Trump: Unemployment is 20%; BLS Data is Fraudulent
By now, we have become almost used to a steady stream of inaccurate statements from the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Most...
Is Underemployment Underestimated? Evidence from Panel Data
Is Underemployment Underestimated? Evidence from Panel Data Geng Li and Brett McCully Federal Reserve, May 16, 2016 ...
Punk Q1 GDP Growth Since 2010
Weather? Fed fears? Retail shifts? I am not sure why this is, but via Deutsche Bank’s Torsten Sløk, it seems that Q1 growth has...
Was April Retail Sales Data Rigged?
@TBPInvictus here. I was made aware last week that ZeroHedge had picked up on some comments made on Bloomberg by MacroMavens economist...
Cherry Picking Your Favorite GDP Forecast
The End Is Nigh! Oops. That Was Only a Forecast. It didn’t take long for a prediction that got lots of attention to be proven...
American Middle Class: Metropolitan Map
Interesting interactive graphic via Pew Research regarding changes in the US middle class: click for interactive map Source: Pew...
Defeated managers, in assets globally
Defeated managers, in assets globally (Statistical Ideas) One would think that active managers would eventually outperform somewhere...