The Bonddad Blog

- by New Deal democrat From the proverbial 100,000 feet, it is not difficult to see that the "Great Moderation" was a chimera or s...

After falling through the 200 day EMA, the SPYs have now formed an upward sloping channel.  Prices are below the 200 day EMA, indicating ...

- by New Deal democrat The only significant monthly data reported in the last week was the ISM services index, which rebounded slightly. I...

Japan's recovery is faltering The US summer was the hottest on record   Lagarde warns of economic risk Chinese inflation falls EU ...

- by New Deal democrat Another component of the Weekly Indicators, besides money supply which I discussed yesterday, is the Mortgage Banke...

The Federal Reserve issued the Beige Book this week.  It confirms a continued slowdown in the economy.  Consider the opening paragraph: ...

Yesterday, the euro -- which was already below the 200 day EMA -- broke below technical support in high volume.  The primary reason for...

Republicans striking a new tone? Eight takeaways from the Republican debate OECD lowers global growth forecasts Economic plans will pro...

- by New Deal democrat An initial note: I read all of the comments. I don't always respond because frequently I simply don't have ti...

This has been a central question for the last year+ -- why aren't we creating any more jobs?  I think the answer is really that there ar...

Gold is looking like it wants to consolidate at these levels.  After hitting a bit above 184, prices dropped lower on strong volume, prin...

The above charts show all the major average ETFs and the transports.  All confirm that the two year bull ru...

Kash -- a MUST read -- on the Swiss National Bank's currency decision Japan keeps rates low Analysts just can't say sell (yes, ...

Despite all of the bad news lately (and there has been a ton of it), there have been two bright spots -- personal consumption expenditures a...

Yesterday, there were two important stories.  First, the ISM services printed better than expected.  This provided much needed enthusiasm. ...

After last week's dismal employment report, I though a macro level view of the employment situation would be in order.  So, let's ...

Between being buried in work and feeling incredibly depressed about the overall political situation, I wound up taking a much needed break l...

From the WSJ: The sharp slowdown in the euro-zone economy during the second quarter was due to a combination of government spending cut...

Wow -- did I ever need that break.  First, I want to thank NDD and Silver OZ for filling in the gaps on the blog while I got a break. Second...

- by New Deal democrat In the rending of garments over yesterday's jobs report, it is easy to overlook that most of the monthly da...