Year: 2010

Commodity Chartbook: Industrial Metals

Below is one part of a series of charts that we watch related to commodities. We thought that we would provide a glimpse into some of the research and charts that we look at while assessing the economic climate.

From energy to metals, we believe that there is great importance in...

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UMich Confidence – Wimpy’s Hamburgers

Consumers are definitely feeling a bit more confident in the latest U Mich survey. This is encouraging as the last report told a much different story.

Perhaps it was the idea that the holidays were just around the corner, or that there was more stimulus on the way. No matter, this...

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ADP Payrolls – Will We See a Positive Print On Friday?

The newest employment report showed an improving condition for the labor markets. Many are expecting that Friday’s non-farm payroll number will show a positive anywhere from +5,000 to + 25,000. A good chunk of this will come from the government hiring. Yes, the Census is expected to employ (temporarily) upwards...

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CNBC iPhone App – Once Again Squawking The Good Over Bad

Continuing with the theme that CNBC is the “silver lining” station of the financial media world. Earlier today, CNBC’s iPhone App provided me this pushed data, for which we thought was a good release… at least at first:

Then, we took a look at other sources and...

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Commodity Chartbook: Agriculture (DBA)

Below is one part of a series of charts that we watch related to commodities. We thought that we would provide a glimpse into some of the research and charts that we look at while assessing the economic climate.

From energy to metals, we believe that there is great importance in...

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