Double Squeeze: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The Fed meets today to discuss their inflation expectations (see nearby chart), and the gradual end of their policy of accommodation....
Chart of the Week: Inflation Predictor Model
Technimentals inflation model has been shifting higher for 2 years, mostly on the heels of escalating energy prices. Most of its...
Projected Electoral College Vote: Swing States, 9/20/04
The Wall Street Journal shows the race even tighter than several other polls. They note the electoral college tally is 297 to 241, in...
WSJ: Ignore the Polls?
Interesting front page article in the WSJ today by John Harwood, especially for those of us with a quantitative bend. The crux of the...
Weak European Productivity: Blame it on the Boss
“Why has Europe lagged so far behind the United States in productivity?” That’s the question a new study by Proudfoot...
Tracking Job Exporters
I recieved an email (several in fact) from a person all hot and bothered about the investment possibilities of outsourcing: “This...
Investment “Vehicles” Redefined
The WSJ takes a very interesting look at classic autos as alternative investment “vehicles” (their pun, not mine) in a recent...
Bush’s Lead Narrowing In Post-Convention Polls
President Bush continues to lead John Kerry in most polls released since the Republican National Convention, but his bounce seems to be...
400GB DVR DVD Recorder
Here’s the next piece of electronica set to drive Jack Valenti into a mental institution: The Panasonic DMR-E500H. The real...