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Asia Economy: Singapore, Japan GDP growth tracks positive reversal in fortunes

Q1 delivered another warning from Asian economies though trade data in China and Japan remained subdued on consumption imports. Japanese GDP growth would positively influence fortunes of Asia in general and in particular, Korea and China and therefore the rest

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Global, US

US Economy (EoD Review): China reports a 8.1% GDP, Stocks continue northward trudge

Even as Nat Gas below $2 continued to find a final bottom and EIA inventories remained stable, China’s reports for a low Q1 GDP came in at 8.1% below the flash estimate of 8.4%. however the number ‘s blow was

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Posted in Amitonomics, US

US Economy: Auction yields keep ticking up, yet good Demand

Whether there is QE or not, the exit of money out of bonds seem to be an undeniable fact as 3 month and 6 month auctions continued garnering interest at a coverage of more than 4 and yields just higher

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Posted in Amitonomics, US

US Economy (EoD review): The Week ahead April 1, 2012 – April 7, 2012

Healthcare Opinion going to the wire Veteran reporters commenting on Bloomberg and those who have had occassion to hear the opinion all followed the change in direction of the “consensus” on the Third day when the swing votes Judge Roberts

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Posted in Amitonomics, Global, US

US Economy (Friday Blanks): Personal Income data worries are back, Chicago PMI

Personal income data rang a few alarms despite a positive disposition, that is spending for the year is up 4.1% with income only up 3.2% and that should worry anyone with economy;s recovery plans from Q1 still firmly building up

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Posted in Financial Markets, Retail Lifestyle, US

US Economy: The GDP number is a round 3% (Here’s what’s happening in the World Tonight, Ray B., San Diego)

Markets will of course be happy in an otherwise dull week that the GDP report has not thrown any negative surprises, and forget any planned surprises like yesterday’s Reuters report suggesting 3.6% no less. That 3% of course is for

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Posted in Amitonomics, Europe, Global, US

US Economy: ICSC sales put on brakes, Case Schiller worst since 2006, Health back with a GOP agenda?

Though the Fed would have preferred being proved right ont he continuing recoevery its indicated fears are coming true though no Jobs number is due this Tuesday. The Weekly Goldman ICSC retail indices are on mark to losing the 3%

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Posted in Amitonomics, Bailout Nation, Healthcare, Obamanomics, Retail Lifestyle, US

US Economy: What good is buying into distressed homes? A Housing permits only recovery

Permits jump 5% as suspected with Housing starts coughing and sputtering  the recovery engine as its plans to race shrink on shrinking possibilities for the future. Housing Permits grew to 717,000 and tomorrow in Existing home Sales and the Purchase

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Posted in Amitonomics, US

US Economy (The week ahead): Housing market Data to keep up; China, Euro PMI, whither recovery

While last month’s Existing and new Home sales data hit all time highs, with a 20 month high for Existing Home sales at 4.57 mln and new home sales at 321k, not many would mind if the numbers dipped a

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Emerging Markets

US Economy: FOMC, Greece, Retail Sales ex Auto hold up

Talks of the new QE have come back, with naysayers we like giving in to the Weak economy knocks played by the Housing market but a little bird inside us says it is likely to be even lower than NFL’s

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Posted in Amitonomics, Bailout Nation, Banking, European Sovereign Debt crisis, US
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