The WSJ asks: What interest-rate action should the Fed take Tuesday? Keep rates the same Raise rates for 18th time Cut rates The...
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Another terrific chart from the fine econ wonks at the St Louis Fed:click for larger chart Note the original is Black & White, and I...
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Doug Kass has been running an Entourage themed commentary today: "Technology remains in a downward trajectory, almost as bad as...
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“We have an inverted yield curve, a negative savings rate, six-year-high industry operating rate, multiyear-high commodity prices,...
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Friday’s reversal calls into question the desirability of a Fed pause. Follow my thinking on this one: The same people who...
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Short but sweet from Barron’s Alan Abelson this morning: "How bad was the employment report? Bad enough. Compared with the...
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Everyone’s favorite datapoint is out today: Non-Farm payrolls gets released at 8:30. Of course, I am sticking with the...
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NOTE: This Trading alert was originally posted at Ritholtz Research & Analytics on Thu 8/3/2006 3:05 PM EDT; An email went out...
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“The lags between policy actions and their effects imply that we must be forward-looking, basing our policy choices on the longer-term...
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Natexis Bleichroeder Technician John Roque makes these astute observations about the inflation rate as it relates to sentiment and the...
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