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A Tale Of Two Economies - It Was The Better Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times
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Global Economic Intersection
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Sunday, November 23, 2014 2:32 PM EDT
As quantitative easing comes to an end (apparently) by the Fed and is taken up by the European Central Bank (ECB), let’s compare the behavior of nominal domestic demand in each central bank’s economy and venture a reason for any differences.
Lower Oil Prices And The U.S. Economy
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James Hamilton
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Sunday, November 23, 2014 2:25 PM EDT
The current price of gasoline is 80 cents/gallon below what it has averaged over the last 3 years. Last year Americans consumed 135 billion gallons of gasoline.
Employee Quits Are Up: Is It Time To Raise Wages?
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Bill Conerly
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Sunday, November 23, 2014 1:06 PM EDT
The number of employees quitting their jobs is the highest it has been since early 2008. The number of vacant jobs is the highest it has been since 2001. Is it time to increase wage rates?
Fear Of "Surge In Debt Defaults, Business Failures And Job Losses" Means Many More Chinese Rate Cuts
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Tyler Durden
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Sunday, November 23, 2014 11:41 AM EDT
If admitting you have a problem is the first step toward recovery, then China is making progress. The question is progress to what, because the generic answer, "another debt-fueled boom" is no longer applicable.
The Fed Concerned About "Importing" Disinflation
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Sober Look
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Sunday, November 23, 2014 6:13 AM EDT
The latest Reuters poll is showing 24 out of 43 economists projecting the first rate hike in the U.S. by June of next year, but the international situation has made the Fed's policy planning much more complex.
The State Of The World FOREX
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Martin Armstrong
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Saturday, November 22, 2014 8:14 PM EDT
While recession has returned to Japan and interest rates have dropped to negative, in Europe the ECM has effectively announced it will expand its balance sheet again by a trillion Euro. China has lowered rates showing this view of lowering rates is believed to stimulate the economy still prevails.
In this article: INDU
Everyone Wants Dollars (Again)
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Marc Chandler
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Saturday, November 22, 2014 1:03 PM EDT
The yen has been the weakest of the majors this month, losing about 4.7% against the dollar. The swing in interest rate expectations for the BOE has seen sterling slip 2.0%, more than twice the euro's 0.9% decline, thus far, in November. The S&P might be giving indication of an exhaustion gap.
Fans Of Gridlock: Financial Review
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Marvin R Clark
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Saturday, November 22, 2014 9:35 AM EDT
Amnesty is alive and well. I’m not talking about immigration, rather on the other end of the food chain where the non-enforcement of the law protects the elite bankers.
Easy Money, Slower Growth: The Growing Disconnect Between Stock Markets And Economies
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Charlie Bilello
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Friday, November 21, 2014 6:40 PM EDT
Promises of additional monetary easing measures seem to arrive on a weekly basis, providing a boost to share prices globally as investors are encouraged to take on more risk. At the same time, we’re seeing increasing signs of a global slowdown.
Sell, Sell, Sell…..The Central Bank Madmen Are Raging
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David Stockman
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Friday, November 21, 2014 5:40 PM EDT
The global financial system has come unglued.
Euro Area Money Supply And Credit Growth
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Acting-Man
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Friday, November 21, 2014 5:00 PM EDT
While money supply growth is slowing down in the US, it has recently continued to accelerate somewhat in the euro area.
The Big Four Economic Indicators: Real Retail Sales
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Doug Short
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Friday, November 21, 2014 4:15 PM EDT
Official recession calls are the responsibility of the NBER Business Cycle Dating Committee, which is understandably vague about the specific indicators on which they base their decisions.
Top-Down Approach Is Not Working… Go Bottom-Up
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Angry Bear
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Friday, November 21, 2014 3:42 PM EDT
Economics is full of ideas for fiscal & monetary policies. But these policies are Top-down approaches. They work through investment and the financial system.
Senator Levin: Fed Enabled Banks To Elbow Way Into Commodities, Manipulate Prices
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Jesses-Cafe-Americain
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Friday, November 21, 2014 2:16 PM EDT
Apparently Senator Levin is not expecting many $250,000 speaking engagements from Wall Street after he leaves the Senate.
The Consequences Of Imposing Negative Interest Rates
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Acting-Man
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Friday, November 21, 2014 2:11 PM EDT
Ever since the ECB has introduced negative interest rates on its deposit facility, people have been waiting for commercial banks to react.
The Average Hedge Fund Is Down -1% YTD, And The Redemption Requests Are Now Flooding In
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Tyler Durden
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Friday, November 21, 2014 1:33 PM EDT
Goldman pointed out last night, the return of the entire hedge fund universe as of November 19 is... negative 1%.