This is a tiny selection of some of my past comments on why I love Seasonally Adjusted data. This is by no means a complete compendium, but a mere sampling of my odes to the odious seasonal fudging, finagling, falsifying, manipulating, or whatever you want to call it, process. Why do conomists and paid Wall…
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Manufacturing in New York Area Expands at Slower Pace – Bloomberg
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Manufacturing in the New York region expanded in June at the slowest pace in seven months as orders and sales cooled. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s general economic index dropped to 2.3 this month, less than the lowest forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News and down from 17.1 in May. Readings greater…
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Dallas, Philly, NY Fed Manufacturing Indexes
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3 regional US Fed surveys: Philly & Dallas slipping of late, Empire State ticking higher in contrast. Source: Markit.com
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Empire State Manufacturing Survey (overview) – Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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The May Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicates that manufacturing activity expanded in New York State at a moderate pace. The general business conditions index rose eleven points to 17.1. The new orders index inched up to 8.3, and the shipments index shot up eighteen points to 24.1. The indexes for both prices paid and prices…
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Empire State Survey indicates contraction, Inflation rate lower
by Bears Chat at The Wall Street Examiner • • 0 Comments
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Misc: Empire State Survey indicates contraction, Inflation rate lower, French Bank Rating Reviewed
by CalculatedRisk on 6/15/2011 08:30:00 AM
• From the NY Fed: Empire State Manufacturing Survey
The Empire State Manufact…
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The Bankruptcy of Corporate America
by Bears Chat at The Wall Street Examiner • • 0 Comments
Corporate America is profoundly bankrupt. Not in a financial sense, of course; the Federal Reserve’s slow destruction of the U.S. dollar has boosted corporate profits most handsomely as the majority of their earnings and profits are obtained overse…
