A Few Interesting Things
A few follow ups to this week’s action: 1) Check out Rev Shark’s comments about Sentiment. He’s right, of course...
Uh-Oh: Greenspan’s an Oil Bear
We have previously noted what a terrible forecaster Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan is. Now, I see in Forbes that Big Al is bearish long term...
Mystery of the Awful Economists, part 2
Last we checked, the Dismal set were having quite the problem dealing with the Monthly Non-Farm Payroll Numbahs. They simply...
Do fundamentals or emotions drive the stock market?
McKinsey — the fine folks behind some of the worst financial ideas of the past 1/2 century — ask the question: Do...
Gasoline Prices (Adjusted for Inflation)
If you want to understand why Gasoline prices have had only a moderate impact on the Economy, consider its price on an inflation adjusted...
Chart of the Week: Private Sector Job Creation (2001...
Private sector job creation in the 2001 recession recovery is the worst on record in the post WWII period: Private Sector Job Creation...
Economists React to Jobs Data
> The online WSJ is back with a another wonderful round up of Economists’s reactions; (See if you can pick out which ones are in...
Jobs Data is Irrelevant to Inflation
I hate to disagree with Jim Cramer on anything (outside of Sports), but I believe he is incorrect about the Fed regarding the jobs data....
110k Jobs: Fugly
FUGLY. That’s the only word to describe the stinkeroo released by BLS at 8:30 am. Non-farm payrolls grew by a mere 110,000 last...
Monster Jobs: Military, Mining, Forestry
While we are waiting for the 8:30 Non Farm Payrolls report (guess how I am betting), I thought we might take a look at...