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Is The New And Improved ADP Report Adding Value? Not Quite

March 8, 2013

Comment Late last year, ADP announced a new partnership with Moody’s Analytics. Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody’s, gave the ADP report a complete makeover in an attempt to more accurately reflect the jobs market and, perhaps more importantly, the nonfarm payroll report. At the end of the video above, Steve Leisman congratulates Mr.… Continue reading Is The New And Improved ADP Report Adding Value? Not Quite

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Employment In Pictures

March 8, 2013

The Wall Street Journal – Employers Add 236,000 Jobs; Unemployment Falls to 7.7% U.S. job growth jumped ahead in February, a sign of a steadily improving labor market and stronger economic gains. Employers added 236,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate, obtained by a separate survey of U.S. households, fell… Continue reading Employment In Pictures

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No Exit For The Federal Reserve

March 8, 2013

Reuters – FED FOCUS-Fed mulls putting a ‘not for sale’ sign on its assets The U.S. Federal Reserve is considering jettisoning a plan to eventually sell off the massive haul of bonds it is now buying, a politically defensive strategy that would have the added benefit of supporting the economy for years to come. In… Continue reading No Exit For The Federal Reserve

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Housing Nirvana

March 8, 2013

<Click on chart for larger image> <Click on chart for larger image> CNBC – ‘We’re in Nirvana for Housing’: Zelman A scarcity of homes for sale and record-low mortgage rates are setting up for a bullish real estate market, Zelman & Associates CEO Ivy Zelman said Thursday on CNBC. “I think we’re in nirvana for… Continue reading Housing Nirvana

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More On The Rise Of The Machines

March 8, 2013

Bloomberg.com – Barclays CEO Said to See 28% Staff Drop in Decade on Automation Barclays Plc (BARC) Chief Executive Officer Antony Jenkins told some of the lender’s shareholders that the company may shed almost a third of its workforce over the next decade as automation and online banking cut the need for staff, two people… Continue reading More On The Rise Of The Machines

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Different View Of The Stock Market Rally

March 8, 2013

The Wall Street Journal – Bad-News Bears Crash the Party The Dow Jones Industrial Average has hit an all-time high. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index is close behind. Stock prices remain reasonably priced based on many measures, individual investors are shifting back to stocks and corporate profits have been strong. So what are a… Continue reading Different View Of The Stock Market Rally

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Too Much Cash?

March 8, 2013

The Wall Street Journal – Firms Send Record Cash Back to Investors U.S. companies are showering investors with a record windfall in the form of dividends and share buybacks, helping to propel the stock market’s rally. Companies in the S&P 500 index are expected to pay at least $300 billion in dividends in 2013, according… Continue reading Too Much Cash?

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Achuthan Explains

March 8, 2013

Bloomberg.com – U.S. Recession Began Middle of 2012, Achuthan Says Lakshman Achuthan, co-founder of the Economic Cycle Research Institute, talks about the U.S. economy. Achuthan speaks with Tom Keene and Sara Eisen on Bloomberg Television’s “Surveillance.” John Silvia, chief economist at Wells Fargo Securities LLC, also speaks. Comment We detailed ECRI’s recession forecast and linked… Continue reading Achuthan Explains

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Dow 36,000 Is Back!

March 8, 2013

Bloomberg.com – James K. Glassman: Dow 36,000 Is Attainable Again The Dow Jones Industrial Average set a record this week, but it’s still far from the mark that economist Kevin Hassett and I forecast in our 1999 book, “Dow 36,000.” We wrote in the introduction that “it is impossible to predict how long it will… Continue reading Dow 36,000 Is Back!

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Japan

March 8, 2013

The Economist – Ending deflation in Japan: Waging a new war Shinzo Abe wakes up to the political risk of higher prices without higher pay ON MARCH 5th Seven & i Holdings, owner of the 7-Eleven convenience-store chain and Japan’s largest retailer, gathered some of its employees at the Yokohama Arena baseball stadium for an… Continue reading Japan

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March 8, 2013

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Gold Liquidations

March 7, 2013

The Financial Times – Exchange traded funds dump gold Since the start of January, gold ETFs have dumped 140 tonnes of gold. February saw the largest monthly outflow of gold from ETFs on record. The sell-off is partly a reflection of broader negative sentiment towards gold, as investors become more confident in the global economy… Continue reading Gold Liquidations

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