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Japan: Exporting Deflation
by John Mauldin, Thoughts from the Frontline The evils of this deluge of paper money are not to be removed until our citizens are generally and radically instructed in their cause and consequences, and silence by their authority the interested … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Government, Japan, Trade Data, macroeconomics, money, money and banking, stock markets
Tagged consumer confidence, Economy, exports, GDP, industrial production, inflation, Japan, John Mauldin, recovery, trade balance
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April 2013 CPI Moderates to 1.1% Year-over-Year Inflation
by Doug Short and Steven Hansen The April 2013 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) year-over-year inflation rate fell from 1.5% to 1.1% . Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) fell slightly also from 1.9% to 1.7%. The dynamics were large … Continue reading
Export / Import Price Deflation in April 2013
Written by Steven Hansen In April 2013, year-over-year price deflation continues in import prices for 11 of the last 12 months . Export price price are also deflating this month: with imports down 0.5% month-over-month, down 2.6% year-over-year and exports … Continue reading
Posted in Prices - PPI, CPI and More, aa syndication
Tagged agriculture, BLS, commodities, export, food, import, OIL, prices, Steven Hansen
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Retail Sales Stay Right on Trend but Economists Get It Wrong Again
by Lee Adler, Wall Street Examiner Retail sales grew modestly and on trend in April. There was no evidence of either a slowing economy or one that is overheating and about to cause conventional inflation measures to move higher. At … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Retail & Business Sales, macroeconomics
Tagged consumer confidence, CPI, Economy, Federal Reserve, gasoline, GDP, Lee Adler, retail sales, trade balance
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Austerity and Growth Perspectives: Europe, the IMF, China, and the US
Written by Elliott Morss, Morss Global Finance Introduction Over the last two decades, the trade-offs between more rapid economic growth and the need for governments to keep their financial houses in order has been a topic of worldwide debate. Controversy … Continue reading
Posted in China, Economics, Eurozone, GDP, International Economic data
Tagged China, consumer confidence, Elliott Morss, employment, Federal Reserve, GDP, inflation, recession, recovery
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March 2013 Trade Data Filled With Ugly Numbers
Written by Steven Hansen Our analysis is worse than the ugly headlines. A quick recap to the March 2013 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported … Continue reading
Posted in Trade Data, aa syndication
Tagged current account, exports, imports, Steven Hansen, trade, trade balance, trade deficit
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March 2013 CPI Moderates to 1.5% Year-over-Year Inflation
by Doug Short and Steven Hansen The March 2013 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) year-over-year inflation rate fell from 1.7% to 1.5% . Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) fell slightly also from 2.0% to 1.9%. The dynamics were large … Continue reading
Retail Sales Rebound in March after Weak January-February
by Lee Adler, Wall Street Examiner The headlines and mainstream media stories on retail sales were hysterical and misleading as usual, thanks again to screwy, fictitious seasonally adjusted data. “Retail Sales in U.S. Dropped in March by Most in Nine … Continue reading
Inequality – Both Economic and In Access to Liberty and Justice – Skyrockets to Historic Levels
by Washington’s Blog, Washington’s Blog Poverty Spikes In America … While the Government Throws Money at the Super-Elite AP reports that the U.S. is seeing the highest spike in poverty since the 1960s, and notes: According to a report by … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Employment, money
Tagged Economy, Federal Reserve, GDP, inequality, personal income, Washington’s Blog
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How Will Ending Quantitative Easing Effect the Markets?
Written by Steven Hansen The Federal Reserve’s FOMC meeting minutes were released earlier this week indicating many (few, majority, most, all?) members were leaning towards terminating some aspects of the current quantitative easing (QE) purchases sooner rather than later. ….A … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly Economic Summary, aa syndication
Tagged correction, Economy, equities, GDP, markets, printing money., QE, quantitative easing, recovery, Steven Hansen, Treasuries, unemployment, weekly review
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Export / Import Price Moderation Continues In March 2013
Written by Steven Hansen In March 2013, year-over-year price deflation continues in import prices for 10 of the last 11 months . Export price price inflation grew marginally year-over-year but fell month-over-month: with imports down 0.5% month-over-month, down 2.7% year-over-year … Continue reading
Posted in Prices - PPI, CPI and More, aa syndication
Tagged agriculture, BLS, commodities, export, food, import, OIL, prices, Steven Hansen
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Everything You Know About Money Is Wrong
by Washington’s Blog, Washington’s Blog We Can’t Fix What We Don’t Understand Bloomberg notes this week that the conventional theory of why money was created is wrong:
Posted in macroeconomics, money
Tagged Economy, GDP, money, money and banking, Washington's Blog
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February 2013 Trade Data Suggests Economy Is Not Good
Written by Steven Hansen Our analysis is much worse than the headlines. A quick recap to the February 2013 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported … Continue reading
Posted in Trade Data, aa syndication
Tagged current account, exports, imports, Steven Hansen, trade, trade balance, trade deficit
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March 28, 2013: BEA Revises 4th Quarter 2012 GDP Upward to a 0.38% Annual Growth Rate
by Rick Davis, Consumer Metrics Institute In their third estimate of the US GDP for the fourth quarter of 2012 the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that the economy was growing at a 0.38% annualized rate, roughly 2.7% worse … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Metrics Institute, GDP
Tagged CMI, consumer confidence, Consumer Metrics Institute, Economy, Federal Reserve, GDP, Rick Davis
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Why Not a Quantitative Target for Quantitative Easing?
by Paul Kasriel, The Econtrarian When I should have been practicing my bass guitar in preparation for my band class Thursday evening, I, instead, watched the first few minutes of Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke’s post-FOMC press conference. A number of … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Federal Reserve, US Treasury, money
Tagged consumer confidence, Economy, Federal Reserve, GDP, Paul Kasriel
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The Euro Mess Gets Messier
by Elliott Morss, Morss Global Finance Introduction I have not written about problems in the Eurozone and surrounding areas since last October since nothing had changed. The Eurozone is in the process of falling apart because what I called the … Continue reading
Posted in Eurozone, macroeconomics, money
Tagged banking, Cyprus, Cyprus banks, Elliott Morss, Eurozone, money, money and banking, weak sisters
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Stratfor: The New Reality in U.S.-Israeli Relations
By George Friedman, Founder and Chairman, Stratfor U.S. President Barack Obama is making his first visit to Israel. The visit comes in the wake of his re-election and inauguration to a second term and the formation of a new Israeli … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East
Tagged egypt, George Friedman, iran, israel, palestinians, Stratfor, syria, usa
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February 2013 CPI Rises to 2.0% Year-over-Year Inflation
by Doug Short and Steven Hansen The February 2013 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) year-over-year inflation rate rose from 1.7% to 2.0% – with the largest month-over-month jump in over a year. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) rose slightly … Continue reading
Export Price Deflation Continues In February 2013
Written by Steven Hansen In February 2013, year-over-year price deflation continues in import prices for 9 of the last 10 months – although the amount of deflation is now microscopic. Export price price inflation grew marginally: with imports up 1.1% … Continue reading
Posted in Prices - PPI, CPI and More, aa syndication
Tagged agriculture, BLS, commodities, export, food, import, OIL, prices, Steven Hansen
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January 2012 Trade Data Not Great, Not Bad Either
Written by Steven Hansen A quick recap to the January 2013 trade data released today: Import growth has positive implications historically to the economy – and the seasonally adjusted imports were reported up month-over-month. Econintersect analysis shows a growth of … Continue reading
Posted in Trade Data, aa syndication
Tagged current account, exports, imports, Steven Hansen, trade, trade balance, trade deficit
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