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Personal Income, Consumer Spending Rise Less Than Expected; PCE Price Index Negative; 4th Quarter Acceleration Coming Up?
October 30, 2015 0

Personal Income, Consumer Spending Rise Less Than Expected; PCE Price Index Negative; 4th Quarter Acceleration Coming Up?

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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

Why Jim Hansen Worries
May 5, 2015 0

Why Jim Hansen Worries

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Tweet Back in 1988, in the original GCM, Hansen summarized the situation going forward.  The most important part of this figure is that grey band, and the implication that the world would soon enter that region, as indeed it has.  The top end of the gray Eemian is well below 2 C  pre-industrial, something that scared Hansen thirty years ago, because he knew what that meant for the world

Consumers Report Stable Inflation Expectations, Lower Spending Growth Expectations
February 9, 2015 0

Consumers Report Stable Inflation Expectations, Lower Spending Growth Expectations

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Consumers Report Stable Inflation Expectations, Lower Spending Growth Expectations Posted by Michael Shedlock at 3:09 PM Disclaimer: The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s).