The Goal of Terror & the Global Economy
Whenever I post about any terror related issues and their impact upon the Markets, I brace myself for the email barrage: Someone...
How Crises Impact Markets
Our friends at Stock Trader’s Almanac sent along this table, noting how past terror events have generated different market reactions....
The Megabubble Poll
Paul Farrell proposes a "Megabubble Poll" — how many of these do you think are bubbles. All, some...
How Markets React and Recover
NYT article has even more charts: How Markets React and Recover Hours by Hour Market Progression, London 7/7click for larger...
More on Post-Terror Market Responses
Yesterday, we cited a WSJ chart showing market reaction to prior terror attacks. Today, there’s yet another informative chart in...
Economists React to NFP data
WSJ: U.S. employers added 146,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday, well below...
Drilling beneath the BLS Headlines
One of the fascinating things about the US Goverment’s data producers, including the BLS and the BEA is that they don’t seem...
NFP – The Big Tell: CNBC?
Today is NFP day. Readers know I have been taking the Under for quite some time now (for new visitors, that means I am betting the...
Understand the “Clinical Objectivity”
Ever say something that you know might be taken out of context, but you say it anyway? Today, once or twice during the day, I commented...
Post-Terror Market Responses
Intriguing chart in the WSJ (we’ve discussed this several times previously). The Journal quotes Hugh Johnson (A...