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Xu Shaoshi Says All Is Well With China's Economy
Article By:
Sober Look
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 6:26 AM EDT
China's propaganda machine went into full gear as it sets its sights on foreign economic forecasters who are continuing to profess slower economic growth for the nation. Is the West is picking on China again? Creating all this negative publicity?
Fancy Footwork And Confirmation Bias
Article By:
Jeff Miller
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 5:47 AM EDT
Yesterday I wrote about sources that simply dropped an indicator when it no longer fit the pre-conceived thesis. Sometimes it is even more blatant dramatic.
Isn't It Ironic: Mt.Gox Hacker Demands Ransom From Exchange Users To Not Reveal Their Personal Data
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 5:38 AM EDT
The bankruptcy of the once largest Bitcoin exchange may be history, but now the real drama begins.
In this article: BITCOMP
How The Fed Has Failed America, Part 2
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 5:29 AM EDT
The only way to eliminate the financial parasites is to stop subsidizing their skimming and scamming, and the only way to stop subsidizing the financial parasites is to shut down the Fed.
NFIB: String Of Improvements End
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 4:59 AM EDT
In the last review of the National Federation of Independent Businesses survey, I discussed the overall subdued levels of optimism by small business owners.
Household Net Worth: The "Real" Story
Article By:
Doug Short
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 2:31 PM EDT
Let's take a long-term view of household net worth from the latest Z.1 release. A quick glance at the complete data series shows a distinct bubble in net worth that peaked in Q4 2007 with a trough in Q1 2009, the same quarter the stock market bottomed.
January 2014 JOLTS Again Predicts Little Change In The Jobs Situation
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 12:30 PM EDT
The BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) can be used as a predictor of future jobs growth, and the predictive elements show that the jobs situation growth rate likely will not change either for the good or the bad.
Ukraine/Crimea – The Map That Explains Everything
Article By:
Acting Man
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:18 AM EDT
We want to briefly comment on the suggestions that the Ukraine – this is to say the government of the Ukraine – allegedly needs to “borrow at least $35 billion”. This has been reported in terms such as these:
Small Business Sentiment Ends A Three-Month String Of Improvement
Article By:
Doug Short
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:13 AM EDT
The latest issue of the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends is out today. The March update for February came in at 91.3, down 2.7 points from the previous month's 94.1, ending a three-month string of improvement.
Wholesale Sales Soft In January 2014
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:07 AM EDT
January 2014 wholesale sales and inventories data was soft. This data series is very noisy, and has been on a roller coaster of one good month / one bad month. The three month rolling averages for sales is decelerating.
Greatest Market Risk: China’s Shadow Banking
Article By:
Larry Doyle
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 10:55 AM EDT
As I navigate the markets and global economy, I am always on the lookout for sectors and regions where leverage has built up to the point where it bubbles over and needs to be reined in. In the process, markets tend to retrace.
Wholesale Sales Collapse Most In 5 Years As Autos Lead Inventory Surge
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Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 10:49 AM EDT
We are sure the great and good of the economic world will explain away this data with one word - "weather" but the 1.9% drop in Wholesale Sales is the largest in 5 years and aside from the financial crisis is the worst since 1993!
Why Apple’s CarPlay Is Making Headlines And Why It Matters
Article By:
Inneractive
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 10:43 AM EDT
Apple is the latest player in the fight to take over the in-car market with CarPlay. Between them, Google, and Microsoft, it might get a little tricky to place bets over who might win (at least between Apple and Google) – but this will be fun to watch.
In this article: AAPL
February 2014 Small Business Optimism Index Takes A Tumble
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 8:09 AM EDT
Econintersect: The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)'s February 2014 monthly optimism index dropped from 94.1 to 91.4.
America's Most Overvalued Companies Are...
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 7:59 AM EDT
Over the weekend we reported that even Goldman has now highlighted what has been clear to most, but certainly not the Fed, for quite some time: stocks are in such an epic bubble, with many of the key valuation metrics notably EV/sales, off the charts and at all time highs, that even Goldman's own clients are asking "When does the party end?"
The Fed Has Failed (And Will Continue To Fail), Part 1
Article By:
Charles Hugh Smith
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 7:50 AM EDT
The Fed's policies have been an unqualified success for financiers and an abject failure for the bottom 99.5% who have to work for a living.