Author : Mish Global Economic Trend Analysis

Unfair CompetitionThe nation pastime in France is striking against "unfair competition". To French socialists, the term "unfair competition" means any competition. On Tuesday French unions...

What's the "official" unemployment rate vs. economic reality?In my analysis of the monthly jobs reports on the first Friday of the month, I make a...

Conference Board Consumer Survey The consumer conference board does a paper survey every month on consumer confidence.The board's technical notes say (emphasis mine) "The targeted...

Those expecting a bounce in manufacturing following an alleged improvement in the Philadelphia Region were mistaken.In Philadelphia, all that really happened was that things got...

Consumer Spending MythIt is widely believed that consumer spending accounts for approximately two-thirds of the economy. A few of us dispute that claim.Reader Gary writes...

Crowdsourcing HypeRobots and artificial Intelligence will destroy 5.1 million jobs by 2020 says a study on the "Future of Jobs".Crowdsourcing was one of the big...

Not everyone hates the unusual blizzard that dumped 2 feet or more of snow in Washington D.C. and other locations on the East coast.Giant Panda...

Following a December election that has left Spanish politics deeply fragmented, People's Party (PP) leader, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's  has been unable to secure the...

At an Iowa rally earlier today, Donald Trump made the arrogant claim "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and...

Former New York Mayor, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, is fed up with Donald Trump, the republicans in general, Bernie Sanders, and Hillary Clinton's shift to the...