2012

I want to direct you to a post at the Institute for Public Accuracy that features political economy commentator Tom Ferguson because his analysis of exit polls is interesting. What he has picked up on is that the big divide in the 2012 vote…

Just a quick note here - I was on Capital Account last night talking about what I expect to happen politically next year. I spelled out some of it in my last post on the US election and the Fiscal Cliff. But here is a more complete view…

The election is now over and it's time to think about what is to come. The most pressing political concern is the so-called fiscal cliff that has resulted from a budget deal Washington's politicians cobbled together to avoid default during…

Editor's note: The daily post will not appear as regularly over the next week due to Edward's schedule. In addition, Edward may not post weekly or member posts during this time, However, he will try to get as much content out as he can…

Three years on, I remain absolutely convinced that deflation, driven primarily by consumers eager to repair their balance sheets, will be a powerful force for many years to come but, at the same time, I must admit that I see worrying signs…

This daily post is a day late but as I wrote on Friday, I found the IDC data estimate putting Android market share at 75% as an alarming warning sign for Apple. The problem is that Apple is a premium priced producer which makes relatively…

Earlier this week I noticed that Apple was able to wrest back some market share from Google in the mobile platform race. CNet showed Apple's iOS platform going from only 21.5% market share a year ago to 35.7% in the 12-week period through…

The final monthly jobs report before election day was released at 830 ET in Washington. I will be discussing these numbers and the US economy generally later today at 1215 ET on BBC World News. Tune in. The key number, non-farm payrolls,…

Short commentary today because I think the articles and data below speak for themselves. I have a ton of data from various economies around the world: the US, UK, Germany, Indonesia, Australia, South Korea, Mexico and more. And the data…

A reader asked me to comment on a video from the Big Picture conference of Jim Bianco commenting on the so-called wealth effect of quantitative easing. In the video, Jim takes the position that the Fed cannot create permanent wealth though…