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July 31, 2013 0

About that "Beat the Street" GDP Number

By News Desk

My friend "BC" says How convenient, otherwise real GDP would have printed at 0.8%, prices constant.  Yet, the yoy rate of real final sales per capita is below 1% for the second quarter in a row, whereas the second quarter annualized rate is near contracting. Had the deflator been reported at the rate in Q1, the yoy and 2-qtr. annualized real final sales per capita rates would have been reported as contracting

July 25, 2013 0

Durable Goods: Seen and Unseen (the Good, the Bad, the Ugly)

By News Desk

Motor Vehicles and Parts +1.3% Non-Defense Aircraft and Parts +31.4% Defense Aircraft and Parts  +18.7% Other Durable Goods +0.1% One quick glance at new orders will give you the "easily seen" look at the durable goods numbers. Although such analysis is "easily seen" not many bother

July 24, 2013 0

Gold Backwardation Conspiracy Nonsense

By News Desk

Now That’s Backwardation! Recall the definition of backwardation: Current price above future delivery price . There are many reasons this can happen with commodities, but the typical explanations are: temporary short-term supply shortage, expected future supply, or expected falling demand. Supposedly this can never happen with gold because " gold is money ".