Monday, November 23, 2009

SNL Pokes Fun at the Administration and it's Clunker-Bailout Economic Policies... Hillarious!

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The official SNL link as well ... enjoy!

Existing Home Sales Report: October 2009

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Today, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Home Sales Report for October showing a continuation of the epic...

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index: October 2009

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Today’s release of the Chicago Federal Reserve National Activity Index (CFNAI) indicated that national economic activity contracted in Octo...
Saturday, November 21, 2009

Two Great Bounces! - November 20 2009

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The following charts provide a simple comparison between the big stock bounce that occurred in the wake of the DOW crash of 1929 and the bou...
Friday, November 20, 2009

Massive Unemployment: Mass Layoffs October 2009

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Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released thier latest installment of the Mass Layoff Report showing continued weakness in natio...

Sinking Ships – MA vs. RI October 2009

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Subtitle : MA Unemployment … At The Peak?! As I had noted in my original post , historically it has been very unusual for there to be more t...
Thursday, November 19, 2009

Philadelphia Feeling: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey November 2009

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Today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia released the results of their Business Outlook Survey for November showing a slight increas...

Follow The Leader: Index of Leading Economic Indicators October 2009

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Today’s results of the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicators showed another monthly increase climbing .3% compared to September br...

Mid-Cycle Meltdown!: Jobless Claims November 19 2009

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Today, the Department of Labor released their latest read of Joblessness showing seasonally adjusted “initial” unemployment claims went unc...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Bob Toll: "Yesterday's Sub-Prime Is Today's FHA...and I'm a Liberal Democrat"

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Mr. Toll is a complex man to say the least… Today’s Toll Brothers portion of the UBS Building and Building Products CEO Conference was easi...

Two Great Bounces! - November 18 2009

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The following charts provide a simple comparison between the big stock bounce that occurred in the wake of the DOW crash of 1929 and the bou...

New Residential Construction Report: October 2009

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Subtitle : Government Sponsored Bounce Be Gone! Today’s New Residential Construction Report was another blow to the “Green Shoots” crowd wi...

Housing Starts Down 10.6% Month on Month - Nuff Said!

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The government sponsored housing bounce is dead... more on the new residential construction numbers later....

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – November 18 2009

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all residen...