Recall, last Friday, we were waiting for the second quarter GDP print to see if any of the Fed Heads at the Jackson Hole boondoggle would comment on what I expected to see, which was GDP falling to 1.5%…
Well… I should have booked a flight to Vegas on Friday, as I darn near hit the GDP downward revision bang on! The actual number, that is if you even believe that this number is really the “actual numberâ€�, was 1.6% for the second qurarter. But, I don’t gamble, except for my annual World Series bet on the Cardinals, and an occasional neighborhood, nickel, dime poker game, so… I’ll stick to writing…
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US Manufacturing is Stronger?
As I turn on the currency screens this morning, I see that the euro (EUR) is higher than it was yesterday morning, but lower than it was mid-day yesterday, as the single unit rallied to 1.2850 yesterday, only to see that figure slip slidin’ away, and then watch it rise again…
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