The author has been described by News Ltd as an "iconoclast", "Svengali", a pollie's "economist muse", and "pungently accurate". Fairfax says he is a "Renaissance man" and "one of Australia’s most respected analysts." Stephen Koukoulas concludes that he is "85% right", and "would make a great Opposition leader." Terry McCrann claims the author thinks "‘nuance’ is a trendy village in the south of France", but can be "scintillating" when he thinks "clearly". The ACTU reckons he’s "an enigma wrapped in a Bloomberg terminal, wrapped in some apparently well-honed abs."

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Some better economic data to make you feel happier!

A lot of gloom around at present. Here is some better news from GS:

Is there any sunshine? German IP (first chart). And what about those job openings in the US (Jolt) -- second chart -- the highest number of job openings since July 2008. Manufacturing lead the gain but ALL industries (bar government) were looking to expand. Implies that there are 3.4 people vying for every new job in the US, up from 1.8 in Dec 2007. US Small business optimism is also on the rise (final chart)...




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