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Economics / ADP Employment Report, jobs, stimulus, unemployment /

Unemployment: Better? Or Worse?

December 2, 2011

Here we go. The immediate reaction to this morning’s announcement that the US unemployment rate dropped to 8.6%, its lowest level since 2009, is one of excitement and relief. On the surface, which is where the mainstream media seems to dwell permanently, things look as if a corner has been turned. Those who are politically […]

Economics / Case Shiller Index, consumer confidence, consumption, GDP, home prices, inflation, interest rates, pending home sales, real estate, retail sales /

Midweek Round-Up

November 30, 2011

This is getting monotonous: leave the news for a few days – as I did over the weekend until yesterday – and nothing much changes. We live in an era of economic nuance rather than change. Except for the Euro, of course, but that’s for tomorrow. Today let’s catch up on the data so far […]

Economics / bond markets, deflation, Euro, Germany, interest rates /

Euro Break-Up Beckons

November 24, 2011

It’s a holiday here in the US so we can all sit back and watch the slow motion dance towards the break-up of the Euro while we ponder our own ineptitude. An ineptitude that, fortunately, we can take a day’s break from. Why talk of the end of the Euro? Because of the spectacle that […]

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