Archive for February, 2008

  • The Phillips Curve
    , February 21st, 2008 at 11:11 am

    I’m not much of a believer in the Phillips Curve, the trade-off between employment and inflation, but with all the stagflation talk, it’s worth taking [...]

  • How Does Inflation Impact Stock Prices?
    , February 20th, 2008 at 1:41 pm

    Since the market is digesting a troubling inflation report today, I wanted to look at how inflation impacts the market. I took the inflation-adjusted monthly [...]

  • Housing Indexes
    , February 20th, 2008 at 12:59 pm

    Calculated Risk has a great post looking at the differences in housing price indexes. As an admitted indexaholic (my name is Eddy, and I’m…), I’m [...]

  • Obamanomics
    , February 20th, 2008 at 12:04 pm

    Now that it’s very likely he could become president, what does Barack Obama want for his economic policy? I’m not sure if this is real [...]

  • Defaulting Before the Resets
    , February 20th, 2008 at 10:23 am

    One of the big fears over the housing mess is that borrowers would default once their mortgages reset. It turns out, this is happening before [...]

  • Today's Inflation Report
    , February 20th, 2008 at 9:55 am

    Today’s report on consumer prices shows that inflation is a still a problem. The headline rate was 0.4% and the core rate was 0.3%. Both [...]

  • Today’s Inflation Report
    , February 20th, 2008 at 9:55 am

    Today’s report on consumer prices shows that inflation is a still a problem. The headline rate was 0.4% and the core rate was 0.3%. Both [...]

  • The NASDAQ Stock Market on WallStrip
    , February 20th, 2008 at 9:48 am

    The exchanges have been great stocks. NDAQ’s earnings-per-share last quarter doubled.

  • A Quick Look at the Bear Market
    , February 19th, 2008 at 1:54 pm

    Here’s a quick look at how some indexes have fared since the beginning of 2007. Even though the stock market is down, much of the [...]

  • Paul Krugman’s Favorite Word
    , February 19th, 2008 at 10:33 am

    Aaron Schiff looks at Paul Krugman’s favorite word. (Hat Tip: Felix Salmon)

  • Rules for Sovereign Wealth
    , February 19th, 2008 at 10:29 am

    One of the issues in today’s market is the role of Sovereign Wealth Funds. Many of these funds are run by not-so-friendly countries and they’ve [...]

  • I'm Back!
    , February 19th, 2008 at 9:06 am

    I’m back—tanned, rested and ready. Actually, I’m slightly burnt, but that aside, Florida was wonderful. Here are a few items this morning. In case you [...]

  • I’m Back!
    , February 19th, 2008 at 9:06 am

    I’m back—tanned, rested and ready. Actually, I’m slightly burnt, but that aside, Florida was wonderful. Here are a few items this morning. In case you [...]

  • The Carter Family: Are You Lonesome Tonight?
    , February 15th, 2008 at 3:54 pm

  • Is Obama Good for Business?
    , February 14th, 2008 at 11:09 am

    We better start asking now. Business Week writes: So what would an Obama Presidency look like for business? “It would be a pragmatic, center-left administration,” [...]

  • UNH on Sale
    , February 13th, 2008 at 12:29 pm

    If you can pull yourself away from the Roger Clemens’ testimony, share of UnitedHealth (UNH) are on sale today. New York’s Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, [...]

  • DC Ward and Precinct Primary Results
    , February 13th, 2008 at 6:34 am

    My psuedo-state had its primary! Here’s a spreadsheet of the unofficial results by each ward and precinct in the city of Washington. The Democrats are [...]

  • Life Imitates the Onion
    , February 12th, 2008 at 4:32 pm

    Seattle Times, February 12, 2008 Starbucks stores to shut 3 hours on Feb. 26 for retraining baristas The Onion, March 14, 2004 Starbucks To Begin [...]

  • The SI Swimsuit Indicator
    , February 12th, 2008 at 1:27 pm

    This year’s cover features Marisa Miller which could be very bullish for stocks. When an American, such as Ms. Miller, appears on the cover, the [...]

  • The S&P 500 and Its Earnings
    , February 12th, 2008 at 1:15 pm

    Here’s a look at the S&P 500: The chart follows a logarithmic scale. (If I were smarter, I’d know how to make a logarithmic chart [...]