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45 Post(s) for December 2011

Decision on Commonwealth	2011/12/31 23:26
Where to run from the euro	2011/12/30 22:30
The Greek rescue is unraveling, again	2011/12/29 20:51
House prices still in downtrend	2011/12/29 00:51
Better progress on bad loans at GSEs than in wider market	2011/12/27 21:33
Japan: close to the edge and still faking it	2011/12/27 00:01
Negative free cash flow at Commonwealth	2011/12/24 21:43
US household income still stagnant	2011/12/23 21:39
US savings amount (not rate) roughly constant	2011/12/23 19:21
World trade continued to stagnate through October	2011/12/21 22:29
US housing inventory neutral for prices	2011/12/21 21:13
Most important posts from November	2011/12/21 03:14
Possible opportunity in private-label MBS	2011/12/21 02:04
Slowing economic growth in Europe is worsening the crisis	2011/12/20 07:43
Another sign of EU recession: construction	2011/12/19 23:06
The liquidation value of Commonwealth REIT is well above the market price	2011/12/18 02:45
US core inflation at 2.2%	2011/12/16 20:46
An unsurprising contrast ...	2011/12/16 20:00
In defense of government bean counters	2011/12/16 00:52
US industrial production ticks down, but no clear break in uptrend	2011/12/15 20:49
Flight to safety chooses dollar over gold	2011/12/14 22:32
Euro zone inflation remains somewhat high	2011/12/14 21:00
More bank runs	2011/12/14 20:18
Another sign of recession in Europe	2011/12/14 20:12
US household debt stress unchanged in Q3	2011/12/14 02:10
Office property market: in the doldrums and at risk from Europe	2011/12/13 23:22
Economics of hunting	2011/12/13 07:36
Catching up on old investment posts	2011/12/13 00:41
Slow progress clearing mortgages gone bad	2011/12/11 03:12
First impression: This EU solution will fall flat too	2011/12/10 03:34
China cooled a bit in November	2011/12/09 21:23
US credit impulse dropped in Q3, but was still suggesting healthy private demand	2011/12/09 06:46
ECB actions illustrate euro zone bank stress	2011/12/08 22:01
Net present value analysis in practice	2011/12/08 06:22
Brazilian consumers pull back	2011/12/07 06:23
US gas in storage is low relative to demand	2011/12/06 21:56
US construction spending may be past the bottom	2011/12/06 05:25
The euro: we just have to wait and see	2011/12/05 20:31
Retail trade trending down in Europe	2011/12/05 20:14
Jobs, recovery, Europe, recession	2011/12/02 21:57
Unemployment seems to be in an improving trend	2011/12/02 20:47
Jobs -- improvement over the last few months but a depressing outlook in the long term	2011/12/02 20:04
Useful overview of the European financial crisis	2011/12/01 21:58
Europe unemployment now in clear rising trend	2011/12/01 19:44
Unambiguous slowdown in China's manufacturing	2011/12/01 05:44