ForexCycle.com @ May 24, 2013 # No Comment Yet
Gold and silver have been THE financial news in recent weeks. The coverage began during mid-April’s three-day price decline, but the real precious metals story goes back further than that. Since 2011, gold and silver have declined more than 30% a…
CalculatedRisk @ December 10, 2011 # Comments Off
This was a light week for economic data and most of the focus was on Europe.
The good news included fewer initial weekly unemployment claims, an increase in consumer sentiment and an increase in rail traffic. However the ISM non-manufacturing index w…
CalculatedRisk @ December 8, 2011 # Comments Off
On Sunday I posted Comments on the Employment-Population Ratio with a follow up yesterday: Labor Force Participation Rate by Age Group
Some people have wondered why the participation rate has been declining for the younger age groups.
First below …
CalculatedRisk @ December 7, 2011 # Comments Off
Not much news yet … although the ECB is expected to cut interest rates …
From the Financial Times: Germany insists on new treaty for Europe
Germany has thrown down the gauntlet to its European partners, insisting that they must agree on treaty cha…
CalculatedRisk @ December 2, 2011 # Comments Off
From NFIB on small business hiring: November Brings First Positive Growth in Months
Chief economist for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) William C. Dunkelberg, issued the following statement on the November job numbers, based on N…
CalculatedRisk @ December 2, 2011 # Comments Off
Here are the earlier employment posts:
• November Employment Report: 120,000 Jobs, 8.6% Unemployment Rate
• Employment Summary, Part Time Workers, and Unemployed over 26 Weeks
• NEW Employment graph gallery (fast, no scripting)
And a few more gr…
CalculatedRisk @ November 27, 2011 # Comments Off
From Tim Duy at Fed Watch: Europe Scrambles for Solutions. Some excerpts:Monday morning is fast approaching, and European leaders are scrambling to come up with something credible to float ahead of the market opening. Recall that we ended last week w…
CalculatedRisk @ November 25, 2011 # Comments Off
According to Bloomberg, Brent Crude is down to $106.40 per barrel, while WTI is up to $96.77. The spread has been narrowing for over a month, especially following the recent announcement of a partial reversal of the Seaway pipeline to transport crude …
CalculatedRisk @ November 22, 2011 # Comments Off
From the Fed: Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, November 1-2, 2011. Excerpts:
Regarding their overall outlook for economic activity, participants generally agreed that, even with the positive news received over the intermeeting period, the…
CalculatedRisk @ November 9, 2011 # Comments Off
This is the UCLA Anderson Forecast and Ceridian Corporation index using real-time diesel fuel consumption data: Pulse of Commerce Index Increased 1.1 Percent in October, Offsetting the 1.0 Percent Decline in September
The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerc…