Hard hitting global and local news
Personal Income, Consumer Spending Weaker Than Economists Expect Today’s Personal Income and Outlays report came in below Consensus Estimates . Inflation is not building based on the Fed’s favorite reading, the core PCE price index which inched a lower-than-expected 0.1 percent higher in September with the year-on-year rate steady and flat at only plus 1.3 percent
As a guest post, here is the opinion of IMD Professor Carlos A. Primo Braga on on the economic, political and psychological drivers of Brazil’s currency slide.
Originally posted here: Former Australia Prime Minister Chastises EU on Securing Borders, Economic Migration; Mish for President Review
MarkeyWatch author Brett Arends offers this opinion: Why Dennis Hastert’s Conviction is an Outrage . If you aren’t outraged by what just happened to “disgraced†former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, you’re not paying attention. No, it doesn’t matter if you think he’s a raging hypocrite
Originally posted here: Courage to Act; Reflections on Fed Hubris; What if Whatever it Takes is Not Enough? Fed Troika?
Read the article: China Turns Tables on US-Backed Agitators
3rd Quarter Advance GDP Estimate +1.5%; December Hike Odds Up to 46.5% The third quarter advance (initial) GDP estimate came in at 1.5% a bit under the Econoday Consensus of 1.7%, a bit over the Atlanta Fed GDPNow Forecast of 1.1%, and well below the Blue Chip consensus of 2.1%.
See the article here: Final 3rd Quarter GDPNow Forecast vs. Consensus Estimates Ahead of 3rd Quarter GDP Release