Topic: Steven Hansen

The Fed justified the current round of quantitative easing "to promote a stronger pace of economic recovery and to help ensure that inflation, over...
The US Census says advance numbers for retail sales are up 0.6% in December 2010 (pdf). Econintersect's analysis says this is a severe...
Rail traffic continues to show 2010 activity intermediate between 2008 and 2009 for carload traffic while intermodal traffic showed continued...
Rail traffic continues to show 2010 activity intermediate between 2008 and 2009 for carload traffic while intermodal traffic showed continued improvement to less than 10% below the pre-recession years of 2006 and 2007. The Ceridian UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index for September ...
David Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Shell, Toronto, has an item in Breakfast with Dave that points out there has been a two year decline in...
We are distressed at the virtual absence of constructive debate among bloggers. This is the road to high ratings, but not to investment success.. Pretending otherwise is self-aggrandizement.. For our first entry, we choose Steven Hansen's interesting interpretation of the Leading ...
Investors and analysts have had a great time talking about green shoots since the March run-up, but it seems Canada's railroads have not benefited from all the positive energy as freight volumes continue to hold the sector back.. Steven Hansen, Raymond ...

Housing: Where Is the Bottom?

It is generally agreed that housing is a significant contributor to the current economic crisis. I have heard so many people offer opinions (watch CNBC) that the housing market will bottom in 2009 or 2010. According to Credit Suisse, there are 8 ...