The Big Picture

On Friday, we noted that the difference between terrible numbers and Friday’s merely awful numbers were the government census...

With the CRB index rising to within just 1% of its high of 2009, the implied inflation rate in the 10 yr TIPS has broken out to the...

U.S Week Ahead: Retail Earnings Loom 5/8/2009 If you thought earnings season was over, think again. Here’s a look at what companies...

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Wanda Sykes made humorous observations about President Obama and the political climate in Washington. ~~~ Obama Pokes Fun During...

A few interesting Gold discussions lately (See chart below) Also, see Eddie Elfenbein’s Central Bank Gold Sales Began 10 Years Ago...

> GMO’s Jeremy Grantham investment letter in May 200 lays out likely possibilities for the direction of the markets and the...

Bob Bronson took a closer look at what the Unemployment data was suugesting. His view: Continuing Claims are contradicting the widely...

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (May 4 – 10, 2009) One of the definitions of “stress” offered by the...