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Sunday, October 11, 2015

Been pretty occupied

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I have to apologize for not blogging as frequently as I did in the past. I`ve been extremely busy with my life. I`ll be sitting for my FRM ...
Friday, September 25, 2015

Janet Yellen`s speech on inflation and monetary policy

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The Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen spoke on inflation and monetary policy in front of an audience in the University of Massachusetts. ...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

Targeted LTROs frustrate

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The European Central Bank (ECB) is giving a mere 15.5 billion euros in this month`s longer-term refinancing option (LTRO). In comparison, th...

Unemployment claims at 267 thousand

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The weekly unemployment claims gained slightly this week to 267 thousand claims.

Durable goods orders drop

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Core durable goods orders were flat in September, down from a 0.4% growth in August. MarketWatch has brief write up on this.

Business confidence in Germany rises

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The Ifo business climate index rose to 108.5 in September from 108.4 in the previous month. However, the manufacturing sector continues...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

FOMC Lockhart`s speech

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Dennis Lockhart, a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) member spoke at the Buckhead Rotary Club. He commented on the recent monetary policy...
Friday, September 18, 2015

RBA Stevens`s speech on economics

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Governor Stevens of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) touched on economics in his speech to the House of Representatives Economics Committ...

FOMC statement: No rate hike

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Last month, I wrote why the Federal Reserve cannot raise rates this month. The post can be viewed here . The Federal Open Market Committee...
Thursday, September 17, 2015

Philly Fed manufacturing index negative

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The Philly Fed manufacturing index entered negative territory in September. The survey can be found here .