Category Archives: Economic Indicators

CNBC Squawk Box in the Morning

Posted on June 15, 2011 by John Rutledge

(June 14, 2011) Will do an early morning spot on CNBC Squawk Box tomorrow (Wed. 6/15/11) 8:40AM Eastern time (5:40AM hit for me here in California–argh!). Hope you can dial us in. The topic will be the recent unrest in … Continue reading →

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You don’t Use Interest Rates to Control Cabbage Prices: China February CPI +2.7% will Not Trigger Policy Tightening.

Posted on March 22, 2010 by John Rutledge

China CPI – February 2010 (The charts below are courtesy of Andy Rothman at CLSA. Andy is by far the most knowledgeable person I know on Chinese inflation issues.) The worry that rising inflation in China will provoke the government … Continue reading →

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