Saturday, November 1, 2014

US Equity Market Review For The Week Of October 27-31

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     Texans have a saying: if you don't like the weather, wait 10 minutes and it will probably change.  So, too, is the character of the...

Weekly Indicators for October 27 - 31 at XE.com

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  - by New Deal democrat My Weekly Indicator post is up at XE.com  . It may have been Halloween yesterday, but there was nothing scary in...

Average US gas price falls to below $3 a gallon!

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  - by New Deal democrat According to price graphs from  GasBuddy , in the last 24 hours average gas prices in the US nationwide have fal...
Friday, October 31, 2014

Employment cost index shows some improvement on the wage front

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  - by New Deal democrat This morning the BLS released its quarterly Employment Cost Inde x. And the news was pretty good. Overall compen...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Apartment rents still not in a bubble, despite record low vacancy rates

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  - by New Deal democrat I have a new post  up at XE.com . Apartment vacancy rates are lower than they have ever been since the series ...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Weekly Indicators for October 20 - 24 at XE.com

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  - by New Deal democrat My Weekly Indicators piece for last week is  Up at XE.com The recent theme of positve, but less strongly so co...
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

September housing reports: interest rates show their effect

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  - by New Deal democrat Aaaannnd, I'm back!  Didja miss me? Anyway, I have a new post  up at XE.com , discussing how lower interes...
Sunday, October 26, 2014

John "Trillion Dollar Loss" Hinderaker's Stunning Ignorance of Economics Revealed

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     Over at Powerline, John Hinderaker is stating that Hillary Clinton is ignorant of economics.        So, let's just review Mr. Hin...
Saturday, October 25, 2014

US Equity Market Review For the Week of October 20-24

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     Since mid-September, the US markets have been in a downward trajectory.  Until the 2nd week of October, this sell-off was contained; it...
Saturday, October 18, 2014

US Market Review For the Week of October 13-17; The Rebound Potential Is Increasing

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     Last week put to rest any doubt about whether or not the market was in the middle of a correction.  Although the SPYs ended the week do...
Friday, October 17, 2014

Weekly indicators for October 16-20 at XE.com

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  - by New Deal democrat My Weekly Indicator post is  Up at XE.com . This week, at least, it turns out the US really is exceptional.

Housing permits still say: deceleration not DOOM

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  - by New Deal democrat Housing permits are one of the best long leading indicators there is.  They give us a good read on the economy 1...

US consumers paying the least for gas in nearly 4 years

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  - by New Deal democrat This post is  up at XE.com . The best way to look at this is,how much of their disposable income do US consume...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

Quick Technical Update on the SPYs

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    Above is a yearly chart of the SPYs with Fibonacci lines and fans drawn from the lowest point to the highest on the chart.  Price...

Jobless claims at 264,000 set new low

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  - by New Deal democrat The 4 week moving average also set a new post-recession low. But, oh yeah, we're sliding into recession. S...
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Neil Irwin of the New York Times has never heard of this thing called "gasoline"

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  - by New Deal democrat Today Neil Irwin of "the Upshot" tells his readers  in the NYT that: You knew all that back in Decem...

The US Economy Is In Decent Shape

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This is over at XE.com In saying the US economy is in "decent shape" I am not saying it is without problems.  Like most advance...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

The bond market: deceleration not DOOOOM

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  - by New Deal democrat I have a new post up at XE.com discussing  the message of the bond market .

Russia: The next Big Problem Economy

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This is over at XE.com
Saturday, October 11, 2014

US Market Review For the Week of October 6-10.

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     For the last 3-4 years, central bank created liquidity has been pumped into the equity markets as investors sought higher returns.  The...