The Case-Shiller Index printed this morning, so a bit of chart/table porn is in order. Below is a 20-in-1 look at the Composite 20 (both...
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The July Consumer Confidence # was a touch below expectations at 50.4 vs 51, down from 54.3 in June and at a 5 week low. Most of the drop...
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Terrific visualization from Information is Beautiful showing a treemap of different government spending that helps contextualize what $1B...
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European markets continue to show their comfort with the results of the bank stress test. Spain sold 3 month and 6 month bills at yields...
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We interrupt the George Bush reputation rehabilitation tour for this brief reminder: “For most of the past 70 years, the U.S....
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This past year or so, I have been in several dozen airports: Austin TX Bangor, ME Boston, MA Chicago Midway, IL Chicago O’Hare, IL...
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Ahhh, good to be back in the saddle after a week away. Quite a few very worthwhile reads crossed my desk today: • Treasuries at Odds...
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