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econompicdata.blogspot.com - 4 hours ago
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Remember that "recovery" we experienced in the third
quarter? Turns out nominal GDP bounced a "whopping" 3.2%
(down 1% from the initial release). Or to put this figure in perspective, the 42nd highest quarter out of the last 251 or one of the lowest ...
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Recovery in Perspective: Nominal GDP Edition
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Abnormal Returns
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WSJ reports: The U.S. economy's recovery wasn't as strong as earlier believed, the government said Tuesday, revising its third-quarter numbers to show a wider trade deficit and lower consumer spending than previously estimated. Gross domestic product rose at a 2.8% annual rate July through ...
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Gross Domestic Product
Washington Post details: The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums in October surged to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.1 million units from 5.54 million in September -- making last month the strongest since ...
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Housing Market
econompicdata.blogspot.com - 28 hours ago
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Bloomberg (via Calculated Risk ) details Meredith Whitney's
latest concern: The Federal Reserve has begun slowing purchases
in the $5 trillion market for so-called agency mortgage-backed securities after announcing in September that it would extend ...
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Agency Mortgage Bonds are RICH
"Monster" weekend for The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Per the AP : The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday. The No. 1 domestic debut for Summit ...
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econompicdata.blogspot.com - 2 days ago
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Breakin’ Down the Growth Leading Economic Indicators Losing
Strength No Inventory Correction in September Retail Sales Upside
Suprise... Still Weak Longer Term Japanese GDP... 4.8% Growth, but Ugly? Assets Selecting a Domestic Fixed Income ...
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EconomPics of the Week (11/20/09)
econompicdata.blogspot.com - 4 days ago
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Barclays Aggregate is Yielding Just 3.35% Last month
I detailed that the yield to worst of the
Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index (i.e. the most popular US dollar fixed income benchmark) was minuscule at just around 3.5%. Well it is now ...
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Selecting a Domestic Fixed Income Benchmark
econompicdata.blogspot.com - 4 days ago
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The AP details the "best in 25+ year"
run of the leading economic indicators that still somehow
managed to disappoint : A private forecast of economic activity over the next six months edged up less than expected in October, signaling slow, bumpy ...
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Leading Economic Indicators Losing Strength
Marketwatch details the latest CPI release: The consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in October as energy prices increased for the fifth time in six months to offset another rare decline in rents, the Labor Department said. The core CPI rate, which excludes food and energy ...
Stocks
Marketwatch reports: New construction of U.S. houses fell sharply in October to the lowest level in six months, the Commerce Department estimated Wednesday. Starts fell 10.6% in October to a seasonally adjusted 529,000 annualized units weaker than the 590,000 pace expected by economists ...
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Housing Market
Gross Domestic Product
econompicdata.blogspot.com - 6 days ago
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Briefing detailed the latest PPI release: The producer
price index rose 0.3% in October, well below the
consensus expectation of an increase of 0.5%. Excluding food and energy prices, core PPI fell an astounding 0.6% over the month. For the year, ...
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What Stinkin' Inflation? PPI Edition
Ed Harrison of Credit Writedowns (via The Guardian ) details a disturbing trend: The US Department of Agriculture highlights how the United States in the last decade, despite increased aggregate wealth, slid back significantly in terms of food insecurity as measure of poverty. With everyone now ...
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Forbes reported earlier this morning (traveling again all week so expects delays): Total business inventories continued to fall in September by 0.4%, less than the 0.7% decline economists were expecting, the Commerce Department reported today. September now marks the thirteenth consecutive ...
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econompicdata.blogspot.com - 8 days ago
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Marketwatch reports: U.S. retail sales increased a seasonally
adjusted 1.4% in October, led by a rebound in
auto sales, the Commerce Department estimated Monday. Excluding the 7.4% increase in auto sales, retail sales rose 0.2% in October. Auto ...
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Retail Sales Upside Suprise... Still Weak Longer Term
The AP details: Consumer prices in the 16 countries that use the euro fell by 0.1 percent in the year to October, official figures confirmed Monday. Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, kept the rate unchanged from its preliminary estimate, in line with market expectations. October's decline ...
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econompicdata.blogspot.com - 8 days ago
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EconomPic detailed Japan's odd Q2 GDP print in
which real GDP rebounded to positive territory for the
first time since Q4 2007, even as nominal GDP continued to contract: This has happened before (but real GDP has never been higher, while nominal GDP ...
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Japanese GDP... The Worst 4.8% GDP Print Ever?
econompicdata.blogspot.com - 9 days ago
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Economic Data United States The "Paradox of Deleveraging"
Civilian Hours vs. Real GDP Consumers Don't Enjoy Unemployment
Trade Deficit Jumps in September The State of States: They're Broke Spending Down + Deficit Up = Not Good Foreign ...
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EconomPics of the Weeks (11/13/09)
Bloomberg details: Confidence among U.S. consumers unexpectedly fell in November for the second consecutive month as surging unemployment shook households. The Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment decreased to 66 from 70.6 in October. The gauge was projected ...
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Bloomberg details: The trade deficit in the U.S. widened in September by the most in a decade, reflecting rising demand for imported oil and automobiles as the economy rebounded from the worst recession since the 1930s. The gap grew a larger-than-anticipated 18 percent to $36.5 billion, the ...
