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Taking a Closer Look at Mixed Signals
This post is contributed by the Consumer Metrics Institute. For those of us who track the macro-econometric behavior of consumers, the past six or seven months have been (at best) challenging…. Read more
BEA Adjusts Second Quarter GDP Growth Back Upward
This article has been contributed by the Consumer Metrics Institute. The Bureau of Economic Analysis’s (BEA) third estimate of second quarter 2011 U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was reported to… Read more
Consumer Metrics Institute News: August 26, 2011 – BEA Lowers Second Quarter GDP Growth Rate to Below 1%
Contributed by the Consumer Metrics Institute. The Bureau of Economic Analysis’s (BEA) second estimate of second quarter 2011 U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was reported to be 0.98%, continuing… Read more
To Buy Or Rent – Factors For Students And Other Semi-Permanent Big-City Residents
As the parent of a college-aged offspring, you know the pressures of trying to find rooming situations, particularly in big cities like NY. Many of you may even have to travel great lengths just to… Read more
Consumer Metrics Institute News: August 5, 2011 – Special Update: Daily Growth Index Breaks Positive
Contributed by the Consumer Metrics Institute On August 3, 2011 our Daily Growth Index went into growth territory for the first time in 566 days — ending the longest consecutive string of… Read more
Consumer Metrics Institute Members News: August 2, 2011 – New Index & Housing Data
Visit the Consumer Metrics Institute at their web site to subscribe to these updates and their premium data. Regular visitors to our website may have noticed a couple of new charts residing there…. Read more
BEA Reports 1Q-2011 and “Great Recession” Far Worse Than We Had Been Previously Told
Contributed by the Consumer Metrics Institute Included in the BEA’s first (“Advance”) estimate of second quarter 2011 GDP were significant downward revisions to previously published data, some… Read more
Consumer Metrics Institute Member’s News: July 23, 2011 – Unexpected Extremes & Mussolini Revisited
Contributed by the Consumer Metrics Institute The past two weeks have resulted in one of our rare “wow” moments here at the Consumer Metrics Institute. On July 19 our Weighted… Read more
Bernanke’s Big Plan to Bluff Housing Back to the Bulls
Contributed by Ben Thorpe at Benzinga. There are now three guarantees in life: death, taxes, and another round of quantitative easing. Ben Bernanke has played coy the last three days,… Read more
Consumer Metrics Institute Member’s News: July 9, 2011 – Continuing Contraction Moderation; Shakespeare’s Stimulating Idea
Syndicated with permission from CMI. We are becoming more convinced with each passing week that the rate of contraction of on-line consumer demand for discretionary durable goods “bottomed” at the… Read more
