Archive - Dec 3, 2012 - Blog entry
Merry Monday Morning – Will Santa Come to Town?
Submitted by ilene on 12/03/2012 19:58 -0500Get rich, but not so fast.
SaNTa'S iPaD HaCKeD...
Submitted by williambanzai7 on 12/03/2012 15:30 -05002012: Has POTUS been naughty or nice?
China’s Trade and Manufacturing Flourish … While America’s Tanks
Submitted by George Washington on 12/03/2012 13:13 -0500U.S. Manufacturing Index Plunges to 3 Year Low … While Manufacturing Rises in the BRICS
03 Dec 2012 – “ Out Of Touch ” (Hall & Oates, 1984)
Submitted by AVFMS on 12/03/2012 11:54 -0500Fiscal Cliff Discussion Risk Event still very much alive. Spain maths on budget. Italian maths, French… Bah… Still feels like things are a bit out of touch with reality here (equities vs. bonds). And that Greek buy-back looks really, really generous. Outwordly. Then again, best way to get rid of private ownership. After the OMT, the OPM… Obviously, other people’s money. PMI paint a slightly less bleak picture, but on rock bottom levels.
"Out Of Touch" (Bunds 1,41% +3; Spain 5,24% -6; Stoxx 2580 unch; EUR 1,306 +50)
Sports Economics: Texas Longhorns Need a New CEO
Submitted by EconMatters on 12/03/2012 09:05 -0500The University of Texas Football Program is not getting a positive return on their investment in the head coach.
Social Security - 2012 Results
Submitted by Bruce Krasting on 12/03/2012 08:09 -0500In about five years the wheels will fall off the cart.
FX Drivers in the Week Ahead
Submitted by Marc To Market on 12/03/2012 06:20 -0500The US dollar's recent losses are being extended at the start of the new week. The announcement of the details of the Greek bond buy-back scheme has triggered a sharp rally in peripheral bond yields, while the euro area Nov manufacturing PMI is reported at 8-month highs, even if still below the 50 boom./bust level at 46.2. The euro has completely recouped the knee-jerk losses scored in thin activity just before the weekend when Moody's announced a cut in the ratings for the EFSF, which follows its recent downgrade of France.
