Se tuercen las cosas en Estados Unidos ConsumerConfidenceDropsMostIn 6 MonthsTo 4 MonthLow http://feedly.com/k/1b2goF7 Following UMichconfidence’sbiggestmissonrecord, the Conference Board misses expectations printing at its lowest since May 2013 as the last data was revsied higher. This is the largestMoMdropsinceMarch. Crucially, the headline index was saved by a surge in the "present situation" as expectationsforthefutureplunged. As a reminder, Consumer Confidence has an awkward 4 year 4 month … Seguir leyendo Consumer Confidence Drops Most In 6 Months To 4 Month Low

Grecia: En la guarida de Amanecer Dorado http://feedly.com/k/16oLGaQ Mediapart , París – Apelan a la Dictadura de los Coroneles y fustigan a sindicatos, comunistas e inmigrantes. Se infiltran en los medios obreros, las principales víctimas de una crisis sin fin. Un reportaje realizado en el Pireo, donde el movimiento neonazi saca partido del desempleo y la miseria. Ver más. shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Grecia: En la guarida de Amanecer Dorado

USCEO-to-WorkerCompensation Ratio: A Radical RedistributionofIncome http://feedly.com/k/16oLx7r As EPI noted in this recentpaper on the ratio of CEO to average worker pay, from 1978–2011, CEO compensation grew more than 876 percent, more than double the growth of the stock market and remarkably faster than the growth of annual compensation of a typical private-sector worker, up a meager 5.4 percent. The increased divergence between CEO pay and … Seguir leyendo US CEO-to-Worker Compensation Ratio: A Radical Redistribution of Income

Income-Wise, WhatPercentageofPeople are WorseOffNowThanin 2000? http://feedly.com/k/16oLt7v Inquiring minds are wondering "Income-Wise, WhatPercentageofPeople are WorseOffNowThanin 2000?" I asked Doug Short at AdvisorPerspectives that seemingly simple question after posting his chart of Real Disposable Income in IllusionofProsperity: DeflatingtheAmericanDream; No Recoveryin "Real" Income. click on any chart for sharper image My comment from the above link: "Real median incomes are down 7.3% since 2000. Thatmeansatleasthalfofthepopulationisworseoffnowthan 13 yearsago!" Notes … Seguir leyendo Income-Wise, What Percentage of People are Worse Off Now Than in 2000?

ESPAÑA TIENE DEMASIADAS UNIVERSIDADES http://feedly.com/k/16oLl8b “España es el país más fuerte del mundo, los españoles llevan siglos intentando destruirlo y no lo han conseguido” “Lo increíble de España es que con una clase política tan inepta, todavía exista el país” OttoVonBismarck, primer canciller de Alemania, 1815–1898. En estos días he vuelto a escuchar afirmaciones de este tipo: “España tiene muchas universidades” o “España ha construido … Seguir leyendo ESPAÑA TIENE DEMASIADAS UNIVERSIDADES

More ManufacturingComingBacktothe U.S. – NYTimes.com http://feedly.com/k/1feYhky shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo More Manufacturing Coming Back to the U.S. – NYTimes.com

BOJ’saggressiveQEfinallybroughtdownJGByields http://feedly.com/k/1feXznj The Bank of Japan was able to lower Japanese government bond yields after an unexpected spike earlier this year (see post). The 10yr JGB is now yielding around 70bp, corresponding to about minus one percent of real yield. The central bank continues to control this market, accelerating bond purchases since the new governor took the helm. Sooner or later that forces yields lower. … Seguir leyendo BOJ’s aggressive QE finally brought down JGB yields

Suecia: “La policía fichó a miles de gitanos” http://feedly.com/k/1eCJT4n Desde 2012, la policía sueca ha fichado 4.029 romaníes, de los que un millar son menores, aunque que el fichaje étnico es ilegal en Suecia, revela DagensNyheter. Creado por la policía de Lund, en Escania (sur), el fichero indica también los vínculos entre las personas fichadas y es accesible a los agentes de otros departamentos así … Seguir leyendo Suecia: “La policía fichó a miles de gitanos”