NFP/Unemployment Charts Get Fugly
These employment situation reports, courtesyof Jake at Econompic, are simply fugly: Average Weekly Hours click for ginormous charts The...
Regulation Going Backwards
Here’s another one of those stories that will make your blood pressure boil: Instead of moving forward with broad regulatory...
Payrolls, sluggishness continues
Oct Payrolls fell by 190k, 15k more than expected BUT net revisions were up by 91k over the two prior months. The unemployment rate rose...
Non Farm Payroll Is . . .
By the time NFP gets released, I will be presenting at the Detroit Book Fair. Feel free to report on, and dissect, the BLS report (here).
Non Farm Payroll Preview
This morning, we get the Employment Situation released at 8:30. Consensus estimates are for a loss of 175,000 jobs, and a range of...
THURSDAY Night Open Thread
Tonight, I am winging my way to Detroit, where I am one of the speakers at the Detroit Jewish Book Fair tomorrow, one of the oldest and...
Are Bloggers (& Comments) Due 1st Amendment Protections?
Fascinating case with my buds over Mortgage Implode-Explode as defendants. This might impact if bloggers have the same first amendment...
Early Look at Q3 2009 Preliminary Bank Stress Test Ratings Show...
As of today, our automated tool to gather FDIC bank call reports and generate Stress Index ratings has gathered data on some 5,063...
Rate hike odds and inflation expectations update
With respect to future fed policy, here is an update in the fed funds futures for what is priced in for rate hikes in 2010. Odds of a 25...