Time to quantify
Beginning today with the March Conference Board Consumer Confidence figure (key employment questions included), economic data will start...
Who Has Tougher Bank Regulations, US or Europe?
The two bits of regulation are at tension with each other. One bit is saying you should have more funding with a longer duration and the...
Casio EX-Z550 14.1MP Digital Camera: $79
My first digital camera was a Casio. It had several advantages over other digital cameras, but most noteworthy were the very fast shutter...
Comparing Japan’s Radiation Release to “Background...
Washington’s Blog strives to provide real-time, well-researched and actionable information. George – the head writer at...
Did Plosser and Bullard have impact on 2yr auction?
The 2 yr note auction was light as the yield was above the when issued and the bid to cover of 3.16 was below the 12 month average of...
What is the Half Life of Your Favorite Technology?
I mentioned this on Bloomberg early this morning, but its worth exploring further: What is the average half life of your favorite...
Income vs Education
Via Good, comes this graphic looking at the relationship between education and income: > click for larger graphic
Floating Soccer Field
TMB bank have launched a new brand vision “Make THE Difference” by making a film to inspire people to start thinking...
75 Years of American Finance (1861-1935)
From the St. Louis Fed’s FRASER system, via FT Alphaville, comes this crazy delightful super-big chart porn, showing an enormous...