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- by New Deal democrat On Friday I noted that the week's data about the American consumer and industrial economies was so different t...

First off -- congratulations to Canada's Hockey team for their gold medal -- and thanks to both teams for one of the most exciting hocke...

I response to my article "No, Virginia, Manufacturing Isn't Dead" Mr. Scott has published as article titled The Myth of the Ma...

Sorry I haven't posted pictures of the kids in a few weeks. Anyway -- it's that time of the week -- stop thinking about the economy...

- by New Deal democrat Sometimes you eat the bear. Sometimes the bear eats you. When it comes to struggling average Americans, this week the...

From the WSJ: U.S. economic growth accelerated to the strongest pace in over six years late last year, with the Commerce Department Friday r...

A recent debate elsewhere interested me enough to do some research on the effects trade has on goods producing employment in the US. Now, I...

A.) From the late Spring to the end of last winter, we've seen initial unemployment claims drop from 650,000 to 450,000. The drop was c...

A.) Prices are at a top, have broken an uptrend but have not moved lower. B.) The EMA picture is strong. The shorter EMAs are above the lon...

The same analysis applies to the SPYs and the QQQQs A.) Note that prices are floating around the EMAs. Also note that prices are in a penna...

The bloggers over at Campaign for America's future have asked to use the manufacturing post from a few days who. So, welcome and I hop...

From Reuters: The Commerce Department said on Wednesday sales of newly built single-family homes dropped 11.2 percent to an annual rate of 3...

- by New Deal democrat This morning Initial Jobless claims were reported at 496,000, the highest in nearly 3 months. The 4 week moving aver...

Welcome a a new class at the Bonddad Blog. It's called reading comprehension -- a skill shortly lacking in the blogsphere. Consider th...

In general, the oil market is still in a channel, between lines A and B. A.) Prices are consolidating above the 61.8% Fibonacci level. In a...

A.) Prices are consolidating between the 50% and 61.8% Fibonacci level. A.) Also note the price/EMA picture. Prices are consolidating on to...