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paul.kedrosky.com - 1/11/2009

There's Unemployment, and Then There's Unemployment

— paul.kedrosky.com — I have been sent this Reuters story from yesterday umpteen times, so I may as well post... it, as well as the underlying graph. The gist: If unemployment were being measured the same way as it was during the Depression, the U.S. would be well on its way ... (more) There's Unemployment, and Then There's Unemployment

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federalreserve.gov - 1/6/2009

FRB: FOMC Minutes, December 15-16, 2008

— federalreserve.gov — A meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee was held in the offices of the Board of... Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C., on Monday, December 15, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. and continued on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. ... (more) FRB: FOMC Minutes, December 15-16, 2008

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spaineconomy.blogspot.com - 1/9/2009

Unemployment Up And Mortgages Down In December

— spaineconomy.blogspot.com — Spanish registered unemployment topped 3 million for the first time ever in December, as the government said... unemployment was expected to worsen in 2009. Comparable government figures on the number of jobless in Spain go back to 1996 but Employment ... (more) Unemployment Up And Mortgages Down In December

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Closing Bell: Stocks gain despite FOMC depression description; AAPL, GE, LOGI, WFC
BloggingStocks — ... ISM non-manufacturing and housing numbers were reported today and they remained weak, but the weakness was arguably not as bad as many were bracing for. Shares stayed up most of the day, although feelings were mixed despite the FOMC minutes showing something worse than a normal recession. ...