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List: Global Strategy Firms 2013

Tom Spencer

List of Global Strategy Firms in 2013. Maybe not, but seeing as Sydney is at the other end of the earth you would expect a truly global strategy firm to have an office there (if you want to see a list of purely Aussie strategy firms for 2013, click here ). BELOW is a hand-picked list of leading Global Strategy Firms. Consulting.

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Personal Income Tax Revenues Show Significant Softening in Q4 2013, Decline in Q1 2014

MishTalk

Rockefeller Institute reports Personal Income Tax Revenues Show Significant Softening in the Fourth Quarter of 2013. However, growth softened significantly in the third and fourth quarters of 2013. percent in nominal terms in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same quarter of 2013. percent, respectively.

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All-Cash Home Sales Hit Record 42% of Sales

MishTalk

Even though household formation by millennials is at a record low percentage, home sales are at modest levels thanks to investor all-cash buying. Market-Watch notes All-Cash Home Sales Reach New High. This is still a very cash- and investor-driven market,” says Daren Blomquist, vice president at RealtyTrac.

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Retail Sales "Unexpectedly" Decline; December Revised Lower, GDP Estimates Follow

MishTalk

In a rare, back-to-back performance, retail sales in the US fell for the second month after a downward revision put December sales into the red. While the two straight months of declining sales most likely reflected frigid temperatures, there were also signs of general weakness creeping in as online sales also fell.

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Mortgage Loan Originations Lowest Since November 2008, Down 60% Year-Over-Year, Cash Sales Strong

MishTalk

2008 (down 60% Y/Y) Property sales remained relatively strong (total year 2013 was up 8.4% from 2012), supported by increased cash purchases (which accounted for more than 40% of Q4 sales) HARP origination volume has declined significantly (down 70% Y/Y), with fewer existing loans now eligible for the program: approx.

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Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Wednesday, July 10, 2013 11:54 AM. Mortgage REITs Clobbered as Leverage Forces Sales. Yield Curve As Of 2013-07-20. REITs Deepening Bond Losses as Leverage Forces Sales.

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: European Car Sales.

MishTalk

Minyanville Business and Market News. China Financial Markets. Market Oracle. Market Ticker. Real Clear Markets. Thursday, July 18, 2013 4:00 AM. European Car Sales Plunge to 20-Year low. in June, bringing total sales for the first six months of the year to just 6.44 Sitka Pacific. Big Picture.