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Data Round-Up: Real Consumption on Track for +2.2% Gain in 14Q3
FMI’s analyses of today’s August Personal Income & Consumption report.
Tokyo Launches 'Blame Game" on TPP
In the aftermath of the breakdown of the US-Japan talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Japanese government has spread a misleading account of the talks to try to place the blame on Washington.
A Graphic Presentation of FMI Key Economic Trends
FMI’s end-of-the-month report for September: Graphic Summary of Economic Trends.
The U.S. Dollar and International Economic Conditions
FMI’s end-of-the-month report for September: U.S. dollar analysis
August 2014 Durable Goods
FMI’s analysis of this morning’s August Durable Goods Orders report and the latest Weekly UI Claims and Rail Traffic data.
Fed Hawks (Bank Presidents) Likely to Be Increasingly Vocal
FMI’s commentary on current and probable future dissents at the FOMC.
The Real Cost of Japan's Farm Protectionism - Part 3
This report continues to detail the costs to the Japanese economy of the continued protection of inefficient farm sectors, this time focusing on the Local Allocation Grants from the national budget that are given out to prefectural and local governments. These grants amount to upwards of 3.5% of GDP and quarter of the national budget.