IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Justice Roberts’ Apologists on the Right 2. Should Have Overturned on the Basis of “Fraud” 3. Supreme Court Dis approval Surges After Decision 4. Our “Stall-Speed” Economy 5. Upcoming Money Manager Webinar on July 12 Overview I decided late last week that...
IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Operation Twist Extended Until Year-end 2. Fed Revises Economic Forecasts Lower 3. The End of the Road for Europe? 4. Foreign Holdings of US Debt Hit Record High 5. Supreme Court Defers ObamaCare Decision to Thursday Operation Twist Extended Until Year-end For the last several months...
IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Preventing the “Fiscal Cliff” is a Tall Order 2. No, the Fiscal Cliff Will Not be a Big Deal 3. June 25: ObamaCare Hangs in the Balance 4. 68% of Americans Oppose ObamaCare 5. How the Court’s Decision Could Affect the Markets Overview Today we revisit the subject of...
What will be the effects of ObamaCare? My friend Lisa Cummings, an expert on employee benefits (she was one of the first employees at Dell and was a senior exec at Wal-Mart), has analyzed the bill; and from what she tells me it appears to be one big pile of unintended consequences and costs. It will...
IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Rasmussen: 61% Favor Repeal of Healthcare Law 2. ObamaCare Officially Kicked-off on September 23 3. ObamaCare is Even Worse Than Critics Thought 4. Will Government Put Insurers Out of Business? 5. Income Tax on “Rich” Headed Higher Than in Clinton-era Introduction Phase...
IN THIS ISSUE: The Collapse of Employer-Provided Health Insurance The “Grandfather” Exemption to Be Denied For Many What Happens if Your Plan is Not Grandfathered? Obama’s Spin on the Grandfather Controversy Union Healthcare Plans Grandfathered No Matter What Health Insurance Requirements...
IN THIS ISSUE: Brief Re-Cap of Recent Primary Results Historical Mid-Term Election Trends The Current Mood of the Electorate Electoral Landscape: The House Electoral Landscape: The Senate Voters Still Mad About ObamaCare Introduction A week ago today, we had several key House and Senate primary elections...
Economics This Week’s Data Weekly mortgage applications rose 3.8%, the third increase in as many weeks. Weekly jobless claims were up slightly versus expectations that they would be down slightly (this article is short in length): http://www.calculatedriskblog...
Economics This Week’s Data The International Council of Shopping Centers reported weekly sales of major retailers fell 0.9% versus the prior week and 0.6% on a year over year basis; Redbook Research reported month to date retail chain store sales down 0.7% versus the comparable period in July and...
I have a very early meeting this morning; so this doesn’t have the benefit of the this morning’s economic stats Economics This Week’s Data The International Council of Shopping Centers reported monthly sales of major retailers were unchanged versus the prior week and up 0.4% on a year...
Economics This Week’s Data June new home sales rose 11% versus expectations of a 2.3% gain; it is the largest month over month increase in nine years. However, off such a low base, 11% is not a huge number. http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2009/07/new...