All Northern Trust Pipes Output http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=MHbRZiut3RGCN4i_1ZzWFw Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:48:53 -0700 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ The Econtrarian for September 07, 2010 http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/popups/popup.html?http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/content//media/attachment/data/econ_research/1009/document/ec090710.pdf Michael Boskin's Summer of Economic History Amnesia Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for September 7, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1009/1283871413433_606.xml As Chart 1 shows, German real GDP growth, at an annualized rate of 9.0%, blew away U.S. growth at a paltry 1.6%. A number ... Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for September 3, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1009/1283532098894_757.xml <strong>Civilian Unemployment Rate:</strong> 9.6% in August, virtually steady for three straight months. The unemployment ... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for September 2, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1009/1283457180827_284.xml Initial jobless claims fell 6,000 to 472,000 during the week ended August 27. The four-week moving average, at 485,500, ... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700 The Econtrarian for September 01, 2010 http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/popups/popup.html?http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/content//media/attachment/data/econ_research/1009/document/ec090110.pdf I Renounce Monetarism (with apologies to Mr. Lippman of Pendant Publishing) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for September 1, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1009/1283374090658_592.xml The nation's factories were humming along in August. The composite index of the ISM survey moved up in August to 56.3 from ... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for August 31, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1008/1283281309233_247.xml From 1955 through 2008, the median eight-year compound annualized growth in real business fixed investment expenditures was ... Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for August 30, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1008/1283203719314_148.xml The elevated level of the official unemployment rate (9.5%) and the broader measure of the jobless rate (16.5%) highlight ... Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for August 27, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1008/1282938656520_688.xml Chairman Bernanke kicked off the annual symposium in Jackson Hole with a blueprint for the future course of monetary policy ... Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for August 26, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1008/1282840889012_421.xml Chairman Bernanke is scheduled to deliver the opening remarks for the annual symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on August ... Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for August 25, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1008/1282761924439_399.xml Sales of new single-family homes fell 12.4% to an annual rate of 276,000 in July, a new record low in the history of series ... Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for August 24, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1008/1282676170618_902.xml The 27.2% plunge in sales of all existing homes in July 2010 to an annual rate of 3.830 million reinforces the top most ... Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 The Econtrarian for August 23, 2010 http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/popups/popup.html?http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/content//media/attachment/data/econ_research/1008/document/ec082310.pdf Why Hasn't the Stimulus Been More Stimulative? Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for August 23, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1008/1282590974144_668.xml Public debt of many countries has ballooned in the last three years as the financial crisis has unfolded.&#160; In ... Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for August 20, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1008/1282338144859_429.xml In a move that surprised few, Banxico held the Mexican benchmark rate steady at 4.50% this morning. The key policy rate has ... Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for August 19, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1008/1282250087187_852.xml <strong>Initial jobless claims</strong> rose 12,000 to 500,000 during the week ended August 14, following gains in each of ... Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for August 18, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1008/1282160480441_727.xml The Mortgage Bankers Association's Mortgage Purchase Index fell 3.4% to 169.4 for the week ended August 13.&#160; The ... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 U.S. Economic Outlook for August, 2010 http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/popups/popup.html?http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/content//media/attachment/data/econ_research/1008/document/us0810.pdf Bank Credit - One Month Does Not Make a Trend, But&#8230; Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 Daily Global Commentary for August 17, 2010 http://www.northerntrust.com/pws/jsp/display2.jsp?XML=primary/resource/1001/1262977409128_366.xml&TYPE=interior&er=dgcDetail&c=primary/resource/1008/1282074715947_912.xml Industrial production rose 1.0% in July after a 0.1% decline in June, previously reported as a 0.1% increase.&#160; A ... Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700 U.S. Economic Outlook for July, 2010 http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/popups/popup.html?http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/content//media/attachment/data/econ_research/1007/document/us0710.pdf Potholes in the Recovery Road - Reduce Speed Ahead Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700 The Econtrarian for June 15, 2010 http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/popups/popup.html?http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/content//media/attachment/data/econ_research/1006/document/ec061510.pdf Airplane Musings - Part Deux Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 The Econtrarian for June 3, 2010 http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/popups/popup.html?http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/content//media/attachment/data/econ_research/1006/document/ec060310.pdf All We Are Sayin' Is Give Free Markets a Chance Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 U.S. Economic Outlook for May, 2010 http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/popups/popup.html?http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/content//media/attachment/data/econ_research/1005/document/us0510.pdf Greece, Portugal and Spain Are the Least of Our Economic/Financial Challenges Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700 U.S. Economic Outlook for April, 2010 http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/popups/popup.html?http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/content//media/attachment/data/econ_research/1004/document/us0410.pdf It's Been A While Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700 2010 Program Solutions Conference Schedule http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/popups/popup.html?http://www-ac.northerntrust.com/content//media/attachment/data/econ_research/1008/document/conf_schedule.pdf &#160;