MARKETS

(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) TAKE JOBS REPORT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT May 4, 2012 The U.S. Department of Labor reports that unemployment rate fell to 8.1% vs 8.2% consensus.

(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) THE U.S. GDP DISAPPOINTS April 27, 2112 The U.S. GDP grew by 2.2% vs 2.5% consensus. This is a continuation of the resent spate of weaker

(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) GOLD CROWD FLOATS FRENCH DOWNGRADE RUMOR March 20, 2012 Yesterday Spanish bond auction went well.  Gold traders caught on the long side tried in vain to

(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) CHINA SLOWS, NORTH KOREAN ROCKET IS A DUD March 13, 2012 Overnight a ton of data including GDP was released in China.  Data was worse than

(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) A DEEPER LOOK INTO BAD EMPLOYMENT HEADLINE NUMBER AND IMPACT ON OUR INVESTMENTS April 6, 2012 Today is one of those rare days when the U.S.

(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) INCREASE IN PERSONAL SPENDING 400% OF PERSONAL INCOME INCREASE March 30, 2012 February personal spending came at 0.8% and personal income came at 0.2%. In the

(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) SPANISH YIELDS AGAIN OVER 5.5% March 23, 2012 Bench mark 10 year bond yields in Spain have risen to 5.53%. This is a stark reminder that

(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) INFLATION DROPS March 16, 2012 Core Consumer Price Index (CPI) drops to 0.1% from prior 0.2%.  Consensus was 0.2%. Stocks and bonds are taking encouragement from

(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) BIGGEST SOVEREIGN RESTRUCTURING IN HISTORY March 9, 2012 Greece has now finally pulled off the biggest sovereign debt restructuring in history. A ton of economic data has been released in China today.