NY Times: Following Cyprus Bank Closings, Other Tax Havens Step In
From the NY Times: As Banks in Cyprus Falter, Other Tax Havens Step In: “We are aware of the economic problems facing Cyprus at the...
Author : Calculated Risk
Gasoline Prices down 12 cents over last month
From the USA Today: Pain at the pump: Have gas prices peaked for 2013? After surging nearly 60 cents a gallon from...ate December to a...
Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 791 Institutions
Here is the unofficial problem bank list for Mar 29, 2013. Changes and comments from surferdude808: As anticipated, the FDIC released its enforcement action activity...
BLS: Unemployment Rate declined in 22 States in February
From the BLS: Jobless rates down in 22 states, up in 12 in Feb.; payroll jobs up in 42 states, down in 8 Regional and...
Personal Income Increased 1.1% in February, Spending Increased 0.7%
The BEA released the Personal Income and Outlays report for February: Personal income increased $143.2 billion, or 1.1 percent ... in February, according to the...
Friday: Personal Income and Outlays, Consumer Sentiment
Friday: Personal Income and Outlays, Consumer Sentiment by Bill McBride on 3/28/2013 09:54:00 PM Note: Markets Closed will be closed Friday in observance of the Good...
Thursday: Initial Weekly Unemployment Claims, GDP, Chicago PMI
The Central Bank said banks would open their doors at midday (6 a.m. EST) on Thursday after nearly two weeks when Cypriots could only get...
Analysts Increase 2013 House Price Forecasts
I've been watching inventory closely, and in February I wrote: "if inventory keeps falling sharply, we might see stronger house price gains in 2013 than...
Solid Increase in New Home Sales
When the new home sales report was released for January, showing a large increase in the annualized sales rate, I cautioned not to read too...
New Home Sales at 411,000 SAAR in February
The Census Bureau reports New Home Sales in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 411...housand. This was down from a revised 431...housand SAAR...