Monthly Archives: September 2012

there were major revisions this past week to a couple of numbers which we’ve reported previously, so we better review them before we look at the new reports…first, the BLS released a preliminary estimate of the annual benchmark revision to … Continue reading →

it has been a relatively slow week as relates to new economic releases, and most of the economic blogs were still preoccupied with assessing the benefits & damage of QE3 anyway… if you want to see the whole discussion on … Continue reading →

by now you all probably know that the Fed initiated a third round of quantitative easing this week, which distinguishes itself from the first two rounds of QE by having no planned end date; rather, as per the Thursday statement … Continue reading →

you’ve probably already heard that we had a rather weak employment report for August, as it was widely reported as bad news for obama; its hard to believe one set of government statistics released two months before the election could … Continue reading →

it has been an exciting week for those among us who have dedicated their lives to watching ice melt, since every day this past week has set a new record low for the amount of arctic ice remaining…arguably, the old … Continue reading →