Today another jobs report that was already in the bag on the inevitable economic bounce-back from deplorably bad readings has stimulated casino patrons finding it
Category: Economy
Surprise!
In Friday’s post about the Stock/Economy Pumper-in-Chief we also noted regarding economic ‘experts’ AKA economists: Of course the ‘experts’ were wrong. They are usually wrong.
Not Only Was He Tweet-Pumping the Stock Market the Other Day…
…but today he’s vigorously pumping the Jobs number. His Twitter is littered with the stuff. What a spam artist. Of course the ‘experts’ were wrong.
Jobs Report and Reaction
Sorry folks, but it’s all in the bag and according to plan. They are inflating and now with the Nasdaq at its previous all-time highs
A Companion to the Continuum
The data sets at Yardeni.com are fabulous. You should keep it on watch and rummage through when you have spare time if you want to
A helping hand…
It is difficult in the midst of panic and loss to think about others, but I know a lot of people are doing just that.
“Realtor Group” Warns?? Are you Kidding Me?
If you hurry, you may just be able to eek eke [thank you Mr. ‘Eagle Eye’ Turner!] out a mortgage for the fine abode shown
Inside January Payrolls
You can grab the entire report (if you have no life and have the time and inclination) by clicking this blurb… The Good Ship Lollipop
Mises Goes Mainstream, Calls Bull
I don’t mind telling you that I tend to tune everybody out in favor of the market. That includes mainstream Wall Street types, perma-bulls, perma-bears,
Payrolls +266k, the Details…
You can click this graphic for the detailed November Payrolls report from BLS. Here is where the heavy lifting came from. There is the usual
ISM Continues to Fade
Here is the full ISM Report on Business if you’d like to check it out. Here are the concerning items I’ve marked up… Here are
Philly Fed Bumps Up, With a Cost-Push Inflation Hint
It’s just one region, but the Philly Fed’s Manufacturing survey bumped up in its most recent reading. The thing I find most interesting is the
Semi Sector Leads, Laggards Lag
The graphic shows you that the media have now, months later, caught up to the story. As we have been noting all year, Semi leads
Jobs +136,000 as the Good Ship Lollipop Sails On
According to those seers who are paid to usually be wrong, NFP would show +145,000 jobs after a fairly weak 130,000 last month. The employment