An emailer (who insists on anonymity) asks: "Aren’t you done Bitch-slapping the Conference Board yet?" Umm, no....
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I have a fantastic idea, and I only hope that the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and The National Association of Realtors...
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One of my favorite pastimes is watching the analytical process of economists and strategists adapt (or not) to each new dynamic....
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I did a video interview yesterday with Forbes’ online unit (you can see the whole thing here). This is what I look like after...
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I’ve been travelling, working on two killer projects (one finance related, the other, a deadly research piece on the music...
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There’s been a few comments intimating that, well, maybe an Inverted Yield Curve ain’t so bad. I have to disagree in the...
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Surprise! The revised Leading Economic Indicators increased. As we previously mentioned (Juiced Data), this fantasy-based indicator...
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There’s an interesting dynamic swirling around the impact of Oil and the likelihood (or not) of a possible recession. Some...
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One if the more amusing aspects of data analysis is watching the way various persons (of the genus Mustela nivalis) manage to emphasize...
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The resiliency of consumer spending in the face of high-energy prices has surprised many observers. The modest impact high-energy prices...
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