Michael Ashton

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• Disco (Inflation) Inferno

  Published 19 October 2005 | viewed 6,459 times

  October 18, 2005: Today's Events: It's a darn shame that we launched the concept of an inflation-focused investment manager a few months too early. The…

• Deflation Alert

  Published 16 October 2005 | viewed 6,684 times

  October 14, 2005: Today's Events: If you read this commentary to get a different spin on the data from the typical Wall Street regurgitation, today…

• Greenspan Era: Lessons From The Past

  Published 26 August 2005 | viewed 3,707 times

  August 25, 2005: Today's Events: The market meandered in tight ranges today. Comments last night from Chicago Fed President Moskow tended to reinforce Lacker's previous…

• Hey, It Worked For Auto Companies, Right?!?

  Published 25 August 2005 | viewed 5,886 times

  August 24, 2005: Today's Events: The auto companies have done just so well with a simple formula: cut prices, cut prices, cut prices, and keep…

• Chinese Oil Torture

  Published 09 August 2005 | viewed 7,241 times

  The proximate cause for today's $1.63 leap in Crude to all-time highs of $63.94 (although not, we are reminded by CNBC, the all-time high in…

• A Discriminating Eye On CPI

  Published 05 August 2005 | viewed 3,773 times

  August 4, 2005: Today's Events: Thursday was a day of waiting, ahead of Employment on Friday. As we eastcoasters sweltered in oppressive heat and humidity…

• Balancing Rock

  Published 27 July 2005 | viewed 4,793 times

  For just a day, let's forget about the bombs detonating in various cities from London to Egypt, and look at the bigger picture. Although it…