Total U6 unemployment rate, not seasonally fudge packed, rose from 16.3% to 16.8%.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm
Total U6 unemployment rate, not seasonally fudge packed, rose from 16.3% to 16.8%.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm
First time unemployment claims rose by 52,038 to 577,279 in the week ended January 1. The Wall Street captive media is, as usual fudging the…
First time unemployment claims rose by 5,311 in the week ended December 18. That compares with a rise of 9,860 in the third week of…
http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/09/news/international/china_trade_balance/
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Excerpt:
China’s trade balance, which measures the difference between the nation’s imports and exports, increased to a staggering $27.2 billion in October, a 61% increa…
Bernanke- “This approach eased financial conditions in the past and, so far, looks to be effective again. Stock prices rose and long-term interest rates fell when investors began to anticipate the most recent action…
higher stock prices will boo…
The Treasury’s calendar is massive this week, with $61 billion in new supply. So far, the results have not been stellar at Monday and Tuesday’s…
Fed credit rose last week, as the Fed bought GSEs, Treasuries and MBS. These purchases were more than enough to offset declining Alphabet Soup. Total…
Fed credit rose last week, as the Fed bought GSEs, Treasuries and MBS. They helped to stabilize the Treasury market and drive rates down at…
The Treasury benefited from a “coincidental” selloff in the stock market that was accompanied by a sharp drop in Treasury yields this morning, lasting, “coincidentally”,…
Mortgage applications rose last week, but the devil is in the details. Only refis increased in response to lower rates. Purchase apps fell sharply again,…