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Tomorrow's Jobs Report Will be Weak: Bank Loans to Businesses Still Falling.

Posted on June 4, 2009 by John Rutledge

The latest business loans numbers show that bank loans to businesses are still falling. As I have written in recent posts here and here, large banks have systematically shut down their lending to small businesses over the past 2 months, … Continue reading →

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Currency Holdings Have Stopped Rising-Good Sign for Spending

Posted on May 30, 2009 by John Rutledge

The amount of currency people hold in their pockets and under their mattresses is the single best indicator of the level of fear on main street. Since last summer, when people first got the wind in their nostrils that banks … Continue reading →

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