Otis still loves us!
Otis still loves us! The 7 yr note auction was very good as the yield was about 3-4 bps below the when issued and the bid to cover at...
Housing Bottom? “Not Even Close”
> Source: Housing Bottom? “Not Even Close,” Barry Ritholtz Says Aaron Task Tech TIcker, Nov 24, 2009...
US Federal Tax Dollars Payments/Allotments by State
Via Visual Economics, we get this map showing the states that contribute the most in Federal tax dollars, and consumes the most in...
New Home Inventory Declines
The Census Bureau reported that New Home Sales for October 2009: Sales of new one-family houses in October 2009 were at a seasonally...
New Home Sales better than expected
New Home Sales totaled 430k annualized, 26k above expectations and up from a revised 405k in Sept. Months supply continued its decline,...
CNBC VIDEO Trader Talk With Art Cashin
Airtime: Wed. Nov. 25 2009 | 8:50 AM ET Art Cashin, head of floor operations at UBS, has the buzz from the NYSE.
Economic data
Oct Personal Income rose .2% m/o/m, .1% more than expected. Spending rose by .7%, .2% above forecasts but comes after a .6% drop in Sept...
IMF: 50% of Bank Losses Still Hidden
“There are still some important losses that have not been unveiled. It’s possible that 50 percent (of bank losses) are still...
Bank Capital
Bank Capital The Financial Times – Lex: Banks’ capital Repeat after me: banks need more capital and better quality capital. The...