Strong Payrolls: 288k
Strong Payrolls moves the timetable up for the 1st Fed hike to June — Fed fund futures are now pricing in a 100% chance of a a 25...
Good Jobs Forecast Record from ‘Lonely Bear’
Kinda odd little story in Thursday’s Business section of the NYT about Richard Yamarone, the chief economist at Argus Research. In...
Flashback: Oil prices
Why do you come to this site? Cause o stuff like this: Oil Prices Approaching Resisitance Crude prices are approaching a critical level;...
Sell in May (But Don’t Go Away)
I keep hearing people talk about “seasonal factors,” as if that is the only element influencing markets. In reality, seasonal...
Chart of the Week: Gasoline (inflation adjusted)
Refined Gasoline, adjusted for inflation, are nearing levels seen near the peak of the first Gulf War in 1990. Gasoline (inflation...
WSJ: It’s the Economy Stupid?
Surprising polling data from the WSJ: While its no surprise that Iraq polls negatively for the President — 60% of respondents say...
Fed Denial
Jim Picerno has a great post over at The Capital Spectator, noting: “OPEC and the Federal Reserve don’t have much in common,...
The Return of Tice
Barron’s has an interview with Uber-Bear David Tice in their online version. Tice is — Surprise! — Bearish, and expects...
Spitzer tells Music Biz: Stop Robbing Artists
Whenever you hear any of the five big Labels mention how downloading is bad for artists, what they are really saying is downloading is...
Fading the Pros: When going against consensus is the right call
One of my very favorite things about the market is how it so often confounds most everyone, even the so called Pros. Indeed, these...