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    Ex-transport is only barely up, and the decline last month was only marginally revised, so it's a bit disappointing, because it marks essentially the fourth month with no orders growth at all.

    The writing seems to be on the wall at this point. Prices are still falling. Meanwhile, the supply continues to rise.

    It is difficult to make the case this index will continue to rise at a healthy clip.

    It's hard to imagine anybody having the backbone that Greenspan brought to the job, the ability to withstand months and months of criticism and stick to his guns.

    The trade deficit widened to a record in September, as expected. But it wasn't the oil story we were all looking for. Instead, it boils down to Boeing and Airbus, with the European firm holding the cards this time around.


    There's a sense of urgency in construction. If builders have approval for a project, they're going to try to move ahead as quickly as possible.

    With three negative reports in a row, it's ugly. What we are seeing is two things it is the storms and a pre-existing condition that came with the end of auto discounting. Part suppliers and their raw materials suppliers benefited from auto sales incentives.

    The Fed would only pause on the GM news if there were some indication that the news threatens the health of the economy as a whole or the health of the financial markets as a whole.

    Any attempt to bypass the markets, remove market incentives and replace them with government incentives sets us on the wrong path. After Nixon and Carter, I didn't think we'd make that mistake again.

    What's striking is how much it looks like the statement from the last three meetings.

    The bottom line - despite the minus sign in front of the number, (payrolls) are a lot better than we thought.

    The most important thing is that US interest rates are still higher than rates in other reserve currency economies and because of that, there's an advantage to investing here.

    Retail sales are expected to be down, but worry about Producer Price Index and Consumer Price Index releases Thursday and Friday could keep any bond market rally in check.

    They (China) ship a lot of goods to Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart pays for these goods in dollars and manufacturers in China trade these for China's local currency and eventually the dollars work their way into China's central bank.

    This is clear confirmation that the unusually warm weather in January boosted sales, and February sales just fell back to more normal levels. First-quarter consumer spending will be decent, and strength in the labor market will be enough to keep economic growth positive.

    It does look like the economy is losing steam. After two years of Fed tightening, it's simply gotten more expensive to finance whatever it is you're trying to finance.

    If they diversify from the U.S. dollar denominated assets, it would lower the value of the U.S. dollar relative to China's currency, the yuan, and make it more expensive for American companies to buy goods made in China.


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