Mike Shedlock

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• Obamacare in Action: Retail Workweek Hits 3-Year Low

  Published 03 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Hooray! The economy is adding jobs (supposedly). However, few look at the quality of the jobs, and whether or not they are part-time. Jed Graham…

• 500,000 People Sign Petition Asking Prime Minister Rajoy to Resign

  Published 01 February 2013 | viewed 0 times

  The indignation of citizens over payouts and graft in Spain is highlighted by a flood of protests on Spanish social networks. A campaign on Change.org,…

• Ten Reasons for Declining GDP Growth Over Time; Analysis of Various GDP Deflators

  Published 31 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  To compute "Real GDP" one has to adjust nominal GDP by a measure of inflation. Different measures of inflation provide different answers. Doug Short at…

• Big Brother in Action: EU Wants Power to Sack Journalists; Prime Minister Rajoy Threatens Newspapers Following Corruption Articles

  Published 31 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  "Big Brother" in Action In case you have not already realized it, 1984 has come and gone politically. All that remains is how fast we…

• Dissecting the Fed-Sponsored Housing Bubble; HPI-CPI Revisited; Real Housing Prices; Price Inflation Higher than Fed Admits

  Published 30 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  In the wake of rising housing prices a reader asked if I would revisit my March 2102 article How Far Have Home Prices "Really" Fallen.…

• 'Libertarian Turned Keynesian' Responds

  Published 27 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  In response to How to Debate Paul Krugman: "Ask Questions Like a Child", a self-proclaimed "Libertarian Turned Keynesian", a graduate of Columbia University, writes ...…

• Gallup Poll on Obama's Proposals to Address Gun Violence; Republicans and Democrats Agree on 7 of 9 Items; Is Now the Time?

  Published 24 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Gallup has an interesting poll on Gun control. Republicans, Independents, and Democrats are in agreement far more than one might have thought. Of course I…

• Top Gaining and Losing Jobs in the 'Recovery'

  Published 23 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  This is part three in a series of articles on jobs gained and lost since December 2007. The first article was an interactive map from…

• Let Elderly People 'Hurry Up and Die', says Japanese Finance Minister; "Heaven Forbid if You are Forced to Live"; Shades of Dr. Kevorkian

  Published 23 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Taro Aso, Japan's Finance Minister who had a serious problem with foot-in-mouth disease says Let Elderly People 'Hurry Up and Die' Taro Aso said on…

• Pettis: Nine Things to Watch in 2013; Unwarranted Outbreak of Optimism in China and Europe; The Great Rebalancing

  Published 21 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets believes optimism regarding China and Europe is unwarranted. Via email, he states the case while giving nine key things…

• Crisis in Madrid Update; Plan 'A' is Sgt. Schultz Defense, No Plan 'B' Yet

  Published 20 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  As noted on Saturday Massive Fraud in Spain Threatens Entire Government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy; Protestors in Madrid Shout "Resignation". A wave of new…

• Federal Court of Appeals Upholds Stripping of Collective Bargaining Rights of Public Unions; Union-Busting is a Godsend

  Published 19 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Those looking for excellent news in the midst of a clearly-souring global economy can find it in Wisconsin. I am pleased to report Federal appeals…

• 'Brexit' Talk with Nigel Farage; Underestimating 'Sheer Fanaticism'; Barroso's Highly-Paid Chauffeur-Driven Lifestyle

  Published 16 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Inquiring minds are listening to an interesting Interview with Nigel Farage on the "Brexit". For those unfamiliar with the term, "Brexit" means a United Kingdom…

• Obamacare Sticker Shock; Expect Insurance Premiums to Soar; Aetna CEO Says Some Rates Will Double

  Published 15 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Consumers are about to find out that the Affordable Care Act, widely known as Obamacare is not exactly affordable. The Wall Street Journal says Health-Insurance…

• Making Social Security Actuarially Sound in a Business-Friendly Manner

  Published 11 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  In Social Security Payouts Per Worker; Accrued Interest on Accrued Promises; Imagination I posted numerous charts showing the unsustainable nature of the system. First let's…

• Silly Worry of the Day: US Will Default; Politics of the Debate

  Published 10 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Of all the over-dramatized nonexistent threats, the silly worry of the day is the US is at risk of default if Congress does not raise…

• Debt Sells Like Hot Cakes as Corporations Raise Cash; Bernanke Fed Distortions

  Published 09 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  In five January business days, corporations sold $52.75 billion in debt according to Informa Global Markets. MarketWatch highlights that point in companies sell debt like…

• Reader Questions on the 1 Trillion Coin Proposal: Where's the Money Come From? Will It Cause Inflation?

  Published 08 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Several people asked me to comment on the $1 trillion coin proposal endorsed by New York Times columnist and Noble Prize winner Paul Krugman. I…

• Krugman Supports the $1 Trillion Coin; Why Stop There? I Support the $1 Quadrillion Coin

  Published 08 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  There is a lot of crazy talk out there regarding the minting of a $1 trillion coin to get around the debt ceiling. Today Paul…

• Ron Paul on Military Spending, the Fiscal Cliff, Bipartisan Politics, Hypocrite Republicans

  Published 05 January 2013 | viewed 0 times

  Here is a post on Facebook a couple days ago that is worth a read in entirety. I will post the entire article along with…