Archive for January 18th, 2011

January NAHB Housing Market Index At 16

Housing Market Index for January was reported at 16, unchanged from October. Consensus was at 17

Nothing improving in housing-land..

Evening Reading – January 18, 2011

*** FT Alphaville: Chinese inflation through surging online searches ***
*** FT Alphaville: Apple and Steve Jobs ***
*** FT Alphaville: Silver shortage rumours abound ***
*** FT Alphaville: Not a fat finger, just falling US Treasuries… ***
*** The Slope Of Hope: Sky-High Copper ***
*** CBS: Sports Betting: Billy Walters ***

January Empire State Manufacturing At 11.92

Empire State Manufacturing General Business Conditions Index for January came out at 11.92 vs. 12.5 consensus and revised prior reading of 9.89 (revised from 10.57).

Slight improvement, looks like industrial production will continue expanding.

Morning Reading – January 18, 2011

*** Streetwise Professor: The Gambler’s Fallacy ***
*** FT BeyondBRICs: Fund file: emerging market bond warning ***
*** FT BeyondBRICs: India: inflation “surging” says Subbarao ***
*** JESSE’S CAFÉ AMÉRICAIN: Is JPM Covering Up a Naked Silver Short Held By China As a Claim Against the Yanks? ***
*** JESSE’S CAFÉ AMÉRICAIN: An Interpretation of the China Silver Short Theory and Fractional Reserve Bullion ***
*** FT Alphaville: Record-breaking, forecast-busting UK inflation ***
*** The Big Picture: QOTD: On the Real Economy ***
*** The Big Picture: BoE has big problem on its hands, Euro rates higher ***
*** The Big Picture: Shanghai Breaks 200-day, Commodities Next to Roll? ***

New Week Intro – January 18, 2011

Weekly economic calendar.

 

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