2008 Major Economic Data

These statstics will be updated on a regular basis throughout 2008. In this post we will track the following

Housing Related

• Existing Home Sales
• S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index
• New Home Sales

Pricing Related

• Producer Price Index
• Core Producer Price Index

U.S Consumer Strength

•  Consumer Confidence
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durable_Goods_Orders”>  Durable Goods Orders
• Personal Income/Spending
• Chicago Purchasing Managers Index
• Consumer Sentiment

Energy 

• Crude Oil Stocks
• Gasoline Stocks
• Natural Gas Report

Economic Growth

• Real GDP
• GDP Deflator
• Initial Jobless Claims
• Unemployment Rate
• Average Weekly Earnings

Retail & Auto

• Retail Sales
• Auto Sales

Here is the first installment of the report

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Top 15 Global cities in 2007

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Market Share of Leading Broadband Service

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Gasoline Pump Price Economics

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All Time Top Box Office Movies

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Historical Mortgage Rates

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Top Online Video Properties

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My Top 20 Predictions for 2008

• Housing Depression will lead into consumer driven Recession in the first half of 2008 (Right on!)

• Corporate profits drop 10-20%

• All major indexes fall atleast 10% from current levels (as of Jan 2nd) (Right on!)

• Major European economies deteriorates lead by U.K housing market downfall (Right on!)

• China, India, Brazil and Eastern Europe will continue to shine despite recession in the U.S and Western Europe

• China market will double from here before Olympics in Aug.

• Dubai and London will continue to vie for the financial capital of the world

• Japanese market will put a surprising resurgence (atleast 10% from current levels)

• Citigroup will cut dividend by 40-50% (Right on! 41%)

• Housing bust in U.S will lead to a few high profile bankruptcies/take-over

• Countrywide Financial (CFC)

• Beazer Homes

• Bear Sterns

• E*Trade

• MBIA/Ambak (close to)

• Microsoft will buy Yahoo or Yahoo merges with eBay

• Google tops $1000

• Apple, Research in Motion move into bubble status (20-40%) from current levels

• Apple will take over music business (over-optimistic here)

• USD will rally in early part of the year, but will continue to fall over 10%, Euro will continue to replace USD in foreign currency exchange baskets

• China Yuan will appreciate another 10%

• Gold rises to $1000/oz … first in 3 decades (Right on - March 13th)

• Hillary Clinton will most probably win presidency - 60%

• Crude price will shoot past $135 by year-end, gas at pump will touch $4/gallon (On its way - Crossed $110 on March 13th)

• Sovereign Wealth Funds will become target of U.S politicians as they continue to gobble up American companies

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