LA Area Port Traffic: Little Impact From Strike in December
Note: Clerical workers at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles went on strike starting Nov 27th and ending Dec 5th. The strike impacted...
Author : Calculated Risk
Flashback to 2007: Tanta on “Sound Bankers”
Note: Tanta wrote the following post on May 8, 2007. Ownit had filed for bankruptcy a few months earlier, Countrywide was purchased by BofA in...
EDITOR’S TOP STORY: Predicting the Next Recession
A few thoughts on the "next recession" ... Forecasters generally have a terrible record at predicting recessions. There are many reasons for this poor performance....
“The case for deficit optimism”
From Ezra Klein: The case for deficit optimism Here’s a secret: For all the sound and fury, Washington’s actually making real progress on debt. ......
“Financial Collapse: A 10-Step Recovery Plan”
Alan Blinder lists 10 financial commandments to remember -...nd starts by reminding us that "people do learn. The problem is that they forget — sometimes...mazingly...
Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 826 Institutions
Here is the unofficial problem bank list for Jan 18, 2012. Changes and comments from surferdude808: With the FDIC having a closing for the second...
Summary for Week ending January 18th
Most of the data released last week was encouraging. Housing starts were up 28% annually in 2012 - a strong increase, and starts are still...
Schedule for Week of Jan 20th
Note: I'll post a summary for last week soon. There are two key December housing reports that will be released this week, Existing home sales...
Bank Failure #2 in 2013: 1st Regents Bank, Andover, Minnesota
Bank Failure #2 in 2013: 1st...egents Bank, Andover, Minnesota by Bill McBride on 1/18/2013 09:20:00 PM All the king’s horses Nor all of First...egent’s men...
Lawler: Early Look At Existing Home Sales in December
From economist Tom Lawler: Based on reports from various realtor associations/MLS across the country, I expect that existing home sales in December as measured by...