Open Thread: Hedonics – or “Dedonics” ?
One of the criticisms I’ve had about the way BLS calculates price inflation is the Hedonic adjustments applied by the Bureau....
Federal Reserve RSS Feed
Look how the latest web participant is in RSS Syndication — the Federal Reserve. You can now capture all of their data feeds with...
Which Costs More, the Car or the Gas?
Floyd Norris points out that in the annual cost of ownership equation, fuel prices are nearing the cost of the vehicles themselves!...
Quote of the Day: Hey, its cheap!
This quote shows a modest degree of concern, but it is described as an opportunity to double down, and keep buying as stocks get lower....
Odd Economic Indicator: Its in the Bag!
Sometime ago, Dan Gross got us thinking about all manner of weird economic indicators. This one, via Merrill Lynch, falls cleanly into...
Courts May Begin Enforcing Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA)
This story seemed to have slipped by without much comment from anywhere else. There are potentially major ramifications for the mortgage...
Markets After Big One Month Declines
Welcome to a new quarter, back from the long holiday weekend, and to the start of another earnings season. There are many cross currents...
Faber: Expect Industrial-Commodity Demand to Drop
Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, talks about the U.S. and emerging-market economies, the state of...
Hackononics, Part Deux
More nonsensical tripe foisted upon the world by W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm again. For those of you who may not recall, they are the...
Another Not-Quite-a Linkfest
Another Not-Quite-a Linkfest, filled with random holiday weekend linkage . . . ~~~ INVESTING & TRADING • The Bear is Back...