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GDP Now Takes Q4 Forecast Down To 0.3 Percent From 1.0 Percent

Posted on November 15, 2019 by macromon

The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow dropped its forecast of Q4 growth to just 0.3% from 1.0 percent. The New York Fed’s GDP Nowcast is showing a gain of 0.4%. Today’s two economic releases indicating lackluster retail sales, consumers purchases of big-ticket … Continue reading →

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The Night the Red Light Went Out in Georgia?

Posted on November 14, 2019 by macromon

Is Roxane about to put off the Republican red light in Georgia? Stunning New Poll In Georgia It ain’t over ‘til it’s over but the latest polling data from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is nothing less than stunning.   A Republican presidential candidate has only … Continue reading →

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How Central Banks Steal From Savers

Posted on November 14, 2019 by macromon

This chart is an incredible disgrace and illustrates how conservative savers, especially seniors, have been robbed by the central bankers.  Christine Lagarde’s recent comment fueled our ire, We should be happier to have a job than to have our savings … Continue reading →

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Trade Wars And Boeing’s Supply Chain

Posted on November 14, 2019 by macromon

Boeing’s supply chain is just one example of how global trade friction can affect the company’s plane production.  Boeing recently announced that it will reverse the expected boost in monthly output of the 787 Dreamliner from 14 back t 12 … Continue reading →

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World’s Fastest-Growing Economies – October 2019

Posted on November 12, 2019 by macromon

We have updated the GDP growth rates for the 2019 and the 2020 forecasts and ranked the world’s fastest-growing economies in the ginormous table below.  The data are from the October 2019 IMF’s World Economic Outlook. Note, even though India … Continue reading →

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Why The Tide Is Turning Against Big Tech – FT

Posted on November 11, 2019 by macromon
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Priorities, Priorities, Priorities

Posted on November 11, 2019 by macromon

Thank goodness POTUS gets it.  The Republic depends on it. Are we embarrassed yet? https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1194065765273653249?s=21 A great try by @seanspicer. We are all proud of you! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2019  

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Jamie Dimon On 60 Minutes

Posted on November 11, 2019 by macromon

Great 60 Minutes interview with JP Morgan CEO, Jamie Dimon, last night. This is a must view, folks.  Take 15 minutes to watch as it will be a very high return on your time investment. Jamie is very impressive and his … Continue reading →

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Beam me up, Scotty, it’s getting too real!

Posted on November 10, 2019 by macromon

This is stunning. I never was even close to a Treky but now starting to rethink.  The Starship Enterprise is getting too real. Jeff Bezos certainly is and betcha was thinking of the mother ship in designing his new delivery system. The … Continue reading →

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China Still Looking For A Rollback

Posted on November 9, 2019 by macromon

We posted our,  Roll back: The Verb China Is Looking For,  two months ago and China is still looking for a rollback on some of the tariffs that have already been implemented. What President Trump said is not what the markets expect. But … Continue reading →

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