PhillyFedManufacturingSurveyindicatesSolidExpansioninOctober http://feedly.com/k/1gn5NKD From the Philly Fed: OctoberManufacturingSurvey ManufacturinggrowthintheregioncontinuedinOctober, according to firms responding to this month’s Business Outlook Survey. The survey’s broadest indicators for general activity, new orders, shipments, and employment were positive, signifying growth. The survey’s indicators of future activity suggest continued optimism about growth over the next six months. The survey’s broadest measure of manufacturing conditions, the diffusion index of current activity, edgeddownfrom 22.3 … Seguir leyendo Philly Fed Manufacturing Survey indicates Solid Expansion in October

BloombergConsumerConfidenceShowsAmericansMostPessimisticAboutEconomySince 2011 http://feedly.com/k/1gn5KP3 While there haven’t been many economic data points to highlights the so-called damage to if not the economy, then the confidence of the all important US consumer, data on consumer confidence has been trickling in, and as expected, has been sliding. However, nowhere more so than in the just released latest read in the Bloomberg Weekly Consumer confidence index, whose expectations gauge … Seguir leyendo Bloomberg Consumer Confidence Shows Americans Most Pessimistic About Economy Since 2011

BillYieldsTumble As DebtDealLooksAssured http://feedly.com/k/1bztSaU Well that un-esclated quickly… (for now) despite this: *BOEHNERSPOKESMANSTEELSAYS NO DECISIONMADEONSENATEBILL shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Bill Yields Tumble As Debt Deal Looks Assured

Europe’sdebt crisis credibilityhangsonthinIrish thread – Telegraph http://feedly.com/k/1bztx8a shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Europe’s debt crisis credibility hangs on thin Irish thread – Telegraph

DemocracyandExtremism http://feedly.com/k/19NK0q6 An age-old question in political theory is how democracies, particularly democracies trying to be inclusive to use the terminology ofWhyNationsFail, should deal with extremist groups. If inclusiveness is about preventing the monopolization of political power in the hands of any segment of society or the sidelining of different opinions by the dominant ideology, perhaps giving some public space even to unsavory views and … Seguir leyendo Democracy and Extremism

Resumen de las conclusiones centrales del informe IPCC 2013 http://feedly.com/k/1hVqqJg Queridos lectores, Víctor Wilches, lector de este blog, ha preparado un excelente resumen de los puntos clave del reciente informe elaborado por el Panel Intergubernamental sobre Cambio Climático. Ya comentó Carlos de Castro que el IPCC se ha vuelto quizá demasiado cauto a la hora de valorar la rapidez y profundidad de los impactos de … Seguir leyendo Resumen de las conclusiones centrales del informe IPCC 2013

AdministeredPricesintheEurozone: SomeEmpirical Data http://feedly.com/k/1bzpEA9 Fabiani et al. (2006) provide empirical evidence of the extent of administered prices in Eurozone nations from a number of surveys and studies. The data are below: Nation | Total PercentageofMarkupPrices Belgium | 46% Spain | 52% Italy | 42% Netherlands | 56% Portugal | 65% Euro Area | 54% (average for whole Euro Area) (Fabiani et al. 2006: 18, Table … Seguir leyendo Administered Prices in the Eurozone: Some Empirical Data