This is the table that accompanies the weekly economic review article at Global Economic Intersection: What’s Up With Employment?
Weekly Economic Release Scorecard:
| Item | Headline | Analysis |
| Democracy Manifesto |
Frank Li shares his ideas to making democracy work in the USA |
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| May Exim Prices |
Import prices are up 12.5% YoY – Export Prices are up 9% |
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| April Wholesale Sales |
Up |
Wholesale sales appears stronger than manufacturing and retail??? |
| April Trade Balance |
Improved |
Small improvement may be result of a slowing USA Economy |
| Economic Surveys | Menzie Chinn walks through WSJ and Philly Fed Economist’s surveys | |
| May Diesel Use |
Down |
Ceridan-UCLA says the economy is slowing down |
| April JOLTS |
Did JOLTS forewarn of May’s bad employment data? |
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| May Railroad Traffic |
Indicates economy did not grow |
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| April Consumer Credit |
Consumer Credit contraction may have ended |
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| Oil Price Manipulation |
James Hamilton reviews the ongoing CFTC action against Nicholas Wildgoose and James Dyer | |
| Consumer Metrics |
Rick Davis reviews the CMI index |
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| US & European Debt |
Andrew Butter suggests Greece could bust the ECB |
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| Global Wine Production |
Elliott Morss details current global wine imports and exports |
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| China |
Michael Pettis overviews the current debt crisis |
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| India & Pakistan |
Ajay Shah looks at freedom of speech in India & Pakistan |
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| Euro Crisis |
Elliott Morss makes some predictions on the PIIGS debt crisis |
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| Cost to Educate |
Rick Davis says education cost and associated student debt may be limiting economic growth |
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| Renminbi |
Michael Pettis suggests RMB use in strength is fueled by speculation |
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| Housing |
Michael David White discusses whether current housing crisis is worse than the Great Depression |
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| Tiananmen Square | Frank Li describes China’s journey 22 years after the infamous Tiamamen Square episode |
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| American Middle Class |
Robert Reich claims America’s challenge is to restore the middle class |
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| Critical Analysis in Viewing Reports |
Robert Huebscher shows how an annuity research report went bad | |
| NYSE Margin Debt |
Doug Short shows margin debt growth is a warning |
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| Investor Sentiment |
Guy Lerner charts out the market position |
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| Stock Charts |
Erik McCurdy explains medium term equities outlook |
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| European Investing |
MacroTides looks at the current pitfalls of European Investing |
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| Economic Tipping Point |
Jeff Miller focuses on what is important |