Mike Shedlock

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• A Discrepancy in Jobs?

  Published 11 October 2006 | viewed 4,456 times

  On October 6th the Economic Policy Institute reported Slowing economy generates fewer jobs The nation's rate of job growth downshifted sharply last month, as employers…

• Outsourcing Homework

  Published 29 September 2006 | viewed 7,954 times

  Reuters is reporting U.S. homework outsourced as "e-tutoring" grows Private tutors are a luxury many American families cannot afford, costing anywhere between $25 to $100…

• Updating the Arrow after Home Prices Drop

  Published 27 September 2006 | viewed 5,969 times

  The NY Times is reporting Home Prices Drop After 11-Year Ascent The median price in August fell to $225,000, down 1.7 percent from August 2005.…

• Kiss Goldilocks Goodbye

  Published 22 September 2006 | viewed 5,377 times

  The Philly Fed Survey for September shows that Growth Stalls this Month The survey's broadest measure of manufacturing conditions, the diffusion index of current activity,…

• More Anecdotes

  Published 21 September 2006 | viewed 5,952 times

  Judging by the superb "quality" of the Responses to Two Anecdotes (several highlights appear a bit later) I thought it would be appropriate to follow…

• No Hard Landing

  Published 19 September 2006 | viewed 12,739 times

  I have it on great authority that there will not be a hard landing in real estate. Who told me that? It was none other…

• On the Cusp

  Published 02 September 2006 | viewed 7,737 times

  The Detroit Free Press has a Michigan Census Snapshot that I would like to share. In a dramatic sign of its ailing economy, Michigan's household…

• Reflections on Danville Illinois

  Published 23 August 2006 | viewed 7,952 times

  I grew up in Danville, Illinois. Zipcode 61832. Yes, I am talking about the home of Dick Van Dyke, Gene Hackman, Jerry Van Dyke, and…

• Five Stages of Grief

  Published 25 July 2006 | viewed 9,296 times

  Before looking at the five stages of grief, please consider a medley of tunes that David Lereah, chief economist for the National association of Realtors,…

• Time Preferences

  Published 17 July 2006 | viewed 5,284 times

  There was an interesting series of charts in a recent ContraryInvestor. Here is one of them with a snip of text. And although there are…

• Strike Three

  Published 11 July 2006 | viewed 8,325 times

  For the third month in a row there was a huge miss in job gains vs. expectations. On June 7th the Bureau of Labor Statistics…

• Thank-you Again, Ben Bernanke

  Published 10 June 2006 | viewed 6,042 times

  Are the words "Thank you, again, Ben Bernanke" proof positive that Stephen Roach dove off the deep end of any semblance of sanity? Following are…

• 9th Inning Liquidity

  Published 02 June 2006 | viewed 5,635 times

  The Financial Times is reporting Dollar plunges on Paulson appointment. The US dollar fell sharply on Tuesday as Hank Paulson, Goldman Sachs' chief executive, was…

• Greenspan Predicts Housing Bust

  Published 29 May 2006 | viewed 7,687 times

  On May 21st Greenspan all but assured a housing collapse was coming with his statement Stable prices replacing boom. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan…

• WCI and DHOM / Let's do the Math

  Published 10 May 2006 | viewed 6,155 times

  Bizjournals is reporting Dominion Homes loses $3.9M in 1Q, predicts loss for year. Dominion Homes Inc. lost $3.9 million in the first quarter as the…

• Oh Lord, Please don't let me be misunderstood

  Published 03 May 2006 | viewed 6,528 times

  Sometimes a song just pops in your head. You just can't seem to get rid of it. This is one of those times. The song…

• Canaries at the Periphery

  Published 25 April 2006 | viewed 6,985 times

  Please consider the following chart. Mish note: I can not read what the text says but if you can please send me a translation. Regardless…

• Financial War Games

  Published 20 April 2006 | viewed 8,681 times

  Before getting to "War Games" let's recap some past wisdom from the man formerly behind the curtain. 1996 - Greenspan warns about irrational exuberance in…

• Sinkholes and Hurricanes

  Published 18 April 2006 | viewed 8,931 times

  Following are some emails from George Pintye, yet another real estate broker contact of mine from Florida. A few links, comments, and one image were…

• New Math on Homes

  Published 02 April 2006 | viewed 6,729 times

  The New York Times is writing about New Math on Homes. Let's tune in to the latest "It's different this time" thinking. Gary and Margaret…