News Archives
Week of July 24th 2006
China is tightening - why can't we ? - Read Here
June Existing Home Sales fall by 1.3% - Read Here
Massachusets foreclosures up 66% - Read Here
Dollar drops on Hawkish BOJ comments - Read Here
ConocoPhillips profit soars 66% on higher energy - Read Here
Exxon/Mobil posts 2nd largest profit ever - Read Here
Dollar drops again on slowing economy - Read Here
Weaker Dollar drives Gold prices - Read Here
Glut of unsold homes in US hits record high - Read Here
Economy slows down - markets go up - Read Here
Week of July 31st 2006
Jobs Report could swing Fed's decision - Read Here
Greenspan's Derivatives save the day - Read Here
Dollar weakens along with the economy - Read Here
Iraq war more expensive than we thought - Read Here
Housing Bubble, Recession and That 70's Show - Read Here
Lehigh Valley Inflation hits record - Read Here
Australia Central Bank Raises Rates to 6% - Read Here
Sinking Further in a Sea of Red - Read Here
Hurricane, Heat drive Natural Gas Prices - Read Here
Paulson talks the talk - but economy isn't listening - Read Here
Market Manipulation?? Harrys Schultz says.... - Read Here
Dr. M tells world to use 'Dollar Weapon' as pressure - Read Here
European, England Central Banks raise rates - Read Here
Painful ARM Twisting - Read Here
Congress uses its own rules to calculate deficit - Read Here
California Mortgage Defaults up 67% over last year - Read Here
Week of August 7th / August 14th
Prudhoe Bay shutdown drives up oil prices - Read Here
Another dead-cat bounce for stocks? - Read Here
Middle East digging in for all-out war - Read Here
Consumer borrowing accelerates in June - Read Here
Inflation persists despite cooling economy - Read Here
Fed's 'wiggle room' is gone - Read Here
Fed ends series of rate hikes at 17 - Read Here
New Foreclosures reach 2006 high - Read Here
$3 gas, and we keep buying more - Read Here
Geniuses at Toll Brothers finally got it right - Read Here
Lean inventories can fuel price increases - Read Here
Week of August 21st, 2006
Cost of Living getting costlier - Read Here
Terror, gas drive down confidence - Read Here
Middle class feeling heathcare squeeze - Read Here
Don't keep and bear ARMs - Read Here
Fed Governors still playing the 'game' - Read Here
Housing bust reality setting in - Read Here
Inflation to dent 3.7% raises in 2006 - Read Here
Toll Bros. earnings slump as boom ends - Read Here
Existing Home Sales Plunge - Read Here
Countrywide becoming cautious - Read Here
California raising minimum wage to $8 - Read Here
Bond market needs a wakeup call - Read Here
Homeowners starting to feel the pain - Read Here
'Tough' inflation talk working - for now - Read Here
Fed aims to take spenders off the hook - Read Here
Week of August 28th, 2006
US gas prices have nowhere to go but down? - Read Here
Renminbi hits new high vs. the dollar - Read Here
Economy cools to 2.9% growth in Second Quarter - Read Here
The myth of inflation and Central Banks - Read Here
Consumer confidence at 9 month low - Read Here
American's net worth falls - Read Here
Savings rate STILL negative - Read Here
Some companies passing higher costs - Read Here
'Exotic' mortgages losing their appeal - Read Here
Mortgage apps fall again in July - Read Here
Week of September 4th, 2006
August sentiment up, outlook down - Read Here
Consumer spending up, inflation 'tame' - Read Here
Dollar's fall continues despite 'good' news - Read Here
Oil falls on easing Iran, demand concerns - Read Here
The housing collapse heard 'round the world - Read Here
Costs outpace gains in productivity 3 to 1 - Read Here
You are working harder and getting paid less - Read Here
ECB not done raising at end of 2006? - Read Here
Week of September 11th, 2006
Consumer Credit rose by $5.54 Billion in July - Read Here
Pocketbook pain may cause voter backlash? - Read Here
Risk of US Recession is growing - Read Here
Subprime Mortgage market exploding - Read Here
Lenders trying to get in front of foreclosures - Read Here
New Grads boomerang home - Read Here
Record trade deficit of $68 billion in July - Read Here
White House says deficits don't matter - Read Here
More homeowners fall behind on mortgages - Read Here
Are home assets or liabilities? - Read Here
IMF says risk of economic collapse increasing - Read Here
Week of September 18th, 2006
Treasury Purchases plummet in July - Read Here
Current Account gap to $218.4 Billion - Read Here
Homebuilder confidence at 15-year low - Read Here
Government Spending Report - a MUST READ
Fed Policy confusion puts economy at risk - Read Here
Housing data continues to disappoint - Read Here
Stocks finish week down on economic outlook - Read Here
Surprise drop in mfg weakens outlook - Read Here
Week of September 25th, 2006
Amaranth's pain is Goldman Sach's gain - Read Here
Cooperative Iran helps oil's fall continue - Read Here
Calif. real-estate prices topping out - Read Here
Prices on existing homes fall - first since 1995 - Read Here
Just when you thought it was safe to retire - Read Here
Lesson for Students - The best debt is none - Read Here
Voodoo debt and the coming recession - Read Here
Fed to obfuscate, drive inflation in 2007 - Read Here
Volcker sees inflation, pressure to do nothing - Read Here
Health insurance costs outpace inflation by 2X - Read Here
Corporate profits to decline 23% in 2007 - Read Here
Fox guarding the bond market henhouse again - Read Here
Homeowners still think homes are ATM's - Read Here
All-time high? So what? Then what? - Read Here
Spending up .1%, core up .2% - Read Here
Homebuyers stretching truth, budgets - Read Here
Week of October 2nd, 2006
Amaranth halts redemptions, liquidates assets - Read Here
Lenders gone wild; move to limit mortgages - Read Here
Iran on board to push for 'fair' (higher) prices - Read Here
ECB rate outlook cloudy on oil prices, effects - Read Here
Dangers of falling home prices loom large - Read Here
Manufacturing expands less than forecast - Read Here
Growth in US at 'stall speed' raising recession risk - Read Here
Japanese earned $2,400 more per car in 2005 - Read Here
More Americans are becoming house poor - Read Here
Americans increasingly house-poor - Read Here
Analysts raise '07 oil prices on higher demand - Read Here
Week of October 9th, 2006
Talking points now focused on bond market - Read Here
New retail jobs driving lower housing markets - Read Here
Home Builders see housing drop continue - Read Here
Fed 'talking up' the soft landing thesis - Read Here
Growth forecasts lowered; rate cuts by June? - Read Here
Trade Deficit - Another Record $69.09B - Read Here
Mortgage rates move up slightly on weak bonds - Read Here
First time home buyers need not apply - Read Here
Orange Juice soars as crop forecast drops - Read Here
Week of October 16th, 2006
Foreclosures, Defaults soar in California - Read Here
Junk bonds are still hot in US despite risks - Read Here
Credit Suisse loses $120M in Korean derivatives - Read Here
Foreigners buying US assets at record pace - Read Here
US industrial production falls to 81.9% capacity - Read Here
Housing slowdown creating 'ghost towns' - Read Here
September CPI paints rosy picture of prospects - Read Here
Dollar declines on narrower rate gap - Read Here
Homebuilder sentiment climbs in Oct (WHY?) - Read Here
Saudi Arabia backs OPEC cut - Read Here
Dollar poised for largest weekly drop since July - Read Here
Beware of more Fed hikes in the near future - Read Here
Gasoline demand soars as prices fall - Read Here
Week of October 23rd, 2006
US Fed to hold rates steady again - Read Here
Nifty calculations result in 'higher' inflation - Read Here
Philadelphia Fed survey down again - Read Here
Derivatives market points to more home hurt - Read Here
Fed given the 'green light' for rate hikes? - Read Here
Options for bankruptcy limited with new law - Read Here
Bond traders are thing of the past ? - Read Here
Foreclosures on the rise nationwide - Read Here
Fed dog and pony show maintains status quo - Read Here
Existing home prices, sales fall - Read Here
Election oil politics out of gas?? - Read Here
New home prices fall most in 36 years - Read Here
Mortgage apps up again - 11.9% last week - Read Here
Fed talks the talk, but can't walk the walk - Read Here
'NOMINAL' growth of economy slows to 1.6% - Read Here
Week of October 30th, 2006
GAO says US well on the way to economic ruin - Read Here
Inflation gone, says mainstream financial press - Read Here
Wheat prices near all-time high - Read Here
Investors warned of post-election disaster? - Read Here
Plunge Protection Team reactivated? - Read Here
Commentary - What will happen after 11/7? - Read Here
Don't believe the real-estate hype - Read Here
Unemployment lowest in 5 years - Read Here
Is the overspent consumer finally giving in? - Read Here
The Fed is searching for another rabbit - Read Here
Week of November 6th, 2006
Housing Slump deepens; forecasts reduced - Read Here
Election a referendum by poor consumers? - Read Here
Fed Cheerleaders talking up soft landing - Read Here
Consumer Credit drops most since 1992 - Read Here
Dollar drops on smaller rate-gap with Japan - Read Here
Stronger Yuan=weaker dollar - Read Here
Bank of England raises rates to 5 yr. high - Read Here
Record exports and STILL a trade deficit? - Read Here
Dollar at two month low against Euro - Read Here
China talking orderly diversification of reserves - Read Here
Week of November 13th, 2006
Consumers unfazed by housing meltdown - Read Here
BUT consumer confidence is weaker? - Read Here
Gold predicted to break record high - Read Here
Automakers meet with White House.. Bailout?? - Read Here
Wage bump would have broad reach - Read Here
Volcker says foreigners to stop buying dollars - Read Here
Countrywide CEO says borrowers know risks - Read Here
Trade deficit has roots here, not China - Read Here
Fed continues to receive accomodative data - Read Here
Investor Complacency a real concern - Read Here
Housing starts fall 15% - biggest drop in 6 years - Read Here
Money, Money everywhere; Liquidity on the rise - Read Here
Lower trade deficit unlikely to save the dollar - Read Here
Week of November 20th, 2006
Twenty-somethings buried in an ocean of debt - Read Here
Rising wages may mean high rates last longer - Read Here
Peter Brimelow remembers Milton Friedman - Read Here
Easy money encourages all to imbibe in debt - Read Here
120 days and counting - Editorial - Read Here
Week of November 27th, 2006
America on sale - 'black friday' sales up 19% - Read Here
Consumer Confidence continues to be high - Read Here
Survey: consumer likely to cut spending - Read Here
Dollar weakness poses systemic risks globally - Read Here
Durable goods orders fall 8.3% in October - Read Here
Fed's talkdown game is working as rates drop - Read Here
Consumer spending to keep economy growing? - Read Here
Midwest growth slows as wages rise - Read Here
Dollar falls to 14-year low agains the Pound - Read Here
Hodges' Family Income Report - Read Here
US inflation remains stubbornly high - Read Here
Manufacturing contract as ISM falls below 50 - Read Here
Week of December 4th, 2006
Further weakening in the dollar anticipated - Read Here
Dollar on reprieve as traders await data - Read Here
PIMCO forecasts record dollar low - Read Here
Service economy up - Who couldn't see that? - Read Here
Homebuilders are now calling the bottom - Read Here
Unit Labor Costs up 2.3%, productivity, .2% - Read Here
Richest 2% own half the world's wealth - Read Here
Where oh where is the economy going? - Read Here
Asian Economist urges joint action on dollar - Read Here
China's Central bank sees dollar slide risk - Read Here
Consumer credit falls at fastest rate in 14 years - Read Here
Paulson 'talks up' the dollar - Read Here
Week of December 11th, 2006
Oil producers shun the dollar - Read Here
Holiday sales seen as 'weak' - Read Here
Fed now between a rock and a hard place - Read Here
Consumer confidence down before the holidays - Read Here
Falling prices trap new homebuyers - Read Here
Foreclosures in Massachusetts up 300% - Read Here
More homes are going, going, gone - Read Here
Late Mortgage payments jump over summer - Read Here
Paulson strong-arming the Chinese?? - Read Here
Week of December 25th, 2006
The 'Goldilocks' Economy - Read Here
2007 to bring 'boring' Interest Rate debates? - Read Here
Economics discovers its feelings - Read Here
Holiday sales may miss expectations - Read Here
Existing home sales rose unexpectedly - Read Here
Euro March continues on rate hopes - Read Here
Go consumer! - Confidence at 8 month high - Read Here
Will the dam break in 2007? - Read Here