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...been making headlines. No, not the rock band or the cold remedy but the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index, or VIX, which has been on a wild ride over the past year. The stock market crash set this indicator of volatility soaring to above 80 - for perspective, the VIX has historically averaged around...
...nagging doubt worked its way into optimistic minds was the sharp increase in foreclosure rates. In March there was a 46% increase in filings compared with the same month last year. That news was followed quickly by unexpectedly poor numbers from the Conference Board which said that its index of leading economic indicators fell .3% in March. The Board was probably reluctant to say what it had to, which is that the index is designed to forecast economic activity six to nine months ahead. That news crumpled the hopes of many that the fourth quarter could be the period when...
...gives me a big nose, which I sort of think I have, but she keeps on mumbling, “No the nose is all wrong, all wrong,” and wringing out her hands. I buy her a drink, and she writes me a message on an index card. “I write backwards,” she explains, and tells me to go read it in the bathroom mirror. I do, and it’s nothing naughty or exciting, just saying I have really white teeth...
...fresh spending was unveiled just as a few glints of light broke through the gloom engulfing Japan after months of dismal economic data. Following news on Thursday that employment and cash flow measures would be included in the package, the Nikkei stock index broke 9,000 points for the first time since January and machinery orders, an indication of how much companies are investing, exceeded expectations with a rise of 1.4% over the previous month...
...Hopeful signs have indeed appeared. Retail sales are still growing at a robust 16% annual rate. The Purchasing Managers Index, an indicator of the health of the manufacturing sector, rebounded into positive territory in March after falling for months, indicating that industrial output may be expanding again. Home sales are also showing signs of recovery, as is lending. Even the stock market, which had plunged by some two-thirds from its peak in 2007, has clawed back 25% in the last few months. (See pictures of China's investment in Africa...