UoM Final Consumer Confidence
The Final August U of Michigan confidence figure was 65.7, above the preliminary reading of 63.2, higher than the consensus estimate of...
Bonds and Beyond
Airtime: Fri. Aug. 28 2009 | 7:05 AM ET A look at the US bond market and beyond, with Jim Bianco, of Bianco Research; Tony Crescenzi, of...
Income/Spending/Savings
July Income was flat vs expectations of a gain of .1% but June was revised higher by .2% to a decline of 1.1%. Spending rose .2%, in line...
Federal Income Withholding Taxes
We have not updated this chart in quite a while: Here is the chart version of Treasury’s “Withheld Income and Employment...
Where is WSJ’s “In Today’s Paper” ?
Subscribers to the WSJ may have noticed that the usual and easily accessible link tot he full digital version of the print edition...
Bernanke’s Identity Theft a Shame on Many Levels
Good Evening: Like a self-sealing tire, U.S. stocks were punctured this morning but managed to reflate this afternoon. Some grim news...
FDIC Low on Funds
In the Day Ahead, WSJ reporter Kelly Evans reports that the FDIC insurance fund is low, and that the agency may have to borrow funds for...
Thursday 10 Link Roundup
Here’s a quick 10 spot of links worth reading: • U.S. Stock Pessimism Drops to Lowest Since 2007, Survey Finds (Bloomberg)...
AAII vs II
In contrast to the weekly Investors Intelligence data out yesterday which revealed that newsletter writers are the most bullish since Dec...