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Downgraded: The Macro Outlook In Wisconsin
Article By:
Menzie Chinn
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Monday, November 24, 2014 2:23 PM EDT
The Department of Revenue’s Wisconsin Economic Outlook, released last week, details a noticeable deterioration in forecast performance, in just the eight months.
Rickards: Fed Won’t Raise Rates In 2015
Video By:
Peter Schiff
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Monday, November 24, 2014 2:10 PM EDT
Since Janet Yellen’s Federal Reserve has put an end to quantitative easing, the financial media generally believes the United States economy is improving. Video length: 3:32.
Why Gold Is Headed Much Higher
Article By:
Michael Pento
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Monday, November 24, 2014 11:27 AM EDT
What really drives the price of gold? Some say it's a fear gauge. Others prefer to look at the demand coming from the Indian wedding season. But the silliest of all conclusions to reach is that the dollar price of gold should be determined solely by its value vis-à-vis another fiat currency.
In this article: GLD
Global X Copper Miners ETF (COPX) Remains Under Pressure
Article By:
Nicholas Kitonyi
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Monday, November 24, 2014 11:11 AM EDT
Over the last four months, the prices of Copper metal have fallen drastically, albeit with episodes of spikes and declines, which again underpins the current volatility in the commodity markets.
In this article: COPX
Chicago Fed: US Economic Growth Slowed In October
Article By:
James Picerno
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Monday, November 24, 2014 10:54 AM EDT
The pace of US growth slowed more than expected in October, according to this morning’s update of the Chicago Fed National Activity Index.
Monday Market Movement – Drifting Into The Holidays
Article By:
Phil Davis
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Monday, November 24, 2014 10:24 AM EDT
This morning, we're drifting up again – resetting the pins for another knockdown but probably not into the end of the month (Friday), as "they" want to post what will end up being one of the strongest months in the market of all time!
In this article: SPY
What Have The Nonpartisan Research Agencies Ever Done For Us?
Article By:
Menzie Chinn
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Monday, November 24, 2014 9:15 AM EDT
I see Americans for Tax Reform is against reappointment of Doug Elmendorf as CBO head. It is a remarkable document, insofar as it is so full of factual errors that the head spins.
Morning Call For November 24, 2014
Article By:
Jim Van Meerten
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Monday, November 24, 2014 8:54 AM EDT
December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 +0.24%) this morning are up +0.18% and European stocks are up +0.99% at a 1-3/4 month high after German business confidence unexpectedly rose for the first time in 7 months.
Financial Repression Authority With Axel Merk
Podcast By:
Gordon T Long
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Monday, November 24, 2014 7:46 AM EDT
Gordon T. Long and Axel Merk discuss financial repression. (Audio Length: 00:24:42)
Germany Surprises, Helps Euro Tick Up
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Monday, November 24, 2014 7:12 AM EDT
The German flash PMI was disappointing, but the ZEW survey was considerable better. The German IFO followed the ZEW lead, not the PMI. The IFO improved for the first time since April.
Maybe US Isn't Turning Japanese...
Article By:
Alex Filonov
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Monday, November 24, 2014 6:32 AM EDT
Problem in Japan: link between QE and consumer debt doesn't exist. Money from Central Bank is going to banks, which repair their balance sheets, but in no hurry to lend to consumers.
Most Of The World Panics — Is The US Next?
Article By:
John Rubino
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Monday, November 24, 2014 5:01 AM EDT
There’s a decent chance that a year from now we’ll be faced with a world in which debt monetization has failed in three of the four major economies and a strong currency has sucker-punched the last one standing.
Obama’s Amnesty Further Fractures America
Article By:
Peter Morici
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Monday, November 24, 2014 3:12 AM EDT
While many may silently harbor racial bigotry, the adverse economic consequences for whites are real and palpable.
Output Gap Idiocy; Shaky Accounting EU And US Style
Article By:
Mish Shedlock
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Monday, November 24, 2014 12:23 AM EDT
Italy accuses Brussels of "shaky" accounting practices, because, apparently Brussels' practices aren't shaky enough. Huh?
Politics Is Economics In The Week Ahead
Article By:
Marc Chandler
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Sunday, November 23, 2014 4:20 PM EDT
Many people assume that politics and economics are separate spheres. It was Harold Laswell, regarded as the father of modern political science, that famously defined politics as who gets what, when and how. Isn't that the role of the price mechanism and the market economy?