Juli Niemann
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When a deflating economy may not be all that bad
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Juli Niemann
Jul 2, 2013
Chrysler and Ford are reporting strong sales numbers, particularly truck sales, for June. Though manufacturing data across several other industries is down.
Top central banker calls investors 'feral hogs'
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Juli Niemann
Jun 25, 2013
A Federal Reserve banker in Texas has warned the so-called 'feral hogs' of the financial markets to stop overreacting to the Federal Reserve's plans to wind down quantitative easing. What does it all mean?
Bond yields spike on interest rate apprehension
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Juli Niemann
Jun 11, 2013
Juli Niemann, analyst with Smith Moore & Company, explains what's got bond yields rising.
Bad news is good news for the markets
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Juli Niemann
Jun 4, 2013
Stock markets were up this morning, though data from a variety of sources indicate a only tepid economy. Juli Niemann, analyst with Smith Moore & Company, says it's precisely this bad news that is making the market rally.
May markets: What goes up must come down?
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Juli Niemann
May 28, 2013
Juli Niemann, analyst at Smith Moore & Company, tells us why she hopes the stock market goes down this week.
How the markets will react to more North American fuel production
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Juli Niemann
May 14, 2013
When fossil fuel gets cheap.
Home prices stay flat, tech bubble could burst
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Juli Niemann
Apr 24, 2012
U.S. home prices stayed basically flat in February according to the S&P Case-Shiller Index. Without adjusting for seasonal fluctuations, prices actually dropped 0.8 percent to reach the lowest level since 2002.
Housing starts drop, a crackdown on oil price manipulation
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Juli Niemann
Apr 17, 2012
There was an unexpected drop last month in housing starts. Meanwhile, President Obama has plans to crack down on those who manipulate oil prices.
The sinking price of natural gas
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Juli Niemann
Apr 12, 2012
Anyone who’s filled up a gas tank recently would probably conclude there’s not enough supply and there’s too much demand, that’s why it costs almost $4 on average a gallon nationwide to fill up your tank. But when it comes to natural gas the supply demand problem is just the opposite.
What we can expect from earnings season
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Juli Niemann
Apr 10, 2012
With some tough economic news in the last week or so with the jobs report, and today some evidence of a slowdown in China, Wall Street is anticipating modest reports from corporations.