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It's that time of the week. We'll be back Monday for a Holiday shortened week. Until then ....

- by New Deal democrat Virtually all of the monthly and weekly data points reported this week indicated continued economic expansion. Both t...

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve's Manufacturing survey increased this from from 16.7 to 20.4. Here's a chart of the data: Click for...

From the BLS: Regional and state unemployment rates were generally lower in November. Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia recorde...

Click for a larger image. A.) Prices have retreated from their high. They are currently standing at the 50 day EMA and important Fibonacci ...

Click for a larger image A.) Prices are in a clear uptrend now and have moved through key areas of resistance. Yesterday prices printed a s...

Click for a larger image. This is a chart for the Russell micro-cap index. A.) Although prices have broken through top-side resistance, they...

Barron's originally dealt with this back in June: As savings rise and the market rallies, however, a new consumer is emerging, seeking a...

From the Federal Reserve: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November suggests that economic activity has c...

- by New Deal democrat The BLS reported that for the week ending December 12, seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims were 480,000, up 7,...

A.) Oil prices broke through the lower end of their trading range last week and sold-off. Note that withing the sell-off we have a large ga...

I've been commenting a lot lately about how the market has stalled. Corey over at Afraid to Trade offers a great explanation as to why.

This morning's release of Housing Permits and Starts is cause for a big sigh of relief. Permits, which had dropped from 575,000 in Septe...

From the BLS: The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods rose 1.8 percent in November, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statis...

I have long respected Dennis Gartman and read his work whenever I can get my hands on it. I don't always agree with him, but he's a...

Click for a larger image. Notice the overall trend of natural gas has been down for some time -- as in months. However We may be seeing the...

Note the last four days we've seen some incredibly poor candles -- narrow bodies with long shadows. Also note that prices have had an i...

In the previous post on the household balance sheet, we saw a drop in household liabilities. Let's take a deeper look at that trend. A...

On December 10, the Federal Reserve released the Flow of Funds report. This is one of the best documents for understanding the US economy....

- by New Deal democrat The Federal Reserve reported this morning that Industrial production increased 0.8 percent in November after having b...