Monthly Archives: November 2012

October unemployment by state, housing starts and existing home sales, & the World Bank on global warming

  even without the shortened market week and congress not in session due to the holiday, it was a fairly uneventful week in the economics blogosphere, where there were just a few reports to cover & where it seemed many … Continue reading

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saudi america, sandy’s impacts on retail sales & industrial production, & the MBA’s 3rd quarter delinquency & foreclosure report

once again, the year end fiscal cliff dominated the discussion in the economic blogosphere as well as in the media this past week, resulting in a collection of several dozen links on fiscal policy, deficits, and taxes being included in … Continue reading

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september’s trade, JOLTS, consumer credit and the LPS mortgage monitor; october’s NMI, & the fiscal cliff again…

it was a fairly uneventful week, unless you consider the reelection of most of the incumbents who were running for national office to have been an event worth noting…the Democrats maintain a slim majority in the Senate, and although they … Continue reading

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hurricane sandy, October unemployment and PMIs, September income & outlays, et al

it’s interesting that every now and then the planet we’re living on reminds us who’s in charge; so it was that hurricane sandy pushed aside the campaign rhetoric & delayed some economic reports and pretty much dominated the news cycle … Continue reading

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