James Picerno
13:35 :
Estimating Equilibrium Risk Premiums -
James Picerno submits: MarketWatch’s Robert Powell reports that “two legendary investors have conflicting points of views” on stocks and bonds. Rob Arnott is cautious (pdf) on the outlook for equities and Bill Gross is anxious about ...
13:53 :
Major Asset Classes Posted Respectable Gains in March -
James Picerno submits: The major asset classes generally posted respectable gains in March, although red ink spoiled the party for foreign developed-market stocks and REITs. U.S. bonds overall managed to rise, but just barely, based ...
12:09 :
Jobless Claims Fall by 6K -
James Picerno submits: For the third week in a row, and for only the sixth time since the Great
Recession officially ended in June 2009, new weekly filings for
jobless benefits are under the 400,000 mark ...
12:08 :
Jobless Claims Fall by 6 Thousand -
James Picerno submits: For the third week in a row, and for only the sixth time since the Great
Recession officially ended in June 2009, new weekly filings for
jobless benefits are under the 400,000 mark ...
10:23 :
Q4 GDP Growth Revised Up to 3.1% Pace -
James Picerno submits: The U.S. economy grew at a 3.1% real annual rate in last year’s fourth quarter, the government reports in its third and final estimate for Q4 GDP. That’s up from the previously reported 2.8% pace. For all of ...
13:34 :
Durable Goods Unexpectedly Fall in February -
James Picerno submits: Orders for durable goods, a leading indicator of economic activity, fell 0.9% last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Census Bureau reports. The decrease follows a strong 3.6% gain in January. Economists ...
15:56 :
Manufacturing's Hot. Will Job Growth Follow? -
James Picerno submits: Manufacturing is on a roll. Today’s update of the ISM Manufacturing Report for February shows that "economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February for the 19th consecutive month." In fact, ...
12:36 :
Promising January Durable Goods Data Overshadowed by Oil -
James Picerno submits: January may have been harsh on the labor market and other sectors of the economy, but there's no sign of a winter chill in today's durable goods report for last month. New orders for manufactured durable goods ...
13:32 :
The Return of the Budget Busters -
James Picerno submits: Now it's getting serious. House Speaker John Boehner warns that he's won't sign off on a short-term spending extension to keep the deficit-laden federal government operating. "Read my lips," he says. "We are ...
01:42 :
Housing: Still Going Nowhere Fast -
James Picerno submits: There's not much cheer in housing these days, unless you're a buyer with a fair amount of cash. Otherwise, the depressed state of residential real estate rolls on. Today's update on Building Permits|building ...
07:37 :
Cutting Spending: Budget Battles, Round 1 -
James Picerno submits: House Speaker John Boehner wants to know “when are we going to get serious about cutting spending?" Perhaps today’s the day. The White House will formally release its 2012 budget plan later today, complete with ...
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