A Mixed Bag Of Economic News For October

Because of the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow, the government released three major economic reports today: income &...
by James Picerno - Nov 23, 2011 - in Commentary

Will The Barricades Fall?

The Treasury market's inflation forecast is slipping again. If the descent rolls on, it'll be a dark sign of things...
by James Picerno - Nov 22, 2011 - in Commentary

  Draghi Isn't Ready For His Closeup

Mario Draghi, the recently installed head of the European Central Bank, is in no mood for monetary salvation....
by James Picerno - Nov 21, 2011 - in Commentary

Jobless Claims Fall Again As Euro Risk Festers

If the euro crisis represents a threat to the U.S. economy (and it does), it's not putting upward pressure on new...
by James Picerno - Nov 17, 2011 - in Commentary

Europe's Central Banking Crisis

The optimists expect that the European Central Bank will do the right thing eventually. Perhaps, but would a...
by James Picerno - Nov 17, 2011 - in Commentary

Will Slowing Income Growth Spoil The Party?

Job openings on the last business day of September rose to 3.4 million, the Labor Department reports. That's up from...
by James Picerno - Nov 09, 2011 - in Commentary

Predicting GDP With ARIMA Forecasts

Is the U.S. economy headed for a new recession? The risk is clearly elevated these days, in part because the euro...
by James Picerno - Nov 08, 2011 - in Commentary

Looking For Bubbles

Bubble talk is a hardy perennial. The latest installment comes in a recent column by Jason Zweig, who provocatively...
by James Picerno - Nov 08, 2011 - in Commentary

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