The WSJ asks: How expensive would gas have to be for you to significantly cut the amount you drive? The answer: click for...
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Over the past century, as the industry became ever more adept and efficient at finding, pumping and refining oil, Real Gas prices did not...
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Interesting WSJ discussion on the flattening yield curve: "Economists’ explanations for what is happening to yields vary, many...
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> Nice mention in the WSJ on economic blogging today; Here’s an excerpt: "For years investors have had pretty good access...
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One of the differences between the prior 9 hikes and yesterday’s (as well as future hikes) has been the Real Federal Funds Rate....
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Instead of the usual posts on the FOMC meeting (Parsing the Fed and Economist’s reactions), today we will instead quote John...
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As per our prior discussion, the chart used by the WSJ reaches conclusions unsupported by the data. Consider the chart below — it...
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Readers of the Big Picture know what a huge fan I am of both the WSJ and their awesome graphics department. So it was with great...
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Two major themes we have been discussing for quite some time appear to be coming together: A) Real Estate, though not a bubble, is an...
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The Long Island section of NYT: "The number of homes for sale on Long Island and in Queens in June was 22 percent...
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