Merrill over Matter

It's been a few months since I last highlighted total bank lending but not much has changed since late October. Just to make sure you d...

The broadest money supply figures available (M2 + institutional money market funds) turned positive a few months ago but is only growing slo...

Here's an update on inflation expectations as expressed by the bond market.   While much is being said right now about inflation expecta...

It hasn't taken very long for the charlatans and plain fear mongers to try to capitalize on the situation in Japan. I recently saw a ban...

One problem with satellite photos is you don't know what has happened since taken. One may legitimately posit an apartment complex that ...

The tragic stories coming from Japan keep piling up and the death toll climbs every day as the Japanese try to dig themselves out of the rub...

Google has a service for people looking those lost or missing in Japan. The url is: http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=en They c...