Back in October, I laughed off the latest China GDP data as utterly fabricated. As it turns out, I was not the only one. China expert...
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While the US$ caught a bid this week, albeit modest, in part due to Bernanke’s acknowledgement of it on Monday in terms of its...
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1. Most Blues begin, “Woke up this morning.” 2. “I got a good woman” is a bad way to begin the Blues, ‘less...
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Compared to historical norms, Nasdaq market capitalization is significantly above median levels relative to GDP. The Nasdaq’s...
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The Nov Philly Fed manufacturing survey was 16.7, 4.5 pts above expectations and up from 11.5 in Oct. It’s the highest since June...
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Phil Gramm, the former Republican Senator from Texas who co-wrote the act that undid Glass-Steagall, has our DQotD: > “I’ve never...
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As long as I am here in Europe, I might as well give you some flavor of what has become known as Recession Porn: The most dire forecasts...
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Initial Jobless Claims totaled 505k, in line with estimates and flat with a revised 505k last week. Continuing Claims, which covers the...
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The US$ index is rising to a one week high and the US$ is also higher against emerging market currencies such as Brazil, Taiwan, and...
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