Macro Economics Archive
NYT: Consumer Spending Picking Up
April 7, 2010 · Category: Macro Economics
What I'm hearing across a wide swath of retail is that sales are simply much stronger than companies had expected.
- Robert Barbera, Chief Economist, ITG
There's a true desire to buy that I haven't seen in ...
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NYT: State Debt Woes Grow Too Big to Camouflage
California, New York and other states are showing many of the same signs of debt overload that recently took Greece to the brink — budgets that will not balance, accounting that masks debt, the use ...
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NYT: Spurt Of Home Buying As End Of Tax Credit Looms
March 30, 2010 · Category: Macro Economics, Real Estate
Real estate agents say buyers and sellers are hurrying to take advantage of the tax credit, which is worth up to $8,000 for home buyers. But the last-minute rush is also prompting some foreboding about ...
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Rising Rates - 10 Year Approaching 4%
One of the important stories last week was the notable rise in interest rates. The cause was weak treasury auctions on Wednesday and Thursday when the Treasury sold $42 billion of 5 year notes and ...
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A Day With Hedge Fund Manager Hugh Hendry
March 26, 2010 · Category: Macro Economics, The Investment Advice Business
Interesting video of a BBC journalist who spent a day with hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry. Click here.
(Via The Mises Institute Blog)
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Excellent Best Buy Quarter
Best Buy (BBY) yesterday morning reported an excellent fiscal year 4th quarter ended February 27, 2010. US same store sales increased 7.4% and overall revenue was up 12% year over year. Net income was up ...
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Top Gun FP Client Note: The Health Care Bill
March 25, 2010 · Category: Macro Economics, Market Commentary, Obama, Politics, Top Gun Financial Planning
NOTE: Every week I write a Client Note for my clients. For a limited time, I am allowing non-clients to sign up and receive the Client Note. You can sign up at the top right ...
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NYT: Redistribution Of Wealth At Heart Of Health Care Bill
The bill is the most sweeping piece of federal legislation since Medicare was passed in 1965. It aims to smooth out one of the roughest edges in American society — the inability of many people to ...
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Nike Shares Surge To All Time High On Good Earnings
Nike (NKE) reported a good quarter ended February 28, 2010 after the close yesterday. Revenue of $4.7 billion was up 6.6% year over year but still not at the levels seen prior to the collapse ...
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Top Gun FP Client Note: Out Here In California
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