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The European Union is Old and Expensive
By TJ Kim October 18, 2012 Composed of 27 member states, the European Union (EU) boasts one of the most heterogeneous demographics, economic, and political structures in the global stage. The EU was...
View ArticleHousing Starts Steadily Edges up
By TJ Kim – Bondsquawk October 18, 2012 Home builders are gaining confidence amid somewhat steady housing market rally. Housing Starts in September showed a stronger than expected result at 0.872...
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U.S. Will Regain Prominence as Economic Power According to Research Team
By Rom Badilla, CFA October 18, 2012 Critics point out the tremendous amounts of debt and political dysfunction as major headwinds toward long term economic prosperity for the U.S. With massive amounts...
View ArticleJobless Claims Swung in the Second Week of Third Quarter
By TJ Kim – Bondsquawk October 18, 2012 Initial Jobless Claims edged up to 388K. The survey expected this week’s claims to be at 365K. However, Continuing Claims improved by sizing down to 3252K from...
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Mantra “Don’t Fight the Fed” Turns Corporate Investors into Bulls
By Rom Badilla, CFA October 19, 2012 In response to the Federal Reserve’s initiative to improve financial conditions and lower borrowing costs via Quantitative Easing, corporate bond investors have...
View ArticleSeptember Existing Home Sales Slipped
By TJ Kim – Bondsquawk October 19, 2012 Existing Home Sales edged down in September, but median home prices rose for seven consecutive months. According the National Association of Realtors, housing...
View ArticleGrowth Stabilizes in China
By TJ Kim - Bondsquawk October 22, 2012 Economic growth in China slowed down to 7.4 percent in the third quarter, the slowest growth pace since the global economic crisis. This year’s relatively...
View ArticleEconomic Outlook – Germany
By TJ Kim – Bonsquawk October 24, 2012 In European Union’s effort to unwind the ongoing sovereign debt crisis, Germany is expected to take a leadership role in rebalancing the Euro area economy. Given...
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U.S. and China Share Problem of Rising Income Inequality
By Rom Badilla, CFA October 25, 2012 Growing income inequality can be a major issue as the gap between the rich and the poor can have long term implications on both a society and economy. Income...
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Echo Boomers to Reverse Declining Homeownership
By Sober Look October 25, 2012 It is a well known fact that homeownership in the US has been on a decline, a trend that started even before the financial crisis. Now Moody’s predicts this trend will...
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