After posting the updated Misery Index some readers expressed their dissatisfaction with the amount of misery in the US economy so we thought a different perspective might fulfill this masochistic [ … ]

The debates over a v-shaped recovery and l-shaped recovery still rage to this day.  Clearly, it’s been a lopsided recovery, but just how lopsided has it been?  A recent report from [ … ]

The misery index, the sum of inflation and the unemployment rate, is back on the climb in recent months.  The index is now higher than any point during the credit [ … ]

The European debt crisis continues to cause turmoil in the European economy and great uncertainty for the global economy.  Investors are beginning to wonder if we’re on the verge of [ … ]

Credit Suisse says the recent economic uncertainty only strengthens the bull case for gold as investors are likely to turn to the precious metal as a safe haven.  They maintain [ … ]

There’s not a lot of good news out there these days, but one bit of welcome news is the trend in bank failures.   2011 is showing a distinct improvement [ … ]

This should create a disinflationary trend in the coming inflation data, is consistent with slowing economic growth, but should help alleviate some of the pressures on consumers.  Capitalism works.  Unfortunately, [ … ]

We’re still only about 5% from the recent market highs, but the level of panic appears to be rapidly on the rise.  And with good reason.  As this morning’s job’s [ … ]