A reader calling himself JB did a great job chronologically sorting out the headlines. (Here's the original). He did such a good job, I figured that it had to be it's own article. So once again, "Our Media Watchdogs" at work:
"Confidence among U.S. consumers unexpectedly fell in December," from Bloomberg Businessweek, January 3, 2011
Higher than expected US weekly jobless claims take shine off the FTSE, from the Guardian, January 6, 2011
US jobs growth lower than expected, from RTE, January 7, 2011
"Confidence among U.S. consumers unexpectedly declined in January," from Bloomberg, January 14, 2011
Construction Spending in U.S. Unexpectedly Fell to Decade Low, from Bloomberg, from February 1, 2011
Job growth slower than expected in January, from Reuters, February 4, 2011
Job growth slower than expected in January, from Reuters, February 4, 2011
US Q4 growth unexpectedly revised down, from EuroNews, February 25, 2011
Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected, from Industry Week, March 10, 2011
US home sales fall more than expected, from the Financial Times, March 21, 2011
U.S. Factory Orders Drop Unexpectedly, from Industry Week, March 24, 2011
U.S. Factory Orders Drop Unexpectedly, from Industry Week, March 24, 2011
U.S. Economy: Goods Orders Unexpectedly Fall, Claims Drop, from Bloomberg, March 24,
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Orders for Manufactured Goods Fall Unexpectedly, from the New York Times, March 24, 2011
US Services Economy Slowed Unexpectedly in March: ISM, from MSNBC, April 5, 2011
US Initial jobless claims fell more than expected last week, from the IBI Times, April 7, 2011
U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Jump, Reflecting Quarter-End Volatility, from Bloomberg, April 14, 2011
"Core U.S. producer prices rose slightly faster than expected," from Reuters, April 14, 2011
U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Jump, Reflecting Quarter-End Volatility, from Bloomberg, April 14, 2011
"Core U.S. producer prices rose slightly faster than expected," from Reuters, April 14, 2011
"Initial Jobless Claims Rise Unexpectedly," from Reuters, April 28, 2011
Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise to Three-Month High, from Money News, April 28, 2011
Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise to Three-Month High, from Money News, April 28, 2011
"Unexpectedly weak economic data," from Economics Newspaper, from April 2011
U.S. private employers added fewer jobs than expected in April, from Reuters, May 4, 2011
U.S. private employers added fewer jobs than expected in April, from Reuters, May 4, 2011
U.S. initial unemployment claims unexpectedly soars, from World Bank, May 5, 2011
Jobless Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Jump on One-Time Events, from Bloomberg, May 5, 2011
U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in March, from MSNBC, May 11, 2011
"Industrial production in the U.S. unexpectedly stalled in April and housing starts dropped," from Bloomberg Businessweek, May 17, 2011
Housing Starts Unexpectedly Plunge 10.6%, Pointing to More Construction Woes, from Money News, May 19, 2011
U.S. Economy: Previously Owned Home Sales Unexpectedly Fall, from Bloomberg Businessweek, May 19, 2011
Unemployment Claims in U.S. Unexpectedly Increased to 424,000 Last Week, from Bloomberg, May 26, 2011
"New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed to 424,000 last week," from CNBC, May 26, 2011
"New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly climbed to 424,000 last week," from CNBC, May 26, 2011
US Q1 corporate profits drop unexpectedly, from Business Speculator, May 26, 2011
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Unexpectedly Falls to Six-Month Low on Job Outlook, from Bloomberg, May 31, 2011
U.S. Economy: Confidence Unexpectedly Drops to 6-Month Low, from Bloomberg Businessweek, May 31, 2011
Consumer confidence falls unexpectedly in May, from USA Today, May 31, 2011
U.S. Economy: Confidence Unexpectedly Drops to 6-Month Low, from Bloomberg Businessweek, May 31, 2011
Consumer confidence falls unexpectedly in May, from USA Today, May 31, 2011
Economy cools more than expected, rattling stock market, from the Christian Science Monitor, June 1, 2011
U.S. Adds Far Fewer Jobs Than Expected in May, from National Journal, June 1, 2011
"The jobless rate, which is obtained from a separate household survey, unexpectedly rose to 9.1 percent in May," from Fox Philadelphia, June 3, 2011
Worse than Expected Jobs Report, from Market Watch, June 3, 2011
Fewer new jobs than expected in May, from UPI, June 3, 2011
Us Employment Rises Far Less Than expected in May, from Forex Trading Portal, June 3, 2011
"The dollar slumped on Friday after a government report showed an unexpectedly small amount of hiring in May," from MSN, June 4, 2011
Fewer new jobs than expected in May, from UPI, June 3, 2011
Us Employment Rises Far Less Than expected in May, from Forex Trading Portal, June 3, 2011
"The dollar slumped on Friday after a government report showed an unexpectedly small amount of hiring in May," from MSN, June 4, 2011
U.S. jobless claims rises unexpectedly, from the AP, June 9, 2011
U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Climb, from Bloomberg, June 9, 2011
"Consumer confidence unexpectedly decreased in May," from Bloomberg, June 13, 2011
U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Climb, from Bloomberg, June 9, 2011
"Consumer confidence unexpectedly decreased in May," from Bloomberg, June 13, 2011
"The National Association of Home Builders’ sentiment index unexpectedly fell to 13 in June from 16 in May," from the Financial Times, June 15, 2011
"The Federal Reserve stayed the course on monetary policy Wednesday, citing "likely" temporary factors for the unexpectedly sluggish growth in the US economy," from MSN, June 22, 2011
"The Federal Reserve stayed the course on monetary policy Wednesday, citing "likely" temporary factors for the unexpectedly sluggish growth in the US economy," from MSN, June 22, 2011
U.S. initial jobless claims rise unexpectedly, from Forexpros, June 23, 2011
U.S. jobless claims rise more than expected, from the Globe and Mail, June 23, 2011
"Wall Street tumbled at Thursday’s opening bell after the government reported an unexpectedly sharp jump in unemployment claims," from MSNBC, June 23, 2011
"An unexpected jump in claims for unemployment benefits," from the AP, June 23, 2011
Jobless claims rise more than expected, Reuters, June 23, 2011
US Economy Growing Slower Than Expected, from the Money Times, June 23, 2011
U.S. jobless claims rise more than expected, from the Globe and Mail, June 23, 2011
"Wall Street tumbled at Thursday’s opening bell after the government reported an unexpectedly sharp jump in unemployment claims," from MSNBC, June 23, 2011
"An unexpected jump in claims for unemployment benefits," from the AP, June 23, 2011
Jobless claims rise more than expected, Reuters, June 23, 2011
US Economy Growing Slower Than Expected, from the Money Times, June 23, 2011
And this quote was in Yahoo's front-page article today:
"At the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting, the central bank said that while the recovery is continuing at a moderate pace, growth is somewhat slower than expected. It also said the jobs market is "weaker than anticipated.""
"At the conclusion of a two-day policy meeting, the central bank said that while the recovery is continuing at a moderate pace, growth is somewhat slower than expected. It also said the jobs market is "weaker than anticipated.""
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JB = Joe Black. He will be the guy.
ReplyDeleteActually, it was someone whose name I know, but I used JB because I wasn't sure if they wanted their name used. But it wasn't Joe Black
ReplyDeleteDuring the George W. Bush years, it was always good economic news that was unexpected.
ReplyDeleteIF a Republican wins in 2012, and if the economy turns around, I can garendamntee that all you will hear is crickets.
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