November 10, 2015
Economists Blame Mild Weather For Poor Retail Sales
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Hard hitting global and local news
Hard hitting global and local news
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For discussion of income distribution, please see What’s "Really" Behind Gross Inequalities In Income Distribution? Birth Death Model Starting January 2014, I dropped the Birth/Death Model charts from this report.
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Link: China Contraction Unexpectedly Continues Third Month
Via translation, El Confidential comments on the Banking Drag of €238 Billion Nonperforming Loans at Spanish Banks . The profitability of banks has plummeted. And only the loose monetary policy of the ECB has improved the results.
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%.
Read the original post: Sales, Earning Estimates Contract First Time Since 2009; US Back in Recession?
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