2017 – Page 12 – Credit Writedowns

Credit Writedowns

Finance, Economics, and Markets

Oil drops below $50 a barrel on oversupply

Some thoughts on systematic central bank policy errors

Great risk to Turkey as relations with Germany sour

The US trade deficit is at a five-year high

The coming Fed hike and the problems with its communication

Financial conditions have eased enough to get the Fed to hike in March

The yield curve is still flatter than at anytime since the last recession

Jobless claims are at their lowest level in 44 years

Personal income data shows the US economy on track

ISM Manufacturing Index at 57.7