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Obama Boom: Once again more than expected

by Phantom Ace ( 1 Comment › )
Filed under Economy, Headlines, unemployment at June 23rd, 2011 - 9:51 am

The term more than expected keeps popping up. The media still refuses to admit that Obama’s policies have failed. Weekly jobless claims rose to 429,000.  Claims have been above 400,000 for 3 months now, indicating a very weak labor market.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, a government report showed on Thursday, suggesting little improvement in the labor market this month after employment stumbled in May.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits climbed 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 429,000, the Labor Department said. The prior week’s figure was revised up to 420,000.

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims to edge up to 415,000 from a previously reported count of 414,000.

The claims report covers the survey period for the government’s closely watched data on nonfarm payrolls for June.

Claims increased 15,000 between the May and June survey periods, implying little or no gains in nonfarm payrolls this month after a modest 54,000 increase in May.

The Obama Boom myth is falling apart. No matter how much the media lies, nothing has improved.

Obama Boom: The Misery Index is at a 28 Year high

by Phantom Ace ( 7 Comments › )
Filed under Economy, Headlines, Misery Index, Regulation, unemployment at June 17th, 2011 - 2:14 pm

The Obama Boom clearly is retro 70’s. STagflation is all the rage again as wages decline and inflation rises. The Misery Index is back and has hit a new 28 year high.


When it comes to measuring the combination of unemployment and inflation, it doesn’t get much more miserable than this.

In fact, misery, as measured in the unofficial Misery Index that simply totals the unemployment and inflation rates, is at a 28-year high, reflective of how weak the economic recovery has been and how far there is to go.

The index, first compiled during the soaring inflation days of the 1970s by economist Arthur Okun, is registering a nausea-inducing 12.7—9.1 percent for unemployment and 3.6 percent for annualized inflation—a number not seen since 1983. The index has been above 10 since November 2009 and had been under double-digits from June 1993 through May 2008.

 

I wonder when Platform shoes and polyester suits will come back into style?

Obama Boom: Inflation Rises and Manufacturing falls

by Phantom Ace ( 115 Comments › )
Filed under Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Economy, Progressives, unemployment at June 15th, 2011 - 2:00 pm


The greatest economic comeback since the foundation of Mu by refugees from the Sirius star system 20,000 years ago is on the rocks. Thanks to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s 3rd World economic policy of debt monetization known as QE2, inflation has returned. The surge in oil prices which is due to a devalued dollar, is now rippling through the economy. That combined with stagnant wages and low paying jobs, has dampened consumer demand. This in turn has effected manufacturing production. A new report shows inflation rising and manufacturing declining.

U.S. core consumer inflation rose at the quickest pace in nearly three years in May  and a regional manufacturing gauge contracted this month, underscoring the headwinds facing the economy.

The Labor Department said Wednesday its Consumer Price Index, excluding food and energy, increased 0.3 percent, the largest gain since July 2008, after rising 0.2 in April.

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Separately, the New York Fed’s “Empire State” general business conditions index fell to -7.79 from, contracting for the first since November, from 11.88 in May, surprising economists who had expected a rise to 12.50.

“I assume people will look at this as another reason the recovery is stalling, giving more fodder to the double dip theory,” said Paul Radeke, vice president at KDV Wealth Management in Minneapolis.

“However, other data has shown that the consumer remains on track, suggesting that eventually manufacturing will catch up. However, this data suggests that process will take longer.”

Read the rest: Inflation Keeps On Rising but Manufacturing Gauge Slumps

No matter what the evidence, these experts have faith in the Obama Boom. No matter how negative the economic numbers, they claim good times are ahead. We have been hearing this for three years and nothing has changed. Clearly the media has so much invested in Barack Hussein Obama that they can’t admit what everyone knows, there is no Obama Boom!

This is the Obama Stagflation Deflation.

The Obama Boom is back! Less than expected!

by Phantom Ace ( 36 Comments › )
Filed under Barack Obama, Economy, Misery Index, unemployment at June 14th, 2011 - 5:00 pm

Just when you thought the media finally acknowledged there was no Obama Boom, they resurrect it. After months of reports saying “less than expected” a new term has been coined. Now it’s ” less than expected.” If economic data is not as bad as expected, it’s considered good and a sign that good times are ahead!

U.S. retail sales fell in May for the first time in 11 months as receipts at auto dealerships dropped sharply, but the decline was less than expected, offering hope of a pick-up in economic activity.

Total retail sales slipped 0.2 percent, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday, after a 0.3 percent rise in April.

Economists had expected retail sales to fall 0.4 percent.

A separate report from the Labor Department showed producer prices rose 0.2 percent, braking sharply from April’s 0.8 percent increase.

“The consumer isn’t dead. It’s good news for the day, and further evidence that while perhaps not robust, the recovery is bumping along in fits and starts,” said Michael Farr, president of Farr, Miller & Washington in Washington.

Read the rest: Retail Sales Slip, Inflation Up as Economy Creeps Along

No the consumer isn’t dead, but our wages are stagnant and jobs are hard to come by. The Media shows their psycho-pant attitudes towards Obama. Bad economic news is good, if it’s not bad as expected. Anything to prop up their beloved Barack Hussein Obama.