Wish they had also reported the percentages......

CFTC commitment of traders. EUR cut net shorts to 179K in week ending May 12th

This would seen to warrant close monitoring. Let's hope that if these concerns prove to be well founded that both economists and regulators have the guts to call it and do something about it this time, instead of simply clamming up and jumping on ...

As Money Pours Into Peer-to-Peer Lending, Some See Bubble Brewing

Given how far out forecasting economist have been since 2008-9 with their Q1 forecasts and their subsequent spin offs for the remainder of each of these years, 'they' may even be agreeing with you. If this pattern continues, the signs may be good ...

Economists Are Having a Huge Debate About the Real Reason First-Quarter Growth Was So Slow

Unfortunately, the markets will tend to see increases in property prices per se as positive. In actuality, this phenomenon in NZ represents a tax system which does not effectively deter speculators (whether from overseas or NZ resident) and ...

The NZD has had a dip as the Fonterra news announcement hit

I substantially agree with the above two posts. One major question for financial markets and its participants is the extent to which they can realistically make a difference. My sense is that market makers will continue as they have done in the past ...

The Bank of England just told us that there is a massive problem with job creation that won't...

Yes, indeed - Yellen was a bit long-winded, but is addressing issues that must be resolved, not only in the USA, but throughout the western world. She would do a better job of communicating if she were to remember some basic rules for writing a ...

Yellen: Finance and Society

xxjjxx: "It's a signal of future business spending because companies are more likely to purchase goods once they have depleted inventories;" (From FF explanation in Calender) Higher than expected inventories = less sales than expected Depleted ...

U.S. Feb business inventories rise 0.3 pct

The reason Yellen and others are concerned is because it is precisely in the so-called "developed" nations that the problem of the increasing gap between rich and poor is most noticeable and entrenched. There are relatively fewer and fewer rich ...

Yellen: Opening Remarks

While I feel Yellen has not formulated the problem fully or clearly enough, she has attempted to identify three main areas in which further research is needed: families, communities and 'the economy'. She is but one person, and the scope and depth ...

Yellen: Opening Remarks

The concentration of power, control and wealth in the hands of a few is, unarguably, a relatively recent problem. It is a 'problem' and not just an observation because (IMHO) an honest, impartial analysis will show this to be a result of the 'free' ...

Yellen: Opening Remarks