• Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September generally suggests that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace. Indicators of labor market conditions have shown some further improvement, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Available data suggest that household spending and business fixed investment advanced, while the recovery

    By |Published On: October 30, 2013|4 min read|
  • Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in July suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Some indicators of labor market conditions have shown further improvement in recent months, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has been

    By |Published On: September 18, 2013|4 min read|
  • Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June suggests that economic activity expanded at a modest pace during the first half of the year. Labor market conditions have shown further improvement in recent months, on balance, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the

    By |Published On: July 31, 2013|4 min read|
  • Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions have shown further improvement in recent months, on balance, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has strengthened further,

    By |Published On: June 19, 2013|4 min read|
  • Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace. Labor market conditions have shown some improvement in recent months, on balance, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has strengthened further,

    By |Published On: May 1, 2013|3 min read|
  • Plan for today is to play the attached link loudly and headbang. Avoid this whipsaw. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lab0n7KaSAE

    By |Published On: April 12, 2013|0 min read|
  • Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests a return to moderate economic growth following a pause late last year.  Labor market conditions have shown signs of improvement in recent months but the unemployment rate remains elevated.  Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has strengthened

    By |Published On: March 20, 2013|3 min read|
  • Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that growth in economic activity paused in recent months, in large part because of weather-related disruptions and other transitory factors. Employment has continued to expand at a moderate pace but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and

    By |Published On: January 30, 2013|3 min read|
  • Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October suggests that economic activity and employment have continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months, apart from weather-related disruptions. Although the unemployment rate has declined somewhat since the summer, it remains elevated. Household spending has continued to advance, and the housing sector

    By |Published On: December 12, 2012|3 min read|
  • The Edgy Investor is attempting to make a comeback into the SharePlanner fold.  I have a new (read: faster) computer that should be able to handle blog posts, I have a new regular-job that should allow me more opportunities to daytrade than in the past, and I have a new eagerness to get back into

    By |Published On: November 8, 2012|1 min read|