U.S. Trade Deficit At $-45.8 Billion In February
U.S. trade balance for February was reported at $-45.8 billion vs. consensus of $-44.0 billion and January reading of $-46.3 billion.
Archive for April 12th, 2011
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index For March At 91.9
NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for March was reported at 91.9 vs. consensus of 95.0 and prior reading of 94.5.
Higher commodity prices kicking-in…
Daily Reading – Tuesday, April 12, 2011
*** FT Alphaville: Goldman jolts commodities market ***
*** FT Alphaville: The qualifier in Yellen’s speech ***
*** FT Alphaville: Japan, nuclear accident upgrades, economic downgrades ***
*** FT Alphaville: UK inflation *non fail* shock ***
*** Pragmatic Capitalism: PIMCO GOES SHORT… ***
*** The Big Picture: What’s Driving Gold? ***
*** Credit Writedowns: The Sell-Off in Paper Gold ***
*** Slope Of Hope: Doe-Eyed Optimism ***
First Orbit – 50 Years
Real time recreation of Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering first orbit, shot entirely in space from on board the International Space Station. The film combines this new footage with Gagarin’s original mission audio and a new musical score by composer Philip Sheppard.