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Back on March 25, 2004, we had mentioned a somewhat obscure indicator — NYSE Specialist / Total Short Ratio. It was one of the...

Here’s a fun thing to do if you a) Have a TiVo, and 2) are an economics wonk: 1. “Select Programs to Rrecord” 2. Choose...

Before we get to a collection of quotes, allow me these questions: 1) How significant is the unemployment rate? (consider what it...

As bad as the data was yesterday, drill beneath the surface and you see the employment situation is actually worse than it appears....

For those of you share in my wonderering aloud whether the BLS games the actual data, the answer appears to be a likely no: U.S....

The weekend’s terror warnings raise certainly rattled the futures markets. Traders should be asking themselves: How much of a terror...

When looking at a historic depiction of U.S. GDP over 20 years, it is fairly hard to avoid noticing the business cycle. The lighter line...

Interesting observations from the WSJ this weekend: “The market has a problem with the possibility of a Democrat winning, but...

When looking at a historic depiction of U.S. GDP over 20 years, its fairly hard to avoid noticing the business cycle. The lighter line...

We’ve mentioned previously that as the stimulus fades — once the pig is through the python — the economy will settle...