I’ll be taking a short break from publication this weekend. There were be no Professional Edition posts Friday to Monday. Free content posts will be posted Friday morning, Saturday…
Fast Facts
WSE Exclusives
Fast Facts, Initial Claims for Unemployment Compensation
Yet Another Record Low In Initial Unemployment Claims Screams Danger
by Lee Adler •
The actual unmanipulated data on weekly first time unemployment claims paints a picture of a…
Radio Free Wall Street
Weekly Key News Review and Outlook – Here’s What Matters
by Lee Adler •
Lee Adler goes behind the paper curtain of Wall Street propaganda to ferret out the really important facts and show you what they mean to the market outlook. Subscribers may click here to open or right click to download this…
Fast Facts, Housing
Chart of the Day – Why Mainstream Financial Media Has Trouble Interpreting Abstract Impressionism
by Lee Adler •
If the mainstream media would just stop the silly nonsense of using seasonally adjusted (SA)…
Fast Facts, Wall Street Examiner Exclusives
Fed Is Like A Mother Who Still Breastfeeds Her 6 Year Old
by Lee Adler •
Lindsay Williams asked me on his evening drive time radio show in South Africa how I felt about the FOMC meeting minutes.
Uh oh.
You can catch Lindsay’s radio show delayed podcasts at Fine Business Radio. Or listen live at 11 AM New York time. The focus is on Africa and South Africa but Lindsay also talks to investors from around the world daily.
Want to learn more about the Fed’s fraud on the American people? Watch this.
Fast Facts, Initial Claims for Unemployment Compensation
Jobless Claims Record Low String Accelerates As US Bubble Economy Boils Over
by Lee Adler •
The actual unmanipulated data on weekly first time unemployment claims paints a picture of a…
Fast Facts, Radio Free Wall Street
Warning! This Video May Cause Exploding Head Syndrome, Viewer Discretion Advised
by Lee Adler •
This is a syndicated repost courtesy of Radio Free Wall Street. To view original, click here.
Lee Adler reviews a section of the January FOMC meeting minutes that nobody is paying any attention to. This section of the minutes shows clearly that the Fed is delusional. It will blow your mind.
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Why should you subscribe? Here’s how one subscriber puts it.
Today’s RFWS was absolutely outstanding. (I’m glad I actually watched this one rather than just listening while running.) When it comes to financial journalism, Lee, you remain an island of sanity in a huge sea of crap. Thanks.
Bob
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Fast Facts, Retail Sales
Media Gets It Wrong Again, Real Retail Sales Rose
by Lee Adler •
Here we go again. The mainstream media is grossly misreporting another factoid in the daily…
Employment
I Give Josh Zumbrun Half Credit For His Point About JOLTS
by Lee Adler •
I was haranguing a Wall Street Journal reporter the other day for the way he…
Fast Facts, Initial Claims for Unemployment Compensation
Initial Unemployment Claims On Trend, But The Canary Is Singing
by Lee Adler •
The headline, fictional, seasonally adjusted (SA) number of initial unemployment claims for last week came in…
Radio Free Wall Street
Greece, The Not Growing US Deficit, 2% Treasury Notes, And Macro Liquidity
by Lee Adler •
Lee Adler talks about just how bad Greek default and exit from the Euro might be for US, why the news about the US deficit growing is wrong, what’s important about 2% on the 10 year, and what macro liquidity…
Must Reads
Alan Tonelson, Latest Business Headlines
New GDP Numbers Confirm U.S. Trade Policy as a Growth and Recovery Killer
by Alan Tonelson •
As Congress’ debate over President Obama’s trade agenda heats up, yesterday’s revised government figures on the gross domestic product (GDP)
Ukarlewitz- The Fat Pitch
Urban Carmel’s Weekly Market Summary
by Urban Carmel •
At the end of last week, US equities looked overheated short term and in need of break (post). In the event, SPX lost 0.3%. The other indices were similar.After a violent January in which equities lost 3%, February had a strong rebound. SPX and DJIA ga…
Anthony Sanders
Bove: Mortgage Meltdown Brewing (Dick, You’re A Little Late To The Party!)
by Anthony B. Sanders •
Dick Bove appeared on CNBC and warned that a mortgage meltdown is brewing. He has a related interview as well. The Treasury Department is looking to wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but without these organizations, there would be few buyers for 30-year fixed rate mortgages, bank analyst Dick Bove told CNBC on Tuesday. Banks […]
David Stockman
Q4 Obliterates The Case For QE And ZIRP
by David Stockman •
The most important number in today’s Q4 GDP update was 2.3%. That’s the year/year change in real final sales from Q4 2013. As an analytical matter it means that the Great Slog continues with no sign of acceleration whatsoever. Indeed, the statistical truth of the matter is that this year’s result amounted to a slight deceleration—–since the Y/Y gain…
Economy and Markets
Don’t Turn A Blind Eye! Student Loan Debt Affects Us All
by Rodney Johnson •
There used to be an interesting warning etched into the side mirrors on cars. It read: “CAUTION — OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR.” It always struck me
Money Morning
Warning: High-Risk “Junk” Bond Squeeze Headed for Oil Market
by Dr. Kent Moors •
High-risk junk bonds finance large portions of the energy markets. According to the latest estimates, energy-related issuances now account for almost 15% of the total $1.4 trillion junk-bond market.
Anthony Sanders
Chicago Business Barometer Collapses To Lowest Level Since 2009 But Germany’s Bundstag Backs Greek Bailout Extention)
by Anthony B. Sanders •
The Chicago Business Barometer has collapsed below 50 to its lowest point since 2009. And I thought that the German Bundestag backing the Greek bailout extension would be cause for celebration! Or are we just watching the net installment of the horror series “Saw”? Another tip of the hat to Jesse’s Cafe Americain! Speaking of SAW […]
Anthony Sanders
Q4 GDP Rose Less Than Previously Thought (Down 60 Percent From Q3), Growth Slows Where My Government Grows
by Anthony B. Sanders •
Well, ain’t that a kick in the head. Q4 GDP rose at a 2.2 percent rate, a downward adjustment from the preliminary estimate of 2.6 percent. Notice how GDP growth have been declining since 1950 (16.9 percent QoQ) to Q4 2013 (2.2 percent QoQ). Now QoQ GDP growth is down 60 percent from Q3 to […]
Constantin Gurdgiev
Of a momentary surrender and a longer fight: Greece v Eurogroup
by Constantin Gurdgiev •
In which points did Greek delegation change its position?
Constantin Gurdgiev
Running out of cash: Greece heading into March
by Constantin Gurdgiev •
Over the next four months, Greece is facing significant debt redemption pressures.
