Author: Andrew Horowitz

Housing Starts Are Horrendous, Employment is …

See that “little” down tick to the right of the chart below? That is the loest piont in the last 4 decades. Yes, we are see in a housing depression and the fact is that there is still too much backlog and way too much overall inventory.

What does this mean...

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Links and Reading for February 25th

Some of the more interesting and important items for February 25th :

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Seek $3.1 Billion Amid Improved Earnings – Bloomberg – Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the mortgage-finance companies operating under U.S. conservatorship, requested another $3.1 billion in Treasury Department aid as they reported quarterly earnings reflecting...

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Inflation – All Around Us and Closing In

There is no question that inflation is not only creeping into the U.S. economy anymore. Even as the Fed speakers like to talk about the CPI ex-items to prove their case, already the EU and England have publicly said that they are on alert to tighten as inflation is ticking...

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Links and Reading for February 21st

Some of the more interesting and important items for February 21st :

If Libyan unrest spreads, gas could reach $5 – USATODAY.com – If political unrest in Libya spreads to other oil-rich countries and the ensuing chaos disrupts crude oil production, gas prices could hit $5 a gallon by peak summer...

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