Economics
This Week’s Data
October producer prices fell 0.3% versus expectations of a 0.1% drop: core PPI was unchanged versus estimates of a 0.1% rise.
http://advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/PPI-Headline-and-Core.php
October retail sales surged +0.5% versus forecasts of a 0.2% increase; ex autos, sales were up 0.3% versus expectations of them being unchanged.
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2011/11/retail-sales-increased-05-in-october.html
The NY Fed October index of general business conditions came in at +.61 versus an anticipated reading of -2.6.
Other
A look at the Federal budget (short):
http://scottgrannis.blogspot.com/2011/11/federal-budget-update.html
The Fed and inflation (medium):
http://pragcap.com/it-must-be-impossible-for-the-fed-to-create-inflation
Trade facts (short):
http://scottgrannis.blogspot.com/2011/11/federal-budget-update.html
Politics
Domestic
It is just not members of congress who benefit from insider trading (short):
http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2011/11/its-not-just-members-of-congress-who.html
Tuesday morning humor from PJ O’Rourke (short):
http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2011/11/happy-birthday-pj-orourke.html
International
The invisible hand of intervention (medium):
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/rise-state
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