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U.S. Retail Sales Lower

U.S. retail sales were lower in June. This marks the second month that retail sales have declined. The U.S. consumer may not be ready for a comeback [...] read more »
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January Retail Sales Disappoint

January retail sales data, while showing gains, still indicates that U.S. consumers are quite ready to support the economy. read more »
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U.S. Payrolls, Including Private Sector Data, Beat Expectations

U.S. payrolls aren't as bad as expected; the private sector added more jobs than forecast. read more »
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German Unemployment Data Surprises, In a Pleasant Way

German unemployment data seems to indicate that things could be turning around. As a result, the euro is a little bit higher in forex trading. read more »
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ADP Report Indicates Large Drop in Private Sector Jobs

Private sector jobs fell 157,000 in the U.S. last month, according to the ADP national employment report. That’s more than the expected 100,000 loss [...] read more »
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Sales Climb, U.S. Jobless Claims Dip Below 400,000

News about sales for December is largely positive, and jobless claims are falling. This news is prompting some optimism for the U.S. economic recover[...] read more »
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The September Affect

Yesterday, the first day of September, lived up to its reputation, as the major indices plummeted throughout the session. Over the years September ha[...] read more »
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U.S Confidence Improves, USD/CAD presents a Hammer

It was another quiet session on Wall Street as the major indices bounced back and forth across their opening mark. As mentioned in previous reports, [...] read more »
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Sourcing Economic Data

Here’s an Easter special; this article is about efficiently sourcing economic data. Traditionally what you will do if you want to know e.g. US GDP da[...] read more »
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Week Ahead - 3/2/09

More grim economic news expected read more »
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Recession Update: Is There Light at The End of the Tunnel?

President Obama and Ben Bernanke gave optimistic speeches today with respect to the economy. The recent uptick in the stock market has been signaling[...] read more »
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Daily Outlook - Wild Down then Up Markets, Greece Still unresolved

U.S. Dollar Trading (USD) volatility dominated the markets yesterday with the Moody European downgrades causing risk aversion in Asia and this rolled[...] read more »
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A contrarian take on consumer confidence

An interesting article on the unexpected jump in consumer confience and why it doesn't necessarily mean that the worst is over. read more »
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Wall Street’s third day higher, Currencies are Still Cautious

The U.S stock indices continued to rally during yesterday’s session, erasing all of Monday’s losses, heading back into prior range. Since the start o[...] read more »
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The Markets Are Tense Ahead Of Economic Data

Bernanke’s encouraging words didn’t have the same bullish affect yesterday, as investors cashed in on recent gains. The S&P500 jumped higher at the s[...] read more »
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