tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55652881866058754912024-03-14T07:37:45.431-05:00Matrix MarketsUSA and Global Markets ReviewMatrix Marketshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15976597241265236526noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565288186605875491.post-59817051675387828292013-04-25T12:24:00.001-05:002013-04-25T12:24:38.048-05:00Peter Schiff: USA GDP Scam Exposed!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Matrix Marketshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15976597241265236526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565288186605875491.post-37443593307607334732013-03-12T21:35:00.000-05:002013-03-12T21:35:57.809-05:00Small Business Hiring Less Than Big Corporations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(Business Insider) The U.S. economy added 236k jobs in February and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent.
As slow as hiring has been, small businesses have been hiring far less than the big corporations.</div>
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Labor market underperformance: The small business sector has generally been a key source of employment growth in the US economy, accounting for close to 55% of all the private sector jobs created between mid-2003 and the beginning of the last recession. Its overall contributions has fallen dramatically in recent years, accounting for a miserly 33% of the jobs created since the economic rebound. This disappointing performance has been reflected in the massive divergence between the plans to hire sub-component of the NFIB and its composite employment counterpart.</div>
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Mulraine writes that part of the problem is limited access to credit.
"Indeed, while overall credit conditions have been on the mend, access to credit has generally been identified as a sour point for small business owners," he writes. "Consequently, the proportion of businesses indicating a willingness to increase capital spending has held steady at around 20%, which is well below the 30% average prior to the recession, suggesting that credit access has remained a binding constraint for both hiring and capital spending decisions."</div>
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A list of the most recent earnings reviews for the following companies:<br />
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SalesForce (CRM) February 28, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/XPslrj">The Salesforce Anomaly: Record Earnings And Ongoing Losses</a><br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/W8Z51N">Why The Salesforce GAAP Vs. Non-GAAP Divergence?</a><br />
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HP (HPQ) February 21, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/W8CKRx">HP Earnings Begin Long Journey Back</a><br />
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American International Group (AIG) February 21, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/Zn2Eyc">AIG Weathers Storm Sandy, Posts Profit</a><br />
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MetLife (MET) February 13, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/131keMW">MetLife Earnings: Where Do We Go From Here?</a><br />
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Cisco (CSCO) February 13, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/X7ve7n">Cisco Earnings Beat: This Is How We Roll</a><br />
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Rackspace (RAX) February 12, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/X50HHu">Rackspace Earnings Disappoint On Record Results</a><br />
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Visa (V) February 6, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/12wIR3Q">Visa Earnings Push Higher</a><br />
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Baidu (BIDU) February 4, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/WPwBo4">Baidu Earnings Disappoint: Revenues Up, Margins Down</a><br />
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Qualcomm (QCOM) January 30, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/THJ14y">Qualcomm Earnings: Life Is Good</a><br />
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Amazon (AMZN) January 29, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/XdvnCs">Amazon Earnings: Cooler Heads Will Prevail</a><br />
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VMware (VMW) January 28, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/UKneZj">VMware Earnings: Down But Not Out</a><br />
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Microsoft (MSFT) January 24, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/VavKOg">Microsoft Earnings Review: Windows Saves the Quarter!</a><br />
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Apple (AAPL) January 23, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/10zjhpv">Apple Earnings Review: EPS Misses on Record Revenues!</a><br />
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Google (GOOG) January 22, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/Tjrtg4">Google Earnings Review: Hopeful Signs in a Multi-Screen World</a><br />
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IBM (IBM) January 22, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/XtPL3T">IBM Earnings Review and Charts</a><br />
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Intel (INTC) January 18, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/10JPYGk">Intel Earnings Review: Decline Continues</a><br />
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Morgan Stanley (MS) January 18, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/SkmKsW">Morgan Stanley Earnings Review: Up and Down They Go</a><br />
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Capital One Financial (COF) January 17, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/Yeo4k9">Capital One Earnings Review: Performance Slows</a><br />
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PNC Financial Services (PNC) January 17, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/SfWZdh">PNC Earnings Review: Poised to Perform</a><br />
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Citigroup (C) January 17, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/WcuThh">Citigroup Earnings Review: Downtrend Reversed!</a><br />
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Bank of America (BAC) January 17, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/W9XItF">Bank of America Earnings Review: Limping Along</a><br />
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BNY Mellon (BK) January 16, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/13JhZfV">BNY Mellon Earnings Review: Another Average Quarter</a><br />
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US Bancorp (USB) January 16, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/U4bSyM">US Bancorp Earnings Review: Peaking Performance?</a><br />
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Goldman Sachs (GS) January 16, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/W9bGNj">Goldman Sachs Earnings Review: Multi-Year High for Banksters!</a><br />
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) January 16, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/Wgerw2">JPMorgan Earnings Review: Strong Profits Continue</a><br />
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Wells Fargo (WFC) January 12, 2013<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/ZU4ZEc">Wells Fargo Earnings Review: Raises the Bar Higher!</a><br />
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Oracle (ORCL) September 20, 2012<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/NFH71r">Oracle Earnings Review: EPS Strengthens, Revenues Weaken, Outlook Stable</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">USA Consumer Sentiment: Thomson Reuters / University of Michigan</span></div>
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(<i>University of Michigan</i>) - ANN ARBOR - Consumer confidence improved in the February survey due to more positive signs of expanding employment. When consumers were asked to describe in their own words what economic developments they had recently heard, net job gains were much more commonly reported in February than anytime since last May. The improvement in job prospects was due to a slight uptick in prospects for the national economy. Consumers are still dismayed about the state of government economic policies, with one-in-four spontaneously mentioning some negative aspect. Overall confidence in government economic policies remained near its all-time low, with just 15% who thought the Obama administration and Congress were doing a good job.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #660000;">USA Consumer Sentiment by Month</span></strong><br />
<i>Current Sentiment:</i> 77.6 (+3.8)<br />
<i>Post-Recession High:</i> 82.7 (November 2012)<br />
<i>Great Recession Low:</i> 55.3 (November 2008)<br />
<i>Pre-Recession Peak:</i> 96.9 (January 2007)<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #660000;">USA Consumer Sentiment by Year</span></strong><br />
<i>Current Sentiment:</i> 75.7 (-0.8)<br />
<i>Post-Recession High:</i> 76.5 (2012)<br />
<i>Great Recession Low:</i> 63.8 (2008)<br />
<i>Pre-Recession Peak:</i> 88.6 (2005)<br />
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(<i>Business Insider</i>) In October, Gluskin Sheff economist David Rosenberg warned of a big red flag signaling a recession in the United States. </div>
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(<i>The Conference Board</i>) The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in January, rebounded in February. The Index now stands at 69.6 (1985=100), up from 58.4 in January. The Present Situation Index increased to 63.3 from 56.2. The Expectations Index improved to 73.8 from 59.9 last month.<br />
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<strong>Consumer Confidence Index by Month</strong><br />
Current Index: 69.6<br />
Post-Recession High: 73.1 (October 2012)<br />
Great Recession Low: 25.3 (February 2009)<br />
Pre-Recession High: 111.9 (July 2007)<br />
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Says Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board: “Consumer Confidence rebounded in February as the shock effect caused by the fiscal cliff uncertainty and payroll tax cuts appears to have abated. Consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions is more positive than last month. Looking ahead, consumers are cautiously optimistic about the outlook for business and labor market conditions. Income expectations, which had turned rather negative last month, have improved modestly.”<br />
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(Reuters) - Consumer sentiment improved in February, buoyed by signs of increased hiring, though worries heightened about a decline in future income. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan's preliminary reading on the overall index of consumer sentiment rose to 76.3 from 73.8 in January, topping economists' forecasts of 74.8.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #660000;">USA Consumer Sentiment by Month</span></strong><br />
<i>Current Sentiment:</i> 76.3 (+2.5)<br />
<i>Post-Recession High:</i> 82.7 (November 2012)<br />
<i>Great Recession Low:</i> 55.3 (November 2008)<br />
<i>Pre-Recession Peak:</i> 96.9 (January 2007)<br />
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Households with incomes below $75,000 were among the most optimistic, "with expected gains in employment more than offsetting declines in after-tax incomes due to the end of the payroll tax cut," survey director Richard Curtin said in a statement.<br />
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<i>Current Sentiment:</i> 75.1 (-1.5)<br />
<i>Post-Recession High:</i> 76.5 (2012)<br />
<i>Great Recession Low:</i> 63.8 (2008)<br />
<i>Pre-Recession Peak:</i> 88.6 (2005)<br />
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"The Sentiment Index was 73.8 in the January 2013 survey, up from 72.9 in December, but below last January’s reading of 75.0. The two components of the index moved in opposite directions. The Expectations Index posted a gain to 66.6 in January from 63.8 in December, while the Current Economic Conditions Index declined to 85.0 in January from 87.0 in December."<br />
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"Global consumer confidence indexed at 91 in Q4 2012, a one-point decline from Q3 2012, but an increase of two points from Q4 2011, according to consumer confidence findings from Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy. However, the relatively flat global average across the last year does not tell the entire story. Across the 58 countries we measured in Q4 2012, confidence declined in 33 countries, remained flat in six countries, and increased in 19 countries relative to the prior quarter."<br />
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“Consumers around the world grappled with increasing economic concerns as the Euro zone crisis spread from troubled to core countries, the United States fiscal cliff threat loomed large, and China’s rising inflation sparked monetary policy action,” said Dr. Venkatesh Bala, chief economist at The Cambridge Group, a part of Nielsen. “Consumers are proceeding with caution in 2013 and showed renewed discretionary spending restraint in the last quarter amid further global economic and political uncertainty.”<br />
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"Asia-Pacific (101) and Latin America (96) reported the only regional consumer confidence index increases in Q4, rising one and two points, respectively. Middle East/Africa declined two points to 96, North America dropped one point to 90, and Europe decreased three index points to 71, compared to Q3."<br />
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(<i>The Conference Board</i>) The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in December, fell further in January. The Index now stands at 58.6 (1985=100), down from 66.7 in December. The Expectations Index declined to 59.5 from 68.1. The Present Situation Index decreased to 57.3 from 64.6 last month.<br />
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Says Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board: “Consumer Confidence posted another sharp decline in January, erasing all of the gains made through 2012. Consumers are more pessimistic about the economic outlook and, in particular, their financial situation. The increase in the payroll tax has undoubtedly dampened consumers’ spirits and it may take a while for confidence to rebound and consumers to recover from their initial paycheck shock.”<br />
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(Reuters) - Consumer sentiment unexpectedly deteriorated for a second straight month to its lowest in over a year in January, with many consumers citing fallout from the recent "fiscal cliff" debate in Washington. The sharp drop in sentiment over the last two months coincides with rancorous federal budget negotiations that have led to higher taxes for many Americans.<br />
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"The most unique aspect of the early January data was that an all-time record number of consumers - 35 percent - negatively referred to the fiscal cliff negotiations," survey director Richard Curtin said in a statement.
"Importantly, the debt ceiling debate is still upcoming and could further weaken confidence," he said.
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In a disgraceful show of political expediency, Congress put its own political self-interest ahead of the national interest. They "saved" us from a contrived crisis of their own making, only to condemn us to far more horrific fate when the real crisis arrives. This one will come not because we went over the fiscal cliff, but because we avoided doing so. Going over the fiscal cliff merely represented a small down payment on the solution. By failing to make it, the ultimate price we will inevitably pay will be that much higher.</div>
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(<i>The Conference Board</i>) The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined slightly in November, posted another decrease in December. The Index now stands at 65.1 (1985=100), down from 71.5 in November. The Expectations Index declined sharply to 66.5 from 80.9. The Present Situation Index increased to 62.8 from 57.4 last month.<br />
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Says Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board: “Consumers’ expectations retreated sharply in December resulting in a decline in the overall Index. The sudden turnaround in expectations was most likely caused by uncertainty surrounding the oncoming fiscal cliff. A similar decline in expectations was experienced in August of 2011 during the debt ceiling discussions. While consumers are quite negative about the short-term outlook, they are more upbeat than last month about current business and labor market conditions.”<br />
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<strong>Consumer Confidence Index by Month</strong> The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) has reached a Post-Great Recession peak of 73.1 in October 2012. The Great Recession cyclical low was 25.3 in February 2009. The Pre-Great Recession peak was 111.9 in July 2007.<br />
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http://usawatchdog.com/ - John Williams of Shadowstats.com has long contended the Fed is really just using the weak economy to continue to prop up the banking system. Williams says, "If the Fed wasn't doing what it's doing . . . I'd presume you'd be on the road to a banking system collapse. The banking system is still in trouble." Williams warns the "open-ended" printing of $85 billion a month ". . . will be part of what will eventually become hyperinflation." And if there is no deal on the so-called "fiscal cliff," then Williams expects "heavy selling pressure on the U.S. dollar." Join Greg Hunter of USAWatchdog.com as he goes One-on-One with economist John Williams.</div>
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Confidence plunged in December as consumers confronted the rising likelihood that political gridlock would push the country over the fiscal cliff. Consumers were more pessimistic about their future finances, and more pessimistic about the outlook for the overall economy and job prospects. One-in-four consumers spontaneously mentioned hearing about prospects for higher taxes when asked to identify what economic news they had heard, the highest level ever recorded. While the Sentiment Index is still well above the August 2011 low associated with the Congressional debate on taxes, spending and the deficit, if no resolution is reached the falloff could easily worsen in the weeks ahead. Discounted prices and record low interest rates have forestalled declines in buying attitudes but consumers are likely to reduce purchases if income or payroll taxes increase in 2013. While consumers remain optimistic, that optimism is contingent on the promise of no higher taxes, except on the wealthy.<br />
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Matrix Marketshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15976597241265236526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5565288186605875491.post-60323048065854042292012-11-28T05:01:00.000-06:002012-11-28T05:01:39.202-06:00USA Consumer Confidence Increases to 57-Month High!<a href="http://ospreyflyer.com/?attachment_id=7187" rel="attachment wp-att-7187"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7187" height="150" src="http://ospreyflyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/StatueOfLiberty-150x150.jpg" title="StatueOfLiberty" width="150" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">The Conference Board: Consumer Confidence Index</span><br />
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The November 2012 Consumer Confidence Index increased +0.6 to 73.7 (preliminary) to a 57-month high, after descending to a 9-month low in August. Fickle Americans: this summer Armageddon was on the horizon and now happy days are here again!<br />
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The November reading is just below the 74.2 monthly average from January 2005 through November 2012. However, this reading is significantly above the dismal October 2011 reading of 40.9, which was a 30-month low, the lowest since April 2009. Compared to the Pre-Great Recession peak of 111.9 in July 2007 consumer confidence continues at historically low levels regardless of the monthly ups and downs.<br />
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Says Lynn Franco, Director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center, "The Consumer Confidence Index increased in November and is now at its highest level in more than four and a half years (76.4 Feb. 2008). This month’s moderate improvement was the result of an uptick in expectations, while consumers’ assessment of present-day conditions continues to hold steady. Over the past few months, consumers have grown increasingly more upbeat about the current and expected state of the job market, and this turnaround in sentiment is helping to boost confidence."<br />
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<strong>Consumer Confidence Index by Month</strong> The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) has reached a Post-Great Recession peak of 73.7 in November 2012. The Great Recession cyclical low was 25.3 in February 2009. The Pre-Great Recession peak was 111.9 in July 2007.<br />
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<strong>Consumer Confidence Index by Year</strong> For each year, the related months are averaged. The Great Recession low was in 2009 at a 45.2 average and the Post-Great Recession peak has been 2011 at a 58.2 average, which was a 4-year high. For the 11 months ended November 2012, consumer confidence is at a 5-year high of 67.3.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">USA Consumer Sentiment: Thomson Reuters / University of Michigan</span><br />
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Consumer confidence remained largely unchanged from last month at its highest level in five years. When asked to identify any recent economic news, consumers more frequently made unfavorable references to potential changes in future federal tax and spending programs as well as the inability of the political parties to reach a timely settlement. There have only been five other surveys during the past half century in which more consumers spontaneously mentioned their uncertainty about government policies. Interestingly, the past occurrences were also related to taxes, spending, and the federal deficit: Clinton’s deficit reduction program in 1993 and last summers debt ceiling debate which prompted a drop in the Sentiment Index to 55.8, the fourth lowest level recorded in the long history of the surveys. While consumers remain optimistic, that optimism is contingent on the promise of no higher taxes, except on the wealthy.<br />
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<strong>USA Consumer Sentiment by Month</strong><br />
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"The gains in confidence ended in late November as consumers became more uncertain about when and how the fiscal cliff with be bridged. While they had anticipated a last minute settlement, some consumers are beginning to doubt whether that will happen before higher tax rates take effect in January. While a resolution just before year-end could reverse any future spending declines, it would nonetheless diminish holiday spending. Moreover, consumers do not make a distinction between federal income and payroll taxes, so any settlement that excludes an extension of the payroll tax cut could reduce optimism starting in early January."<br />
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In this episode, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert present the two year anniversary special of their Crash JPM, Buy Silver campaign. They discuss JP Morgan doing everything to protect the Queen of their massive silver short position - a position that has DOUBLED in the past two years according to Rob Kirby of GATA and Kirby Analytics. They also discuss Central Banks pullling on their own little bungee cords by printing money. In the second half, Max Keiser talks to James Turk of Goldmoney.com about the link between liberty and gold and the shooting war to follow the currency war. The also discuss the gold/silver ratio and why silver today is like gold at $600.</div>
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