ANGRY BEAR’S ECONOMIC ROUNDUP

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ANGRY BEAR’S ECONOMIC ROUNDUP – DECEMBER 11, 2008

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ANGRY BEAR’S ECONOMIC ROUNDUP – DECEMBER 11, 2008

Economic Forecast – This week

Economic Forecast – Next week

Economic Indicators – Government Reports

HOUSEHOLD NET WORTH

12/11 – U.S. Household Net Worth Fell Most on Record in Third Quarter

EMPLOYMENT

12/11 – Jobless claims jump to 573,000, a 26-year high
Continuing claims spike by 338,000 to 4.43 million

12/11 – Jobless claims at 26-year high

12/11 – Government Report – Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

HOUSING

12/10 – ‘False bottom’ for housing ahead?
Pent-up sellers could flood inventories, stall recovery

12/11 – How to fix the housing mess

RETAIL

12/07 – Retail sales dropping like a rock
Economic weakness ‘feeding on itself,’ analysts say

U.S. AUTO INDUSTRY

12/11 – Auto Bailout Clears House but Faces Hurdles in Senate

12/11 – Auto Bailout Appears Dead in Senate as G.O.P. Resists

11/20 – Which Senators Have Auto Plants in Their States?

11/02 – U.S. Automobile Sales – November 2008
Sales and Share of Total Market by Manufacturer

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

12/11 – U.S. Economy: Trade Gap Widens, Jobless Claims Hit 26-Year High

12/11 – Import prices plunge 6.7% on global slump
Big price declines seen in petroleum, nonfuel industrial supplies

12/11 – Government Report – U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services – October 2008

U.S. INDUSTRIAL BASE

12/11 – Boeing again delays 787, shakes up jet division

EUROPE

12/11 – The economic consequences of Herr Steinbrueck

ASIA

12/11 – North Asia summit to show symbolic unity on crisis

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