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US Economy: The Auto sales are riding Superbowl campaigns, Shoppers gun for favorite stores..

Of course most of us may not call them campaigns yet, but the effort in producing a $5 mln ad time spend that cost another $5 mln to make is effectively good for campaign like impact and thus measurement. Post

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Posted in Financial Markets

US Economy: The refi bounce back is real, the Euro here, GS clear

The MBA report for the week Jan 14 showed great elasticity at 23% composite and 26% Refi to grow back above its near term moving averages, completing the weeding of the trough of Christmas and Purchases back to August highs.

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Posted in Amitonomics, O'nomics, Retail Lifestyle, US

London, London! Tesco’s loss, Turkey’s gain

- A proud Sainsbury survives discount Holiday season, UK feels perky – TESCO loses the plot – Delhaize shuts down 113 Lion stores, 5000 jobs Sainsbury outgrew UK retail leader during Christmas as Nielsen reported the slowest growth for TESCO

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Posted in Europe, Retail Lifestyle

US Economy: The US Treasury Auction series: The 30-Y Bond flies through, dangerously low

While the store sales Index from Goldman Sachs had gloom on offer, already omnipresent.. the housing indices offer hopium(Thanks Zero @zerohedge)  ( if you can believe in QE3, you will take this with all econo-meals today, it’s so good! )

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Posted in Bailout Nation, Banking, Financial Markets, Investments, US

The Global downward spiral: Aussie scoops up the weak run

The monthly back to back cuts announced by Reserve Bank of Austaralia came after a yera of keeping rates and the Aussie Dollar strong despite suspect domestic growth as it did not like inflation crossing 2%. The Australian Economy wasn’t

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Posted in Europe, Financial Markets, Financial Services, Global, Retail Lifestyle

The Retail Lifestyle Champions: Black Friday gladdens retail shoppers

It’s still the weekedn and most stores that opened near midnight yesterday may continue offers at least today if they were not rid of all the stock put on the year’s biggest sale extravaganza again. Whil eGlobal retailers ponder recession

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Posted in Amitonomics, Retail Lifestyle, US

A merry festive season ..but no Videocast additions here:( Alas!

IF SOME OF YOU COULD DONATE OR KEEP BUYING THE GOOD STUFF. it will help too.. Starting a Video Podcast POSTED BY ZYAKAIRA ⋅ OCTOBER 23, 2011 ⋅ LEAVE A COMMENT I think all these 3 years, I have just been waiting for a definite no.

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Posted in Banking, Financial Markets, Retail Lifestyle