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- by New Deal democrat At the end of the day, it's really all about jobs and income. The big news this week was that the economy added 1...

I was a bit surprised by today's report -- I was thinking it would be in the 50,000 -- 70,000 range, not 151,000. So, the question now ...

Before we look at today's report, let's step back and take a longer-term view about the employment situation to see where we are. T...

The 10 day dollar chart shows the dollar's recent decent. Notice there were there gaps down (a, b and c) followed by two periods of con...

Here are a few thoughts regarding the employment situation, in no order of importance. 1.) Initial unemployment claims have remained stubbor...

Both NDD and I are concerned that the new Congress will engage in austerity measures. Both of us feel that this is not the time -- the rec...

- by New Deal democrat As an initial matter, it gives me great pleasure that, while there are many economic bloggers whose work is picked up...

The big news yesterday was the dollar, which moved though several key support areas on high volume. Over the last few weeks, I've comme...

Today we have been linked to by several prominent financial and economic blogs. The Reformed Broke r was kind enough to label us a Jedi Mas...

Last week, I noted several areas of the economy that could act like "coiled springs" -- economic ares that could provide strong g...

I rarely write about politics, but given last nights events, it seems appropriate to make a few comments. Personally, I have moved from libe...

The QQQQs are now above previous highs, and are making new highs The DIAs are near their yearly highs, and simply need a push to continue th...

From Bloomberg: Raw sugar may climb 19 percent by March if dry weather in Brazil, the world’s biggest producer, persists, amid growing deman...

- by New Deal democrat Last week I discussed Withholding Tax receipts at length, noting that the professional service which uses them to est...

As the Federal Reserve starts its two day meeting today, the general consensus is they will agree to another round of qualitative easing. H...

From the ISM The manufacturing sector grew during October, with both new orders and production making significant gains. Since hitting a pe...

Equity prices opened higher (a), rallied (b) but couldn't hold momentum, so they fell to just below the open and consolidated (c). Pric...

From Bloomberg: Cooking oils, left behind in this year’s surge in agriculture prices, are poised to catch up with grains as record demand cu...

Last week, I noted there are several possible scenarios that could lead to further, or increased growth in the economy. Over the next week...