May 15 2009

The New American Austerity: Getting By with Less Debt and Less Money. In What Sectors are Americans Spending Less Money?

The Census Bureau reported on Wednesday that for the month of April retail sales came in at $337 billion, a decrease of 0.4 percent from the month before.  The market reacted to this news and headed lower.  If we pry into the data beyond the headline number, we will see that retail sales are actually […]

Apr 22 2009

10 Charts Showing a Prolonged Global Recession: Credit Markets, Housing, and Equity Markets point to Lengthy Economic Contraction.

The IMF came out with a global report on the economy in October of 2008.  Since that time, the global economy has deteriorated even further and the IMF has issued another report.  I went ahead and looked at both documents and from what is presented, there is very little reason to believe we will see […]

Apr 19 2009

Credit Cards and Auto Loans: $2.5 Trillion Outstanding Consumer Debt. If you can’t find a Qualified Borrower or Buyer still lend the Money.

One of the many problems that led up to the economic crisis was easy access to debt.  This included easy access to home loans, auto loans, and credit cards.  You would have a hard time finding a reputable source that would argue otherwise.  Yet in the latest release of consumer credit data from the Federal […]

Apr 13 2009

Bank of America: $931 billion in Loans and Leases. Net Income Fell by $11 billion in 2008. Gear up for Financial Earnings Season.

The market is now fully engaged in earnings season.  Market sentiment stocks like Alcoa reported a loss bigger than analyst had expected but all eyes are focused on the financial industry.  That is why when Wells Fargo announced an early $3 billion profit, the markets went into full rally mode.  Yet once you dig into […]

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