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What a Difference Five Months Makes
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 12/2/2008
What a Difference Five Months Makes
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Last week, we noted that the daily moves in the S&P; 500 during the current bear market make this the most volatile period in the index's history. More broadly, today's release of the November ISM shows that for pricing in general, the move we have seen over the last five months is the most ...
The Most Volatile Market Ever
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 11/25/2008
The Most Volatile Market Ever
— bespokeinvest.typepad.com — Over the last 50 trading days, the average absolute daily percentage change of the S&P; 500 has... been...wait for it...3.82%! That means the S&P; 500 is averaging a daily move of up or down nearly 4%. This is definitely one of the craziest statistics of ... (more) The Most Volatile Market Ever

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What a difference $2.70 makes
themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com - 12/9/2008
What a difference $2.70 makes
— themessthatgreenspanmade.blogspot.com — Well, it wasn't that difficult to add another column to the California SUV Fill Up Index to... demonstrate why you see a few less frowns on peoples' faces when they are buying gasoline these days. Since we normally pay cash, doing some quick math to ... (more) What a difference $2.70 makes
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Readings: ISM prices paid, Zimbabwe commends US, Recession
GalaTime — Bespoke: What a Difference Five Months Makes In a matter of five months, we have gone from the 13th highest monthly reading since 1948 to the fourth lowest monthly reading. Naked Capitalism: The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Commends US and UK Authorities for Following Its Lead From the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (boldface theirs): As Monetary Authorities, we have been humbled and have ...

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