Heckuva week, Bernie! The Fed held interest rates at 5.25%, igniting a powerful rally. Economic growth looked better, and while energy...
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In response to numerous requests, I have opened up the Big Picture to a full feed, as opposed to a shorter excerpt. (If this lowers...
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Since the readership of this blog has risen to beyond a small circle of friends — we are coming up on 9 million page views, and...
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I haven’t seen this get much play yet, but: Later this year, Alan Greenspan’s memoir will be released, titled "The Age...
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Yesterday, DF asked about the negative savings rate. I noted the RM column I wrote last June (Ignore Statistical Oddities at Your Peril)...
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Here’s a nice chill out for a Friday night (and, it promotes a good charity, too): I’ve long been a Harry Connick Jr. fan,...
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Pepper . . . and SaltWSJ, February 1, 2007http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117030181484194673.html
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GDP data came in hot Wednesday, but ISM / Chicago PMI both came in very weak, near recessionary levels. As the nearby chart shows, ISM...
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Nonfarm payrolls increased 111,000 last month. December was revised upwards to a very respectable 206,000 (from167,000), while November...
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Its that time: Today, we get January Non-Farm Payroll data from the BLS. Consensus is 167,000 new jobs, with unemployment steady at 4.5%....
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