St. Louis Financial Stress Index – March 22, 2012 Update

On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the  STLFSI (St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index) 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 March 22, incorporating data from 12-31-93 to 3-16-12 on a …

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St. Louis Financial Stress Index – March 8, 2012 Update

On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the  STLFSI (St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index) 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 March 8, incorporating data from 12-31-93 to 3-2-12 on a …

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Durable Goods New Orders – Long-Term Charts Through January 2012

Many people place emphasis on Durable Goods New Orders as a prominent economic indicator and/or leading economic indicator. For reference, here are a few charts depicting this measure. First, from the St. Louis Fed site (FRED), a chart through January, last updated on February 28.  This January value is 206,090 ($ Millions) : – Here …

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The Velocity Of Money – Comments And Charts

In his Friday interview to CNBC, Lakshman Achuthan commented about the the velocity of money.  The excerpt from the transcript: you look at the velocity of money. how often does money exchange — all that money that’s going in, they’re goosing the money supply, how often does it exchange in the economy? that’s a really important metric on the health of the economy. it has …

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The ADS Index Presented In Various Charts

On October 27, 2009, I wrote a post titled “Aruoba -Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions (ADS)  Index.” That post explained the then-new ADS Index, and I have been featuring a chart of the ADS in the monthly Updates On Economic Indicators. On February 23, Doug Short published a post titled “The Philly Fed ADS Business Conditions Index” …

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St. Louis Financial Stress Index – February 23, 2012 Update

On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the  STLFSI (St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index) 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 February 23, incorporating data from 12-31-93 to 2-17-12 on a …

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Updates On Economic Indicators February 2012

Here is an update on various indicators that are supposed to predict and/or depict economic activity.  These indicators have been discussed in previous blog posts: The February Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI)(pdf) updated as of February 21, 2012: – The USA TODAY/IHS Global Insight Economic Outlook Index: An excerpt from the February 6 update titled “Index …

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St. Louis Financial Stress Index – February 9, 2012 Update

On March 28, 2011 I wrote a post (“The STLFSI“) about the  STLFSI (St. Louis Fed’s Financial Stress Index) 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 February 9, incorporating data from 12-31-93 to 2-3-12 on a …

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Durable Goods New Orders – Long-Term Charts Through December 2011

Many people place emphasis on Durable Goods New Orders as a prominent economic indicator and/or leading economic indicator. For reference, here are a few charts depicting this measure. First, from the St. Louis Fed site (FRED), a chart through December, last updated on January 26.  This December value is 214,522 ($ Millions) : – Here …

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Updates On Economic Indicators January 2012

Here is an update on various indicators that are supposed to predict and/or depict economic activity.  These indicators have been discussed in previous blog posts: The January Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI)(pdf) updated as of January 26, 2012: – The USA TODAY/IHS Global Insight Economic Outlook Index: An excerpt from the January 3 update titled “Index …

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