ricardian ambivalence

Where did all the men go? (Oct Jobs report)

There are some interesting stories in the October employment data. The macro news isn’t great, but the good(ish) news is that

These three charts summarise the state of the labour market — and the September employment report. The good news is

The Sun’s Terry McCrann has published a great column on the nomination of Yellen and what it might mean for

Last night’s four week US T-bill auction result was a little odd. The auction of US$30bn of four week paper

Sometimes xkcd just nails it …

According to Gallop’s daily survey, US economic confidence has crashed as a result of the government shutdown. The FOMC decision

The October RBA Statement had only a few changes from their September statement. Overall, my assessment is that there is

The monthly US PCE report is one of my favourite. US consumption is not just a bit part of the

If you’re not using github, you should start (see my intro for tips on getting going). One of the things

The Federal Reserve’s decision NOT to announce a slowing of the pace of their asset purchases at their September meeting

This is the five year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, and the steady stream of retrospectives has given

I have been of the view that the Fed would announce a tapering of their Treasury purchases at the upcoming