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Jobs Report Better than Expected

Check this out! globaleconomicanalysis.../

Not so rosy!

Tuesday Outlook: Commodities, Global Markets

I'm wondering if PHEWTURES purchased the last hour last Friday/

Geithner's Obeisance to Chinese Officials Reveals U.S. Weakness

This article reminded me of the book titled "POWER vs FORCE.
Running around the world acting like a cowboy and an emperialist isn't very sophisticated and gets you nowhere,

S&P Earnings, Updated: Expect a Retest of March Lows

Now is the time to use chart to investigage the companies that earning have declined the most and start buying during interday trading the ones that you think have the best upside.

Jobs Lost in April? Try Jobs Gained in April

It always get back to: Markets are largely psychological!

Market Rally and the Return of Irrational Exuberance

The economy isn't the stock market! Remember we are an international market and don't underestimate the spirit of the people in the U.S.

Real Estate: Now Is the Time to Buy Right and Buy Smart

For me, and one time I owned 130 rentals, it was always the "art of the deal", like horse trading...it was in the buying, location, location, location, (where you can achieve some appreciation someday) and being young - holding-on a long time, and most important - working your ass off - consuming your life and taking huge risks as the market has spoken. I still own some rentals but finding good quality renters, now, is the real challenge and keeping expenses down!

Housing Data: A View From the Bottom of the Cliff

I find your article realistic. And the fact that you do not have any positions in the housing market makes you even more credible.
And, I do believe that uncertainty is the next sequential step in the progress from bad news to good news. I would say we are in an uncertain market at this point in time.

It is likely that by the time the housing glut is diminished, the markets would have already gone up as we are already seeing. The IMF defines our economy as in a sychronized recession with at least 10 (including the U.S.) of the major economies of the world together in a recession. Their research shows that it will be a very difficult recession and the recovery will be weak - one can easily imagine U.S. housing modeling that theory.

S&P/Case-Shiller Housing Numbers

I am wondering how "peak" was determined. Denver, for example, did not ever appreciate as much as most other cities, in fact it began its decline (inflation adjusted) starting in early 2000's. Denver's peak was probably much earlier than other cities. So, Denver's decline could be equivalent to other cities if the time line was stretched out.

The fact remains that there is a glut of housing. And it is not out of love for one another that people are moving in together! In addition, housing replacements costs are going down and home ownership costs are increasing - increases of property taxes and fees do affect the affortability. All this hope could be just "dribble" but I sincerely hope it isn't.

Speculators Return to Commodities, Aussie and Canadian Dollar

Good article: Is there any significance in that the DOW has rallied 7 times of 1000 pts or more since 2007 and in the Great Depression there were 6 times when the DOW ralled 20% or more before a sustained rally???

We Had a Nice Run There, But Is the Bounce Over?

Bottoming is not an event, but a process! One can not recognize it in current time.

The Microwave Society's Answer to the Economy Is Half Baked

In the psychological world, our culture can be defined as compulsive. It can be seen everywhere! One thing I have noticed in leadership positions, is people have to really be secure with themselves to brainstorm and be creative. And it takes time!

Is This (Finally) the Bottom? Part II

I guess I will respond by saying that the bottom is not an event but a process. The DOW certainly isn't the only idicator. Most of the bottoming characteristics can never be identified in current time. I agree that a recovery probably doesn't have much to do with fundamentals but because of the government interventions, good or bad. Pumping money into the system seems to be the best idea around other than permitting people starving in the streets, which doesn't seem very appealing.

Geithner's Financial Reform Is Doomed to Fail

It is refreshing to see some ideas come forward. It is the American "way"! Keep it up and take it forward to the administration and your congresspersons as they seem to be open to it! The comments to your article are also worthy.

A New Kind of Bank Stress Test

I would guess that not all the rules are defined for the auction, yet. Input and discussion, such as yours will probably not be ignored by the administration to make the "deals" work. Can you imagine the work involved in packaging for the auctions? If there is money to be made, there will be offers. Maybe someone else will have a better idea if the auctions don't work.