Mike Shedlock

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• Reflections on Meaning of 'Last Minute'; The Most Productive Workers on the Planet

  Published 27 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Progress on the alleged fiscal cliff has been non-existent. Obama wants tax hikes on the wealthy, Republicans want to close loopholes. With little possibility of…

• Doorsteps of a Currency Crisis; Economic Illiterates Debate Monetary Policy; Monetarist Mush

  Published 21 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Japan's grand experiment of decades-long QE coupled with Keynesian foolishness is about to take one last gigantic leap forward before it plunges straight off the…

• Ron Paul on Sound Money Prospects for USA

  Published 20 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Following his "Farewell to Congress" speech last week, Congressman Ron Paul talks to GoldMoney's Andy Duncan about the achievements and legacy of his recent presidential…

• Real Estate Sales Collapse in Paris and Ile-de-France; New Home Starts Lowest Since 1998; VAT Hike to Make Matters Much Worse

  Published 17 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Mainstream media offers little on the stunning collapse of real estate sales in France, notably Paris and Ile-de-France. Via Google translate, please consider Real Estate…

• Ron Paul, American Hero; His Farewell Speech to Congress; Mish Reflections On Why the Country is Broke

  Published 16 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  On Wednesday, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) delivered a 48-minute farewell address on the House floor after serving 30 years in Congress. His farewell speech is…

• Hate Mail Before and After Election; Wake-Up Call for Republican Party; Reflections on Extreme Polarization in US; Time to Move On; Rand Paul 2016

  Published 14 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  A week has passed since the election. It's time to reflect on the polarization of America, hate mail, and what went wrong for the Republican…

• ALS Raffle Winners Announced; Thanks For Your Support!

  Published 09 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  I am pleased to announce the winners of the Les Turner raffle for the benefit of ALS research (Lou Gehrig's Disease). For those of you…

• Explosion in Uncovered Employment During the Recovery

  Published 08 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Covered employment is the set of working employees that have unemployment benefits. Self-employed persons such as myself have to pay into state unemployment insurance programs…

• 90% Chance of Obama Win; Three Things Romney Needs to Win; Election Night Coverage With Mish on National Syndicated Radio

  Published 05 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  This election is all over but the final tally. I expect the winner to be announced soon after the West coast voting is closed. The…

• Mish on Capital Account: Jobs, Real Wages, Income Distribution, Fiscal Stimulus

  Published 03 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  On Friday, I once again had the pleasure of being on Capital Account, live television with Lauren Lyster. I believe you can pick up the…

• Nonfarm Payrolls +171,000, Unemployment Rate 7.9%; Good All Around Numbers

  Published 02 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Initial Reaction and Election Impact The establishment report of +171,000 jobs was above what most expected. Hurricane Sandy had no effect. The BLS finished gathering…

• ADP Grossly Overstates Job Growth for Last 12 Months by 419,000 Jobs

  Published 31 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  ADP has announced revised methodology to "enhance" its monthly job reports, no doubt because its prior numbers simply were grossly inaccurate. Indeed, I stopped commenting…

• Canada GDP 'Unexpectedly' Shrinks; Pollyannas Come Out Of Woodwork

  Published 31 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Economists who cannot see anything but the rear view mirror were surprised to learn Canadian Economy Shrinks as Oil, Mining Slump. The Canadian economy shrank…

• Dire State of Affairs in Illinois; Mish Six-Point Proposal

  Published 26 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  I just finished slogging through a 69 page PDF by the State Budget Crisis Task Force outlining the dire state of affairs in Illinois. I…

• Is the Fed in Control? If So, Control of What?

  Published 22 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Reader Richard is wondering about a statement I made in Problem is Demand: First IBM, then Intel, now Google. Specifically Richard questions my statement "In…

• Mish Obamacare Mailbag: Expect More Part-Time Jobs

  Published 20 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  I received a number of interesting emails from readers in response to Prepping for Obamacare, Olive Garden and Red Lobster Cut Workers' Hours; Are Other…

• President of France Wants to Ban Homework Because It's 'Not Fair' to Disadvantaged

  Published 17 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  I wish I was making this up, and it certainly sounds like it's something straight out of The Onion, yet here it is, on a…

• Recovery, Monetary Policy, and Demographics: NY Fed vs. Mish Analysis

  Published 15 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Fresh on the heels of my 3:38 AM post Charting Errors in BLS Participation Rate Projections came an interesting speech by William Dudley, president of…

• Bank of China Warns of Ponzi Schemes; China's Demographic Peak; Birth Rate Comparison China vs. US; 'China Will Grow Old Before Growing Rich'

  Published 12 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The Ponzi schemes and off-balance sheet loans in China's banking system are in the forefront of today's news. Reuters reports Bank of China executive warns…

• Prepping for Obamacare, Olive Garden and Red Lobster Cut Workers' Hours ...

  Published 10 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  ... Are Other Companies Doing the same? Tip Sharing Lowers Minimum Wage; Like One, Like All? In hopes of reducing the impact of Obamacare, Olive…