Monday Reading
New week, new stuff to read: • Dear Wall Street: We’re Sorry (Marketwatch) • The first review of Paulson’s book is out,...
U.S. Personal Income vs. Spending: Unsustainable Gap?
To the bulls, news that personal spending was up 4% in December on a year-over-year basis, even though personal income only just managed...
Did You Pay for the Right to Walk-Away?
Fascinating mention buried in Richard Thaler’s Sunday NYT column last week. He notes that in the non-recourse states, there is an...
NYSE Stocks (%) Over 50 Day Moving Average
I was chatting with a friend over the weekend about various ways to look at overbought oversold conditions. One of my favorite metrics is...
History of Our Broken Monetary System
Be sure to check out Dr. Treadwell’s missive on the history of our broken monetary system in the Think Tank: PRIVATIZE THE GAINS,...
PRIVATIZE THE GAINS, SOCIALIZE THE LOSSES
Dr. Peter T Treadway is an independent consultant and money manager and Adjunct Professor in Asia. He is currently is principal of...
ISM mfr’g rebound follows global improvement
Jan ISM manufacturing was almost 3 pts above estimates at 58.4 and follows strength today in the manufacturing data in China, India,...
Art Cashin: Big Board Buzz
Insight from the NYSE floor, with Art Cashin, UBS Financial Services Mon. Feb. 1 2010 | 9:14 AM
Where’s the Bubble: Stocks or Bonds?
Kate Welling does great interviews. (I spoke with her in June of 2009). A few weeks ago, she interviewed Michael Belkin, who is not well...