David Leonhardt discusses a few items today which are regular discussion points here at TBP. My favorite lately is why the public is so...
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Portfolio has an interesting discussion on what they term the “He-Said-She-Said” economy: “Inflation, energy, home...
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>"All models are wrong; some are useful."–George P. Box > I enjoy intelligent criticism. It forces you to tighten...
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Earlier this week, I received an email from the Real Estate editor of an (unnamed) publication. They wrote: “Just wanted to point...
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click for video Excerpt: "Stocks, property and commodities are overvalued as an economic slowdown and inflation will curb earnings...
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Yesterday, we asked what the Misery Index would look like if the CPI and Unemployment were reported honestly. A colleague at...
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Merrill’s Chief Economist is not very sanguine on the odds for a quick bounce back. Audio: Rosenberg Sees `No Better’ Than 1%...
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Numerous pundits have taken to claiming that the Misery Index — a combination of Inflation measures and Unemployment — is...
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The NYT’s Floyd Norris notes that the 12-month change in private sector jobs is down 125,000 jobs from may 2007 to May 2008. Since...
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As a follow up to our NFP extravaganza yesterday, here are a few additional items you may find informative: Yesterday, we noted the big...
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