Monthly Archives: December 2013

while congress was out of town for the holidays, unemployment rations for roughly 1.3 million of us who’ve been unemployed for more than 6 months were cut off this week because the program to pay these stipends, which are typical … Continue reading →

  we’ll look at the 3rd estimate of the 3rd quarter GDP first, which was released by the BEA on Friday, and then we’ll look at current data that will influence the 4th quarter GDP report, which will be released … Continue reading →

3rd revision 3rd quarter GDP from zero hedge…

after at least three years of running the US government on short term continuing resolutions, it appears we have the first actual government budget since early in the Obama presidency and the first budget passed by any divided Congress in … Continue reading →

retail sales percentage changes: monthly percentage mortgage delinquencies: HELOC distribution: negative equity by county map: new problem loan rates: foreclosure starts: foreclosure pipeline ratios: states delinquency table: delinquency loan counts:

we got hit with a bunch of important economic reports this week, most of which were released over the last few days…as is usually the case in the first business day of the month, Monday saw the release of the … Continue reading →

it’s been a short week with no really important economic releases; the last two of the regional manufacturing surveys for November were released by the Dallas and Richmond Feds, there was the release of a purchasing managers index for the … Continue reading →