This is the table that accompanies the weekly economic review article: An Alternate View of the Trade Balance Trend.
Weekly Economic Release Scorecard:
| Item | Headline | Analysis |
| April Consumer Price Index |
Rising |
The 3.2% YoY price increase is almost all caused by energy, food and autos |
| April Sea Container Counts |
Up |
7% year-over-year growth for both imports and exports |
| Dollar Index |
Guy Lerner argues a trend reversal is occuring |
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| QE2 |
Warren Mosler postulates how QE2 is based on false economic dynamics |
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| March Business Sales |
Up |
Up 11% with inflation likely half – but half is great also |
| April Producer Price Index |
Rising |
PPI increased 1% to 6.8% |
| April Advance Retail Sales |
Up |
More than half of the 7.8% retail increase is inflation and holidays |
| March Trade Balance |
Growing |
Record exports could not overcome inflation |
| March JOLTS |
Unchanged |
Jobs dynamics have not started recovering except job openings |
| April Diesel Use |
Small Rise |
On road diesel use less good may be caused by more trailer on railroads |
| May Home Prices |
Improving |
Seasonal spring time home price improvement underway according to Altos Research |
| March Home Prices |
Down |
Prices down 7.5% nationally according to CoreLogic |
| April Small Business Sentiment |
Down |
NFIB reports second bad month in a row of business sentiment |
| March Wholesale Sales |
Massively Up |
Sales are ballistic even considering inflation |
| April EXIM Price Index |
Rising Big Time |
Import prices were up 11% |
| April Railroad Car Loadings |
Up |
Up 3.8% lead by intermodal – traditional railcar loads down |
| 1Q2011 Consumer Credit |
Healing |
5th consecutive quarter of less bad delinquencies |
| Bank Capital |
Zaiham Zamil claims capital requirements miss the point that asset valuations matter |
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| USA Empire |
Elliott Morss argues the sun may be setting on the USA |
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| Freedom of the Press |
Karl Denninger presents the facts on the WSJ’s re-editing of the words of Finish political leader Timo Soini | |
| Economic Dogma |
Dirk Ehnts believes we need rebuild the foundations of economics | |
| Mortgage & Bank Fraud |
William Black interview on KCRW Los Angeles | |
| Commodities |
Albertarocks suggests the great commodity unwind is coming |
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| Philippines |
Elliott Morss points out where to invest |
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| Home Prices |
Keith Jurow reviews when it is right for investors to jump into the real estate market |
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| Commodities |
Erik McCurdy charts out the rise and fall of commodities |
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