Fund, Bair Says
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Back To Retail Sales: Gas Prices

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Please refer to Tuesday's retail sales post: According to the CPI, Gasoline prices surged 9.1% from July to August. Therefore, rising pr...

Weekly Jobless Claims

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With this week's jobless claims numbers in the books, I am forecasting a non-farm payroll tally of: -259,000 I think the consensus will ...
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The FDIC's Balance Sheet

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A few days ago, I made mention of the FDIC's contingent liability for future failures. It was mentioned in a speech by the Chair of th...

Another Quick Note

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The Empire Manufacturing Survey indicated that manufacturing activity in New York State expanded at a considerable rate. The number of firm...

Quick Note

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The population of the U.S. of A. has increased by 24.6 million in the last 9 years. The number of jobs has decreased by 563 thousand in the ...

Inside The Data

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Retail Sales Retail sales increased by 2.67% from July to August. This move was considerably higher than economists were predicting. The d...
Sunday, September 13, 2009

Bank Failure Update

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2009 total hit 92 on Friday, finally including Corus Bank. The Fund drifted further into negative territory, all but insuring another spec...

Big Week for Data

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Date Time (ET) Statistic For Actual Briefing Forecast Market Expects Prior Revised From Sep 15 8:30 AM Core PPI Aug - 0.0% 0.1% -0.1% - Sep ...