Is the U.S. Consumers Stronger Than Expected?
Jeff Macke and I debate Retail Sales: > This is a treasured Jeff Mack Original: > Source: U.S. Consumers Stronger Than Expected:...
Apple +iPad by the Numbers
Some worthwhile numbers from today’s Apple iPad event: Apple • 362 Apple stores • 315 million iOS devices sold through last...
Keep Calm and Carry On
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The mad scientists at the Fed are back at it
Markets are bouncing further on the hopes that Greece is getting closer to getting the participation rate that they hope in the debt...
Is A Recession Still Coming?
Source: Bianco Research Business Insider – ECRI CHIEF ACHUTHAN: I’m Sticking With My Recession Call, The Numbers Are Still Awful...
The Effect of TARP on Bank Risk-Taking
International Finance Discussion Papers The Effect of TARP on Bank Risk-Taking Lamont Black and Lieu Hazelwood 2012-1043 (March 2012)...
Mid-Week AM Reads
My morning reads: • What to Sell If Capital-Gains Taxes Rise (Barron’s) • S&P 500 Gets 9% Cheaper (Bloomberg) but see...
IIF said almost half way there
While the deadline to participate in the Greek debt exchange is later tomorrow, the IIF seems to be giving us a play by play as this...
Australian 4th Q GDP declines shaply
Australian 4th Q GDP rose by just +0.4% Q/Q, well below the +0.8% forecast, or +2.3% YoY (+2.4% forecast). However, analysts (marginally)...