http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/economic-data Blog Articles Tagged with 'economic-data' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/william-polleys-blog/1132420?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data Since this is such an unusual event, I'm just going to print the entire press release complete with links to other central banks.Joint Statement by Central Banks Throughout the current financial crisis, central banks haveengaged in continuous close c... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:29:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/william-polleys-blog/1132420?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1132219?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data Coordinated rate cuts around the world, 50 basis from the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and four other central banks. The banks lowered interest rates in an unprecedented, emergency coordinated bid to ease the economic effects of the financ... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:09:06 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1132219?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1130914?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data The next Fed meeting is more than three weeks away (a two day meeting on October 28th and 29th) and the economic data suggests the economy is deteriorating rapidly. And the TARP will not start buying assets for several weeks, maybe not until mid-Nove... Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:18:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1130914?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/finance-markets/1130262?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data Stock markets face a further crash over October, as a combination of bad economic data, credit derivative write downs, and the threat of further bank failures, plague financial markets already freezing up.The finance sector is bracing itself for furt... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:45:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/finance-markets/1130262?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1130260?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data Financial institutions have tightened their grip on their purse strings, and their level of caution in dealing with other banks and financial firms have risen sharply since the collapse of Lehman Brothers (LEH). Forex trading volume is now much reduc... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:31:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1130260?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1128050?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data This market just gets more and more surreal. We saw the release of not one, not two, but three pieces of abjectly awful US economic data. So naturally, on Friday equities surged higher and government bonds tanked ... because of more hopeful noises ov... Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:33:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1128050?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1127149?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data I am not sure the rhetoric surrounding the economy and financial markets can get any more negative than they are at the moment. It seems as though every talking head is piling on about the negative reverberations impacting markets and the economy. Ev... Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:39:18 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1127149?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1125747?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data click to enlarge ... Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:29:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1125747?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1123780?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data Tim Duy assesses the day's events: Quite a Day, by Tim Duy: I am in Portland tonight, taking a breath to assess the day s events as I mentally prepared for a three hour presentation on the economy for a friend s business group. A spectacular harv... Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:42:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1123780?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cxo-advisory-group/1121941?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data The nonfarm payroll, GDP advance and ISM manufacturing data releases move markets the most, affecting interest rates and currency exchange rates more than stocks. Impacts are most pronounced immediately after release.... Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/cxo-advisory-group/1121941?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1121665?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data Negative economic data keeps streaming nonstop from the US, but amazingly, it has failed to derail the strong US dollar from its ongoing uptrend. On Sunday it was news of a government bailout of Fannie (FNM): (0.7457 +0.0057 +0.77%) and Freddie (FRE)... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:35:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1121665?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1120975?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data One way or another, the dollar is going down. Hold on to your shorts because this will be the short of the decade. Recent interventions in commodity markets, which has been a combination of short selling in the Gold market, and large institutions t... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:06:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1120975?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1120918?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data At the Columbia School of Journalism yesterday, a large part of our discussion was on how the media should report and interpret economic data. We used GDP and Inflation as the classic example. By coincidence, the AP had this very astute article on Q2... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:50:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1120918?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1120872?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data What type of economic news has the largest and most persistent effect on asset prices?:How Economic News Moves Markets, by Leonardo Bartolini, Linda Goldberg and Adam Sacarny, FRBNY [pdf]: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today releasedHow Econom... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:42:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1120872?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1119050?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data The stock market reacts to last night's speech:U.S. stocks tumbled, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to the longest stretch of losses since JanuaryThe news media is blaming the drop on economic data such as the news about rising jobless claims... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1119050?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1118767?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data Over the years, I have criticized a variety of official data points as misleading: Consumer Price Index (CPI) for woefully understating price increases, Non Farm Payrolls (NFP) due to the Birth/Death Adjustment, Core Inflation for omitting anything g... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:32:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1118767?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1118728?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data Comfortably cushioned by recent economic data, the European Central Bank [ECB] will most likely leave its leading overnight interest rate steady at 4.25% at its governing council meeting on Thursday. ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet can be expected ... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:29:43 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1118728?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1118511?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data In Tuesday s Daily Currency Focus, we said that the 1.45 level was significant support in the EUR/USD.A break below that level would have opened the door for a move down to 1.42. Even though the EUR/USD did take out the support to hit an intraday l... Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:54:51 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1118511?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1117545?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data This past week will forever be remembered for its historical significance. On the same day of Martin Luther King s I Have a Dream speech some 25 years ago, Barack Obama became the first American of African descent to accept a major party ... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:20:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1117545?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/william-polleys-blog/1116344?rsstype=tag&tag=economic-data Real GDP was up 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. That's more than most expected. Certainly not what you'd expect to see in a recession. It should be noted that this is not a clean bill of health for the economy. It would be premature to say that we'r... 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