Maxioms by Lincoln Anderson
The biggest thing that would help the markets right now would be a sustained drop in crude oil, but I'm read more
The biggest thing that would help the markets right now would be a sustained drop in crude oil, but I'm not holding my breath for that. It's drawing attention away from third-quarter numbers that, despite GM, are really pretty good.
I'm more interested in whether the losses we'll see on Friday are a permanent feature on the landscape or just read more
I'm more interested in whether the losses we'll see on Friday are a permanent feature on the landscape or just the result of people pushed out of work due to Katrina and Rita. I think the market will look at it and shrug it off and look at what's going to happen in October.
For five years I worked at the [Commerce Department] and did econometric modeling, and you could never get these numbers read more
For five years I worked at the [Commerce Department] and did econometric modeling, and you could never get these numbers to load into consumption numbers. They're not leading indicators or coincident indicators. They don't tell you a lot.
People are still very concerned about Katrina itself and also about the gasoline and other refined products increases.
People are still very concerned about Katrina itself and also about the gasoline and other refined products increases.
There's not a big inflation problem. Under those circumstances, you get a benign yield-curve inversion.
There's not a big inflation problem. Under those circumstances, you get a benign yield-curve inversion.
