All Posts Tagged With: "Bureau Of Labor Statistics"
Jobs Report Stuns Market
In the currency market, the dollar was shoved down mercilessly against the euro. Late Friday, the euro was trading at $1.5777 vs. $1.5568 on Thursday.
Cooking the Books: An Update
Slowly but surely, awareness is growing that government economic figures are being cooked.
It Is the Season of the Bear
Did you notice the government’s latest figures on gas and food prices? If you didn’t know what was going on, it could have given you a “what the heck” moment.
CNN Calls BS on BLS
This is getting interesting. The proposition that the government is fudging the major economic figures is starting to go mainstream.
Goverment Approves ‘Unemployed’ as Job Description
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the national employment data based on an archaic model that omits various important factors when calculating its report. Any guesses as to how the Mogambo feels about that? That’s right, “We’re freaking doomed!”
NYT Defends CPI
Do you think the consumer price index understates the real cost of living? Well then, the New York Times says you buy into “conspiracy theories.”
Why the Rise of Consumer Prices Will Help You Pad Your Wallet
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported another sharp increase in producer prices during March. Finished goods were up 1.1% and intermediate-level goods rose 2.3%, pushing the year-over-year rates to 6.9% and 10.6%, respectively, in the month of March — the biggest yearly increases in this price indicator since 1981.
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