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Ominous Looking Picture in Healthcare and Education Jobs

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2004-01-01 17.5 2004-02-01 8.8 2004-03-01 36.6 2004-04-01 30.2 2004-05-01 25.2 2004-06-01 15.7 2004-07-01 15.6 2004-08-01 18.8 2004-09-01 15.7 2004-10-01 31.9 2004-11-01 17.3 2004-12-01 20.0 2008-01-01 35.1 2008-02-01 28.0 2008-03-01 30.6

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Fed a Creature of Financial Markets; The Draghi PUT; Global Crisis Coming Up

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Creature of Financial Markets Stephen Roach, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm's chief economist, blasts the Greenspan Fed, the Bernanke Fed, and the Yellen Fed in his latest post The Perils of Fed Gradualism. A majority of financial market participants applaud this strategy. In fact, it is a dangerous mistake.

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Consultant Ninja: On Selling Out: Management Consulting Blog

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Monday, November 10, 2008. Their growth, however, basically lined up with the overall market they competed in. The market was growing like crazy from 2004-2007, reflecting global economic indicators which drive demand for heavy industrial products. Monday, November 10, 2008. On Selling Out. Newer Post. Older Post.

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Ukraine Needs Second Bailout, Currency Reserves Drop to Critical Level; Another IMF Visit; Where's the Love?

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Reserves are now at their lowest since December 2004, when they stood at $9.71 Since June 30, 2008, the Hryvnia has gone from 4.5-per-US$ Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Since November 30, 2013, the Hryvnia has gone from 8.15-per-US$

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Fed "Mystified" Why Millennials Still Live at Home; My Answer May Surprise You (It Isn't Jobs, Student Debt, or Housing)

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Yet, " student debt only explains about 10% of the increase in parental coresidence since 2004, with another 10% being explained by house prices during the mid-2000s ". The failure of young homeownership to track the housing market recovery, however, remains a puzzle. What Did the Study Include? Next to none.

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US Dollar Action, Treasuries, and Other Curious Things; Motto to Live By

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Looking back a bit further, the US dollar has been rangebound between 79 and 72 since April of 2010 A monthly chart shows the dollar has been rangebound between 92 and 71 since 2004. It has been rangebound between 71 and 89 since 2008. Market reaction to the jobs report last Friday was also curious. Today I hear curious silence.

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Japan Exports and Trade Balance vs. the Yen; Abenomics in Review

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The Yen was in this general area, at times, in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2014. The CHART OF THE DAY shows the value of Japan’s exports is 23 percent below a March 2008 peak, even as those of South Korea, the U.S. The loss of global market presence by Japan’s companies, especially electronic appliance makers, is also a factor.”

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