America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
With regard to our current economic situation, my thoughts can best be described/summarized by the posts found under the 23 “Building Financial Danger” posts. My thoughts concerning our ongoing economic situation – with future implications – can be seen on the page titled “A Special Note On Our Economic Situation,” which has been found near …
As I stated in my July 12, 2010 post (“ECRI WLI Growth History“): For a variety of reasons, I am not as enamored with ECRI’s WLI and WLI Growth measures as many are. However, I do think the measures are important and deserve close monitoring and scrutiny. The movement of the ECRI WLI and WLI, …
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI) which is supposed to measure stress in the financial system. For reference purposes, the most recent chart is seen below. This chart was last updated on April 18, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to April 12, …
Revisions of economic data is an important topic for a variety of reasons. This topic is particularly relevant as most economic data series are either subject to revision, or revised at regular intervals. While the topic is complex, it is one that I feel generally lacks sufficient recognition. The extent, complexity, frequency, methodologies, and potential …
In the March 9, 2012 post (“Charts of Equities’ Performance Since March 9, 2009 And January 1, 1980“) I highlighted two charts for reference purposes. Below are those two charts, updated through yesterday’s closing price. The first is a daily chart of the S&P500 (shown in green), as well as five prominent (AAPL, IBM, WFM, SBUX, …
Starting on May 3, 2010 I have written posts concerning the notable divergence that has occurred between the S&P500 and Chinese (Shanghai Composite) stock markets. The chart below illustrates this divergence; it shows the S&P500 vs. the Shanghai Composite on a daily basis, since 2006: (click on chart to enlarge image)(chart courtesy of StockCharts.com; chart creation and annotation by …
This post is an update to that of April 5, 2012, titled “The Current Gold Price And Its Broader Implications.” Below is a chart similar to that displayed in the April 5 post: (click on chart to enlarge image)(chart courtesy of StockCharts.com; chart creation and annotation by the author) – The above chart is depicted …
The April Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on April 12, 2013. The headline is “Economists View Recent Swoon as Mere Hiccup in Growth.” I found numerous items to be notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – both within the article and in the Q&A found in the spreadsheet. Notable …
As I stated in my July 12, 2010 post (“ECRI WLI Growth History“): For a variety of reasons, I am not as enamored with ECRI’s WLI and WLI Growth measures as many are. However, I do think the measures are important and deserve close monitoring and scrutiny. The movement of the ECRI WLI and WLI, …
On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index (STLFSI) which is supposed to measure stress in the financial system. For reference purposes, the most recent chart is seen below. This chart was last updated on April 11, incorporating data from December 31,1993 to April 5, …