public US Economy • 2 min read Stock Market's Meltup Continues Investors had a quick look at today's economic indicators and concluded that the economy is still growing albeit…
paid Fed • 2 min read Markets' Message to the Fed: Just Say No to More Rate Hikes The stock market sent a message to the FOMC today: Cease and desist from any more rate hikes, please. The…
paid Fed • 2 min read Fed 's H.4.1 Shows Banking Crisis Not Getting Worse The Fed's H.4.1 report is released every Thursday at 4:15 pm. It shows the Fed&…
public US Economy • 3 min read Recession Drumbeat Getting Louder The S&P 500 has been holding up quite well as the the nattering nabobs of negativism beat their…
paid US Economy • 2 min read More Shoes To Drop? Needless to say, the recent turmoil in the banking sector is raising renewed fears of a recession and a resumption…
paid US Economy • 1 min read Capital Spending Getting A Lift From Washington Inflation-adjusted capital spending rose 4% y/y during Q4. That was a solid increase. However, it may be starting to…
paid US Economy • 2 min read More Soft Landing Stats No boom, no bust. That describes yesterday's flash estimates for February's M-PMI and NM-PMI released by…
paid US Economy • 1 min read Less Inflation & Growth In Three Regional Surveys We now have three business surveys for January conducted by the NY, Philly, and Richmond Fed district banks. Collectively, they…
paid US Economy • 1 min read Surveys Say NY & Philly Manufacturing Weak Stock prices tanked yesterday following reports showing sharp declines in December's retail sales and industrial production. As a…
paid US Economy • 2 min read A Bowl of Mixed Nuts Today's batch of economic indicators was mixed, showing that the manufacturing economy remains weak, while the labor market…
members Money • 2 min read Running Out of Money? Monetarists seem to be making a comeback, and they are sounding the alarm that the recent weakness in the M2…
paid US Economy • 2 min read Loose Lips Sink Bonds & Stocks The members of the FOMC ("Federal Open Mouth Committee") continue to sink prices in the fixed-income markets. The…