Today’s NFP data has the potential of being extremely significant to the market — more so than usual. Why? Blame Interest...
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Last week saw a hefty spike in interest rates. In particular, the 10 Year Bond got slammed, as rates climbed to 4.684%, levels not seen...
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I recently did another Radio Economics interview with James Reese. We covered alot of the Alan Greenspan era, including -the Greenspan...
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On Wednesday morn, Doug Kass opined: Fundamentally Speaking The fundamental problems with the market run deep. We live in a world in...
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Asha Banglore notes: "The core CPI, excluding food and energy, edged up 0.2% in January, following a 0.1% increase in December. On a...
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I just read a commentary by RaJa’s Jeff Saut, that is dead on target with our prior commentary: "The call for this week: We...
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Mark Thoma asks: When should we worry about the yield curve? Chart courtesy of Angry Bear Note that each inversion (spread...
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Every 3 years, the Federal Reserve undertakes a massive survey of nearly 5,000 US families. The interview process is comprehensive,...
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Following yesterday’s inflation posts, here’s a decidely non-food, non-energy source of inflation: Health care: "While...
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Inflation remains a worry for some Fed officials, and might require further rate hikes. Or, the Fed is nearly done with their tightening...
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