Saturday, February 22, 2014

Weekly Indicators for February 17 - 21 at XE.com

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  - by New Deal democrat My Weekly Indicator column is  up at XE.com . Those of you of a certain Neanderthal age may remember a line fr...
Friday, February 21, 2014

The Dueling Doomers of DailyKos horribly bobble a "housing bubble"

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 - by New Deal democrat Ugh!  You would think after years of having their heads handed to them by economic data, the Doomers might go cra...

International Week in Review: Central Banks Release Tons of Minutes Edition

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This is up over at XE.com

January existing home sales and the housing slowdown

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  - by New Deal democrat Let me start out by saying that, in terms of their importance for the economy, existing home sales are the least...

Remember That The Long-Term USD/CAN Chart is Bullish

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This is up over at XE.com

Existing home sales fall to 18 month low

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  - by New Deal democrat Existing home sales fell to 4.62 million annualized in January, the lowest number since July 2012 (seasonally ad...
Thursday, February 20, 2014

Rising natural gas partially offsets flat gasoline pries in January

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  - by New Deal democrat I have a post  up at XE.com  on this morning's CPI release.  It wasn't as low as I had hoped, but we are...

A closer look at the housing slowdown

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  - by New Deal democrat With yesterday's reports on housing permits and starts, we now have 3 of 5 monthly reports that have turned ...

Emerging Markets Rebound, But Hit Resistance

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      The emerging market ETF has rallied from 37 to ~ 39.5 but has hit resistance just below the 200 day EMA and at the lower 40s ...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Will the 1.38 Level Provide Resistance For the EUR/USD Pair?

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This is up over at XE.com.

Housing permits decline, housing starts now down YoY

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  - by New Deal democrat As Bill McBride reminded his readers  this morning, he and I have a charitable bet on the direction of the housi...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Pound Rallies Versus Dollar; But Beware US Weather Influences

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This is up over at XE.com

Australian ETF Breaks Through Resistance

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Since a sell-off last fall, the Australian ETF has been trading between the upper 22s and mid 24s.  At the upper end of this range has be...
Monday, February 17, 2014

Japanese GDP Disappoints, But the Details Are More Nuanced

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This is up over at XE.com
Saturday, February 15, 2014

Weekly Indicators for February 10 - 14 at XE.com

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  - by New Deal democrat My Weekly Indicators column is  up at XE.com . Weakness continues, but - maybe - Here Comes the Sun.
Friday, February 14, 2014

International Week in Review: Central Banks Take Center Stage Edition

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This is up over at XE.com

Agricultural ETF Jumps

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Since the beginning of February, the agricultural ETF has jumped a little over a point, or nearly 5% in percentage terms.  Prices are now...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

February 2014 may show the lowest YoY inflation rate in 50 years (ex-Great Recession)

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 - by New Deal democrat The loosening of the Oil choke collar this winter appears to be leading to the lowest YoY inflation rate in 50 ye...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

GM: "We're still not serious about hybrids"

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  - by New Deal democrat David Atkins over at Digby's blog  is upset at a YouTube commercial for a new luxury car, in which the a...

Yellen to Use Broader Employment Measures For Fed Decisions

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This is up over at XE.com.