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The U.S. Dollar and International Economic Conditions

FMI's comparative analysis of the key economic indicators between the U.S. and other lcountries/regions.

A Graphic Presentation of FMI Key Economic Trends

FMI's graphic presentation of the key economic trends in October 2014.

Data Round-Up: Despite Soft September Real Consumption, 14Q4 Looks Healthy

FMI’s analyses of today’s September Personal Income & Consumption report and October Chicago Purchasing Managers Index and other Regional Surveys.

Data Round-Up: Real Final Sales Post Biggest Gain in Almost Four Years

FMI’s analyses of this morning’s Advance Report of 14Q3 GDP and the latest Weekly UI Claims & Rail Traffic results.

FOMC Ends QE3, Tilts in More Hawkish Direction

FMI’s commentary on today’s FOMC post-meeting statement.

Abe Poll Ratings Resume Plunge, Part 4

Abe's falling approval ratings and the TPP stalemate.

Abe Poll Ratings Resume Plunge, Part 3

Abe’s falling approval ratings make him even more cautious on restarting the nuclear power plants in the face of the two-thirds of the public that opposes restarts,

Negating Economic Fatalism in U.S. Health Expenditure

U.S. government whiffs on 10-year health expenditure forecast

Abe Poll Ratings Resume Plunge, Part 2

As we detailed in yesterday’s Alert, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s approval ratings have resume the steady slide that was temporarily interrupted by the Cabinet reshuffle in September. We suspect that his support remains “a mile wide and an inch deep.” If there were a solid alternative, either inside the LDP or from the opposition parties, we suspect his approval ratings would be even lower.

Abe Poll Ratings Resume Plunge, Part 1

After a very short-lived bounce in his approval ratings from the Cabinet reshuffle in September, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has suffered an equally quick tumble back to the pre-shuffle lows.

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