Chad Hudson

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• Is the Economy Accelerating?

  Published 07 July 2005 | viewed 4,160 times

  UNEDITED Throughout the first half of the year, the economic data has been ambiguous. Growth in the manufacturing sector has moderated from the rapid growth…

• Will the Fed Remain "Measured"

  Published 30 June 2005 | viewed 3,898 times

  UNEDITED First quarter GDP was revised higher by 10 basis points to 3.8% matching the pace from the fourth quarter 2004. Additionally, inflation was more…

• If It Looks Like a Bubble...

  Published 23 June 2005 | viewed 7,598 times

  UNEDITED Earlier this month, Bear Stearns published a research report that analyzed past asset bubbles and found there were quite a few similarities. Using these…

• Slower Economy = Refi Time

  Published 16 June 2005 | viewed 3,595 times

  The price of oil had a large affect on several of the economic indicators that were released this week. During May, the price of crude…

• More Conflicting Data

  Published 09 June 2005 | viewed 2,967 times

  UNEDITED! The performance of the U.S. stock market was mixed. For the week, the Dow gained about 0.5%, with the S&P500 posting a small advance.…

• The Economy Needs Extra Innings

  Published 02 June 2005 | viewed 3,063 times

  First quarter GDP growth was revised up to 3.5% from the preliminary estimate of 3.1%, and slightly below the consensus forecast of 3.6%. The narrowing…

• Housing Bubbles

  Published 26 May 2005 | viewed 6,136 times

  UNEDITED Corporate earnings during the first quarter were substantially better than investors anticipated. About 96% of the S&P 500 companies have reported first quarter earnings,…

• Inflation Rising

  Published 19 May 2005 | viewed 4,310 times

  Over the past week, there has been a little bit of news that everyone can hang their hat on. Last week, the government reported that…

• Blame a Wet Easter Bunny

  Published 12 May 2005 | viewed 3,962 times

  UNEDITED! Last week, the Labor Department reported that 274,000 jobs were created in April. This was significantly better than the 174,000 increase economists were expecting.…

• Can The Fed Really Stop Soon?

  Published 05 May 2005 | viewed 4,306 times

  UNEDITED Economists didn't needed anymore data that showed the economy slowed during the last part of the first quarter, but there was plenty that was…

• Has the Economy Stalled?

  Published 28 April 2005 | viewed 3,503 times

  Economic data and corporate earnings reports released this week continued to indicate that economic activity was mixed in March. After months of strong growth, the…

• Investors Suffer Whiplash

  Published 21 April 2005 | viewed 4,736 times

  UNEDITED! The past couple of weeks have witnessed some severe swings in investor sentiment. At the beginning of the month, investors were thinking that the…

• Consumers Remain Buoyant

  Published 14 April 2005 | viewed 3,715 times

  The pace of consumer spending has been a hot topic ever since the late 90s. During the recession, consumer spending never retrenched in order to…

• Payrolls Increased at a "Measured" Pace

  Published 07 April 2005 | viewed 3,680 times

  Last Friday provided a slew of economic data with the March employment report taking top billing. The economy added 110,000 jobs, the lowest number created…

• Will GM Spoil Economic Growth?

  Published 31 March 2005 | viewed 5,390 times

  UNEDITED Consumer confidence slightly dropped in March according to the latest survey by the Conference Board. This came after four consecutive monthly increases that eclipsed…

• Fed Acknowledges Inflation

  Published 24 March 2005 | viewed 4,453 times

  UNEDITED The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.75%. While, the rate increase was widely expected, the statement was more hawkish…

• GM Faces Reality

  Published 17 March 2005 | viewed 4,950 times

  UNEDITED The government reported that retail sales in February increased 0.5%. This was slightly worse than the 0.6% growth economists expected, but January was revised…

• Beige Book Hints At Inflation

  Published 10 March 2005 | viewed 4,254 times

  Last week, we mentioned that Ed Hyman raised his GDP growth forecast throughout the month of February. Bloomberg reported this week that Hyman was not…

• Fed Tightening = Financial Crisis?

  Published 03 March 2005 | viewed 5,758 times

  UNEDITED! While personal income dropped in January from December, wages and salaries increased 0.6%. Overall income soared in December due to the dividend that Microsoft…

• How Long Until Higher Prices Hit Consumers?

  Published 24 February 2005 | viewed 4,514 times

  UNEDITED Consumer confidence slipped in February according to the latest surveys. The Consumer Confidence Index from the Conference Board dropped 1.1 points to 104, but…