THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JUNE 2008 BLS: Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in June (-62,000), while the...
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Yeah, its that time once again: NFP day. I am of the mind that forecasting this number is an exercise in futility. The...
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Thursday is monthly NFP data. Consensus is for minus 60k — I won’t be surprised if we see double that, a six figure plus drop...
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David Leonhardt discusses a few items today which are regular discussion points here at TBP. My favorite lately is why the public is so...
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Portfolio has an interesting discussion on what they term the “He-Said-She-Said” economy: “Inflation, energy, home...
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>"All models are wrong; some are useful."–George P. Box > I enjoy intelligent criticism. It forces you to tighten...
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Earlier this week, I received an email from the Real Estate editor of an (unnamed) publication. They wrote: “Just wanted to point...
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click for video Excerpt: "Stocks, property and commodities are overvalued as an economic slowdown and inflation will curb earnings...
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Yesterday, we asked what the Misery Index would look like if the CPI and Unemployment were reported honestly. A colleague at...
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Merrill’s Chief Economist is not very sanguine on the odds for a quick bounce back. Audio: Rosenberg Sees `No Better’ Than 1%...
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