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U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Surge Past Expectations To All-Time High
The Business Insider ^
| 4-19-2010
| Vincent Fernando, CFA
Posted on 04/19/2010 7:19:36 AM PDT by blam
U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Surge Past Expectations To All-Time High
Vincent Fernando, CFA
Apr. 19, 2010, 10:03 AM
U.S. leading economic indicators for March rose +1.4% vs. +1.1% expected.
Conference Board:
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 1.4 percent in March, following a 0.4 percent gain in February, and a 0.6 percent rise in January. The U.S. LEI is now at its highest level.
Here it is, the all-time high:
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: economy; recession; recovery
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To: throwback
121
posted on
04/19/2010 10:40:02 AM PDT
by
PatriotGirl827
(Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on me, a sinner)
To: RipSawyer; LS; NVDave
>>Maybe you live in an enclave of crooks.
It's
almost amusing that the operation being run at
2245 Slocum Road in Peyton Colorado was practically within spitting distance of NORCOM and the American Military's Satellite Control Center....
almost. If nothing else, it was pretty bold of the perps to run it on the same local power-grid that supplies juice to
Schriever AFB; Schriever being an earthbound nerve-center supporting the USA's eyes in the sky; presumably in support of the
alleged War On Drugs.
When the sheeple are kept adequately supplied with Bread and Circuses, they evidently care little about the
laundry that keeps the whole systemically corrupt machine rattling along.
Same ol' shyte; different Royal toilet.
122
posted on
04/19/2010 11:17:29 AM PDT
by
LomanBill
(Animals! The DemocRats blew up the windmill with an Acorn!)
To: LS
That is 100% true - Minsky wrote his paper(s) in an era way before the international capital flows of today.
To my knowledge, only the Fed has models that account for this stuff today. And I’d say as a small-league guy in the markets (compared to the Fed and their masters at Goldman and JPM) that the Fed’s models aren’t worth much, because they didn’t see this coming either. They kept using words like “contained” and “isolated.”
The PRC did figure this out sooner than the Fed - when they sold most all of their RMBS paper in a fat hurry right after we decided to make good on that “implicit guarantee” of Fannie/Freddie paper that Greenspan had been warning about for years.
123
posted on
04/19/2010 11:39:24 AM PDT
by
NVDave
To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
The leading economic indicators look like a new headfake to me. Remember that Obama, Pelosi and Reed only have a few short months to convince the wishy washy brain-dead casual middle uncommitted part of the electorate that they saved the economy and all is well. As I read your reply to NVDave, the thought occurred to me...what if by some strange quirk the economy suddenly blew ballast in August or September, soon enough before the election to materially be perceived and adequately be responded to in all quarters.
Seriously, how do you think the lefty press would handle it?
CA....
124
posted on
04/19/2010 12:04:30 PM PDT
by
Chances Are
(Whew! Seems I've found that silly grin again!)
To: LS
Huh. Well, can’t explain it. It’s not a good time to splurge. It appears that the previous recession is ending, but the inflation is coming as night follows day. Too much money floating around.
In fact, maybe that’s what you’re seeing - the first part of the inflation. There is a lot of cash, some people have it, they want to spend. Soon prices will rise to ration the sales. Then there won’t BE enough products.
125
posted on
04/19/2010 12:18:41 PM PDT
by
ichabod1
(Can around 25-30% moonbat base really steal the country from us and hold it?)
To: NVDave; ex-Texan; LS
>>The PRC did figure this out sooner than the Fed
Forest - what forest?
Stupid trees.
For folks who didn't want to - it was easy not to see what was right in front of them; and worse still were folks who, instead of using the truth to calibrate their moral compass - instead chose to exploit it by deliberately gaming the corrupted system.
126
posted on
04/19/2010 12:23:04 PM PDT
by
LomanBill
(Animals! The DemocRats blew up the windmill with an Acorn!)
To: pnh102
No. LEI is a real measure.
The stock market is up is a part of it.
Easy money continues...
127
posted on
04/19/2010 12:26:38 PM PDT
by
WOSG
(OPERATION RESTORE AMERICAN FREEDOM - NOVEMBER, 2010 - DO YOUR PART!)
To: WOSG
The stock market is up is a part of it.The stock market is only up because companies have shed employees in order to maintain profitability.
128
posted on
04/19/2010 12:31:28 PM PDT
by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: LS
busy restaurant going out last night.
one the way, discussing the many for lease properties... including our own.
It’s mixed bag, honestly.
we have a weak, jobless recovery, with commercial real estate flagging and a lot of industries well off their highs.
JMHO.
129
posted on
04/19/2010 12:32:53 PM PDT
by
WOSG
(OPERATION RESTORE AMERICAN FREEDOM - NOVEMBER, 2010 - DO YOUR PART!)
To: Chances Are
I don’t know what you mean by “blow ballast”. That to me means you drop ballast which brings a sub to the surface.
So you are saying what happens if the economy soars right before the election? The media would say Obama fixed the economy and he would win by a large margin. Only die-hard conservatives of the freedom-loving type, would vote against him. The rest of the voters would “reward” him for “fixing” the economy.
130
posted on
04/19/2010 12:49:12 PM PDT
by
Freedom_Is_Not_Free
(Bye bye Miss American Freedom. When did we vote for Communism?)
To: ichabod1; NYDave
Well, I hear from a LOT of knowledgeable people that in fact DEflation is still the worry. See NYDave, but I hear it from others in my private circles.
131
posted on
04/19/2010 1:14:00 PM PDT
by
LS
("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
To: ichabod1; NVDave
Ooops, sorry, that’s NVDave
132
posted on
04/19/2010 1:14:25 PM PDT
by
LS
("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
To: RipSawyer
Well, with all due respect, I don’t have “connections” and I’m doing really, really well. Best year ever.
133
posted on
04/19/2010 1:15:40 PM PDT
by
LS
("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
To: TheVitaminPress
ROFL...my thoughts exactly. It just shows that the shell game is at an all-time high.
What a farce! The Onion was right to close down you just can't beat the sarcasm coming directly this regime.
This is how people in China must feel every day!
134
posted on
04/19/2010 1:19:12 PM PDT
by
surfer
(To err is human, to really foul things up takes a Democrat, don't expect the GOP to have the answer!)
To: Zeddicus
“Ministry of Propaganda”
Exactly.
To: LS; NVDave; ichabod1
>>fact DEflation is still the worry.
I think it will be DEflation mixed with selective inflation.
Those with cash will temporarily be able to buy luxury items like Big-Screen HDTV or McMansion for cheap because demand will be down for existing supply.
But essentials with static or rising demand - especially those dependent upon Oil, such as food.... "Welcome to Weimart.... please don't block the aisle with your wheel-barrow".
136
posted on
04/19/2010 1:31:07 PM PDT
by
LomanBill
(Animals! The DemocRats blew up the windmill with an Acorn!)
To: surfer
137
posted on
04/19/2010 1:53:37 PM PDT
by
TheVitaminPress
(as goes the Second Amendment . . . so goes the Constitution.)
To: LS
>>Im doing really, really well. Best year ever.
Glad to hear it. Everybody has different indicators they watch.
One of the Canaries I'm watching in the local economic coal mine is this:
Running on Empty?
Completed in 2007 at the convergence of Space Village and Technology in Colorado Springs - it has NEVER, as yet, been occupied.
So, I don't care how many loads of dramatic "shoppers" are bused in from the local Housing Authority - I'll believe there's a "
recovery" when this building - and the others like it - are occupied and producing. Until then, it's just smoke, mirrors, and the usual facade propped up in front of the
McBurban Jungle.
138
posted on
04/19/2010 4:59:27 PM PDT
by
LomanBill
(Animals! The DemocRats blew up the windmill with an Acorn!)
To: LomanBill
Well, in Cincinnati, they built a giant new mall about 20 years ago, "Forrest Fair Mall." It had all the big anchors, movies, everything. But didn't make it. One reason was it was too close to an existing mall, which significantly upgraded. Another was, the population was moving north of the city, and several outdoor "walking malls" started and sucked business out of the "ring" around Cincy.
So some of it may be the economy, some of it may just be location, location, location.
139
posted on
04/19/2010 6:27:48 PM PDT
by
LS
("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
To: blam
Yur foolin’ us all!!that graph is REALLY a media sentiment graph for Democrats re-election prospects this fall....isn’t it?!!
140
posted on
04/19/2010 6:30:31 PM PDT
by
mo
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