Early Job Creation Signs Not Good for October
By: Chris Versace (Diary) | October 31st at 10:32 AM |
Normally when enter a new month, investors look ahead to a number of data points that tell the tale of the consumer, domestic economy and more during the prior month. That will be the case as we march into November over the next few days, however with the Presidential Election less than a week away, greater importance will be placed on what economic indicators that | Read More »
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Is The Economy Moving Forward or Simply Stumbling?
By: Chris Versace (Diary) | October 29th at 10:01 AM |
Last week I wrote about the need to look beyond the headlines in order to have a more informed view on what is or is not going on with the domestic economy. Last Friday, we received the gross domestic product (GDP) figures for 3Q 2012 from Bureau of Economic Analysis, and once again the headline of 2% growth does not reflect what is really going | Read More »
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