Monthly Archives: December 2012

Stratfor: Options and Conditions for a Spanish Bailout

Posted on December 27, 2012 by macromon

Stratfor Europe analyst Adriano Bosoni discusses the financial assistance options that the European Union could provide Spain and the conditions they would include. For more analysis, visit: http://www.Stratfor.com (click here if video is not observable)

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Market Dances to the Tweet of a Cantor

Posted on December 27, 2012 by macromon

Nice reversal! House Majority Leader, Eric Cantor, may not be able to move votes, but he certainly moved the market and gave investors a nice Christmas tweet at 3:05 pm today. Not expecting anything big,  however.  Just a bridge to … Continue reading →

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China’s Economic Glide Path

Posted on December 27, 2012 by macromon

The Economist out with an interesting piece on China’s economic growth. China faces a more sober economy in 2013 TO ITS many critics, the momentum of China’s economy is sustained by nothing but an outpouring of investment in plant, infrastructure … Continue reading →

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…Just Like the Titanic, But It’s Full of Bears!

Posted on December 27, 2012 by macromon

Tonight’s Politico headline, Fiscal cliff deal increasingly unlikely. The Secretary of the Treasury announces after today’s market close the U.S. government will hit its debt limit on New Year’s Eve and will be forced to take emergency measures to avoid … Continue reading →

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Perspectives on the U.S. Labor Market

Posted on December 26, 2012 by macromon

It’s year end and time for some perspective on the economy. Let’s start with the U.S. labor market. The employment to population ratio remains stuck at around 58.7 percent,  levels not seen since the mid-1980’s.  This  is due to both … Continue reading →

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‘Toon of the Day

Posted on December 25, 2012 by macromon

Hope all the GMM readers had a great holiday. The ‘toon captures just about 100 percent of what the market will be focused on for the rest of the week year. (click here if cartoon is not observable)

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CNET: Tech Trends of 2012

Posted on December 25, 2012 by macromon

(click here if video is not observable)

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Manufacturing Compensation Costs

Posted on December 25, 2012 by macromon

Nice charts from the BLS.   Even though the big countries — China and India — it does give a a sense of the relative competitiveness of nations. Chart 1 – Average hourly compensation costs in U.S. manufacturing, at $35.53 in … Continue reading →

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The Changing American Economy

Posted on December 25, 2012 by macromon

(click here if inforgraphic is not observable)

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2012 by macromon

Frank Sinatra,  The Chairman of the Board. (click here if video is not observable)

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