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Monthly Archives: January 2009
From YRC Worldwide, Inc. Q4 2008 Conference Call
Salient details from the trucking company’s call (as they may relate to the economic outlook): With respect to the fourth quarter, each month continued to progressively weaken as the economy slowed further and the retail holiday peak never showed up … Continue reading
Surge in Protectionism Threatens to Deepen World-Wide Crisi
A wave of protectionism is swelling around the world that could further damage struggling economies. Industries are starting to line up in Beijing, Brussels and Washington for import protection. That has happened in past downturns, too, but this time the … Continue reading
CHINA: MORE EVIDENCE OF SLOWDOWN
China’s Small Factories Struggle SHENZHEN, China — The global downturn is taking a particularly severe toll on China’s legions of dynamic small businesses, forcing them to adopt innovative, and sometimes desperate, strategies to survive. Ye Jianqing, like many other Chinese … Continue reading
GDP Drops 3.8%, Final Demand drops 5.1%
The U.S. economy shrank at the end of 2008 by the most in 26 years, according to a grim report Friday that hints the recession will deepen in 2009. Gross domestic product fell at a seasonally adjusted 3.8% annual rate … Continue reading
SCARY: Japan Industrial Output Plunges by Nearly 10%
Sounds increasingly like a depression! Consumer spending down 4.6% yoy. Let’s hope US consumers do not get that frugal… Japan’s recession showed signs of deepening Friday, with new data showing a record plunge in industrial production, a jump in unemployment … Continue reading
“Unprecedented and shocking” Decline in Air Cargo
by CalculatedRisk on 1/29/2009 02:48:00 PM From the International Air Transport Association: Cargo Plummets 22.6% in December (hat tip Bob_in_MA) In the month of December global international cargo traffic plummeted by 22.6% compared to December 2007. The same comparison for international passenger traffic showed … Continue reading
Truck Tonnage Index: Cliff Diving
by CalculatedRisk on 1/28/2009 05:19:00 PM From the American Trucking Association: ATA Truck Tonnage Index Plummeted 11.1 Percent in December (hat tip Dave of SV) Click on graph for larger image in new window. The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage … Continue reading
S&P 500 Forming Head & Shoulder Pattern?
From Barry Ritholtz Trader’s Narrative sends along this chart: Here’s their explanation: Head and shoulder formations are one of the most fundamental technical patterns. They are arguably one of the easiest to recognize on a chart and are almost always found at … Continue reading
FLORIDA HOUSING UPDATE
Florida existing single-family home sales rebounded in December up 27% y/y, after increasing just 4% y/y in November. Statewide median prices fell 27% y/y, matching last month’s record decline of 27%. Similar to recent months, Florida’s housing data continues to be characterized … Continue reading
WORDS FROM DAVOS: ”THE CRISIS GETTING WORSE”
“The crisis is getting worse,” Rupert Murdoch, chief executive officer of News Corp., said at a press conference to kick off the five-day event today. “It’s going to take very drastic action to turn that around, if it can be turned … Continue reading
MORE ON STIMULUS IMPACT
WSJ Rips The Stimulus Joe Weisenthal | Jan 28, 09 8:20 AM If you only read one critique of the stimulus plan today, check out the Journal’s editorial, which concludes that of the $825 billion that’s being spent, only 12%, or $90 billion, could … Continue reading
