MishTalk

JUNE 5, 2015

Durable Goods Shipments click on any chart for sharper image This is the first time since 2008 that April year-over-year shipments are down. Durable Goods New Orders This is the first time since 2008 that year-over-year new orders in April declined. Each chart compares April of this year to April in prior years.

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BCG

JULY 20, 2016

Brexit has certainly thrown markets, exchange rates, and consumer confidence into turmoil, but the model of globalization that has developed over the past 200 years started showing signs of change well before the referendum. And FDI as a share of total investment has been declining even as total global investment has increased.

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MishTalk

MARCH 24, 2014

Steen commented " Please, do not think for one minute that FOMC have any clue about the economy six months from and even less so looking into 2015. " I am certainly in agreement with Steen, and gave my own look into what the Fed knew or didn''t in Hilarious Transcripts of Fed Minutes from 2008 Reveal Completely Clueless Fed.

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MishTalk

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

The figures are the weakest since the 2008 global financial crisis. On January 21, 2015 I wrote Canadian Recession Coming Up: Yield Curve Inverts Following Unexpected Rate Cut; Loonie at Six-Year Low. On January 31, I wrote Canada in Recession, US Will Follow in 2015. According to Statistics Canada, the economy contracted 0.5

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MishTalk

JULY 2, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. And EU has extended the timeline for Spain to hit that goal from 2012 to 2013 to 2014 to 2015 and now to 2016. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth. Big Picture.

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MishTalk

APRIL 15, 2014

Ukraine Hyyvnia It took about 4,000 Hyyvnia to buy an ounce of gold at the end of 2008. Black market rates are much much higher. growth this year and next will help the world economy withstand weaker recoveries in emerging markets, according to the International Monetary Fund. in 2008 and another 23.4% Stronger U.S.

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Of course, there is also persistent overoptimism about earnings growth and stock market expectations. In November 2007, the Federal Open Market Committee began releasing projections for real GDP growth four times per year in its Summary of Economic Projections (SEP). The actual growth rate for 2008 turned out to be –2.8%—the

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MishTalk

JUNE 29, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Gross says "Markets just had too much risk, and in PIMCO’s opinion, too much hope for a constant QE and for the growth that it would produce. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Last month the government pushed the start of the penalty from January 2014 to January 2015. or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 5, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Recall that prime minister Shinzo Abe wants taxes to double the sales tax rate from 5% to 10% by 2015 which will further decrease demand. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Big Picture.

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 15, 2014

The 2011 court ruling that awarded huge raises and millions of dollars in back pay to Scranton firefighters and police officers was a windfall for retirees too, with some seeing a more than 80 percent hike in their pensions between 2008 and 2012, a Times-Tribune investigation found.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 3, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Projections 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018. or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts.

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MishTalk

JULY 10, 2013

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Following is a snip from the June 18-19, 2013 Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee , released today. Sitka Pacific. Recent Posts. Featured Links. Automatic Earth. Big Picture. Daily Bell.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 6, 2015

The Journal cited a research paper on Market Tantrums and Monetary Policy. 2015 Repeat? On May 14, 2015, MarketWatch asked Is This a Repeat of the 2013 Taper Tantrum? Pace in Rate Rise That may appear ominous, but who's to say 2015 follows 2013? December 30, 2008: The SEC issued its report under Sec.

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MishTalk

OCTOBER 16, 2015

The October 2015 Business Leaders Survey of regional service firms, released today, paints a considerably more benign picture of local business conditions than the more troubling October 2015 Empire State Manufacturing Survey, released yesterday.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 7, 2016

For example, EconMatters writes That's the Bottom in the Oil Market. EconMatters concludes his article, posted yesterday, with " You may now go long the oil market in your preferred instrument. The top was $147 in June of 2008. But is the bottom in? Some think it is. I am not even positive about saying "likely".

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Harvard Business

MAY 16, 2016

Strategic alignment, for us, means that all elements of a business — including the market strategy and the way the company itself is organized — are arranged in such a way as to best support the fulfillment of its long-term purpose. Strategy is how the business will achieve it.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 14, 2016

Year-on-year, total import prices for 2015 fell 8.2 percent which is the largest drop since 2008. percent in 2015, are at a record low for the entire series which goes back to 1989. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction.

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MishTalk

AUGUST 21, 2015

WTI last broke $40 to the downside in 2008 but has not had a monthly close below that level dating back to 2004. Floating Oil Carry Trade Review In 2008, hedge funds and other big money stockpiled oil in floating ships in the $30s waiting for a rebound. Brent is near the $45 mark.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 11, 2016

The mistakes that led to the 2008 mortgage crisis can’t happen again, right? The Solution is Amazingly Easy Government sponsorship of organizations and intervention into free markets always creates these kinds of problems. Free market competition, not additional regulation is the cure. They do have to pay for the analysis.

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MishTalk

JULY 16, 2014

Implications for 2014-2015 In previous letters we have shown that the largest economies in the world have a higher total debt to GDP today than at the time of the Great Recession in 2008. According to the OECD, Japan’s PSR for 2014 will be 0.6%, virtually unchanged from 2008. percentage points from 2008. treasury market.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 12, 2016

dropped the most in six years in 2015, and things aren't looking good for the new year. "We The idea that China would decouple from the global markets in 2007 was ridiculous. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Railroad cargo in the U.S.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 18, 2016

Diving Into Rumors Zero Hedge has an interesting post on Saturday entitled Dallas Fed Quietly Suspends Energy Mark-To-Market On Default Contagion Fears. In his post, ZeroHedge claims " The Dallas Fed met with the banks a week ago and effectively suspended mark-to-market on energy debts and as a result no impairments are being written down.

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MishTalk

MARCH 10, 2015

The US Commerce Department Monthly Wholesales Report for January 2015 shows sales are down while inventories continue to rise. Canada in Recession, US Will Follow in 2015 Earlier today in Canada in Recession, US Will Follow in 2015 , I stated " A Canadian recession is underway. Wholesale Trade Sales Sales down 3.1% Sales down 1.0%

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MishTalk

JULY 16, 2015

We understand their apprehension, given our concern since the summer of 2008 about collapsing trend growth. I found it, on May 11, 2015, quite a few years late. In March of 2008, and when they finally did, they called it a "recession of choice". A Choice in 2008, but No Choice in 2011? in particular, bears close watching.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 3, 2016

Since every industry changes in time, the key to success is adapting to those changes – hence, strategy is innovation. This strategy has been, in itself, Disney’s great breakthrough innovation. WB’s revenue dropped 13% in fourth quarter 2015. When Robert Iger, Disney chair and CEO, purchased Pixar for $7.4

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

At the start of the year, the ruling Communist party set a target of 6 per cent growth in trade for this year but total trade has now fallen by just over 8 per cent in the first ten months of 2015 compared with the same period a year earlier. In the first 10 months of the year, Chinese exports to the US were up 5.2

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MishTalk

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

The unemployment rate declined to 5.0%, the lowest since April 2008. Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.

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MishTalk

JUNE 11, 2015

A picture from the Commerce Department Advance Retail Sales Report for May 2015 tells the story. While that might sound crazy and reminiscent of 2008, easier lending standards have been a big driver of vehicle sales that continue to beat expectations. Ex-auto sales are up 1.0% Auto sales up 8.8% More than 2.6%

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MishTalk

DECEMBER 18, 2014

The negative break-even rate represents “an uncertainty premium that maybe oil could fall to $40 a barrel,” said Donald Ellenberger, who oversees about $10 billion as head of multi-sector strategies at Federated Investors in Pittsburgh. In fact, I side with this headline: Krugman, Fighting Consensus, Says 2015 Fed Rate Increase Is Unlikely.

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MishTalk

MAY 14, 2015

percent between September 2008 and September 2009. PPI Final Demand Percent Change Fed Hike in 2015? But when does the Fed disappoint the markets? Sitka Pacific is an asset management firm whose goal is strong performance and low volatility, regardless of market direction. percent in November 2014. The index decreased 15.6

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 10, 2017

Here are five strategies you can use to identify the best conferences for you to attend this year and to make time for them on your schedule. In 2008, less than two years after starting my marketing strategy consultancy, I took a leap of faith. First, it’s important to understand where you are in your career.

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MishTalk

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

In 2015, the holiday begins in February making January numbers all the more alarming. I remain amused by all the pundits who think the US has " decoupled " from the global economy and will grow stronger in 2015. Visit [link] to learn more about wealth management and capital preservation strategies of Sitka Pacific.'

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 22, 2018

Shareholder activism is on the rise in American financial markets. At Yahoo, for example, activist shareholders were quite vocal in 2008, asking the firm to accept an acquisition bid from Microsoft , though it was not consistent with the CEO’s strategy for the firm at the time.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

electric utilities during 2008-2015—a period in which the decentralized model was in its uncertain, nascent phase. And firms operating in more competitive markets incurred approximately $600M higher cost of self-disruption than those in less competitive markets. A rare natural experiment.

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Management Consulted

DECEMBER 6, 2015

By 2002, their agreement, their strategy and their implementation appeared to have paid off, as Alvarez & Marsal’s client base continued to diversify. As the 2008 banking crisis ensued, Alvarez & Marsal played a pivotal role in liquidating Lehman Brother’s assets while also servicing many other high-profile clients.

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