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Tea Leaf PDFs

The latest: April, 25 2012 (“English Mandatory”)

April, 11 2012 (“8.2% or 11.3%”)
April, 4 2012 (“There Comes A Time…”)

March 27, 2012 (“Happy Talk”)
March 20, 2012 (“Wouldn’t It Be Nice If…”)

March 13, 2012 (“Springtime View”)

March 6, 2012 (“The Economic ‘Doomsayers’”)

February 29, 2012 (“GDP Bump / Confidence Climbs”)
February 21, 2012 (“Renaissance Manufacturing (Part Two)”)
February 14, 2012 (“Renaissance Manufacturing (Part One)”)
February 8, 2012 (“A Good Jobs Report”)

January 31, 2012 (“Not Your Parent’s Federal Reserve”)
January 24, 2012 (“The Danger Zone”)
January 17, 2012 (“Global ABCs”)
January 10, 2012 (“The 200,000”)
January 3, 2012 (“That Mobility Thing”)

December 27, 2011 (“The Movie Piece”)
December 20, 2011 (“For Better…or Worse”)

December 13, 2011 (“Domestic ABCs”)
December 6, 2011 (“Pick “yer” Poison”)

November 29, 2011 (“Outlook 2012”)
November 22, 2011 (“A Truly-Less-Than “Super” Committee”)
November 15, 2011 (“Eight Days…and Counting”)
November 8, 2011 (“Jobs Mixed Bag”)
November 1, 2011 (“Better…But”)

October 25, 2011 (“Disincentives…Another Update”)
October 18, 2011 (“The Misery Index”)
October 11, 2011 (“More Jobs…Less Recession Risk”)
October 4, 2011 (“Happy Talk”)

September 27, 2011 (“Revisit Twist”)
September 20, 2011 (“Wouldn’t It Be Nice If…”)
September 13, 2011 (“Autumn View”)
September 6, 2011 (“No Confidence Vote”)

August 30, 2011 (“Low Interest Rates…a Two-Sided Coin”)
August 23, 2011 (“Awaiting Fed Friday”)
August 16, 2011 (“Politically Bankrupt”)
August 9, 2011 (“Snap…Crackle…Pop”)
August 4, 2011 (“It’s Always Somethin’”)

July 26, 2011 (“Political ‘Cover’”)
July 19, 2011 (“A Parent’s Letter to My Children in School”)
July 12, 2011 (“Life, Above All”)
July 5, 2011 (“Global ABCs”)

June 28, 2011 (“Just Rambling”)
June 21, 2011 (“A Greek Stitch in Time?”)
June 14, 2011 (“Domestic ABCs”)
June 7, 2011 (“Summer Anxiety”)

May 31, 2011 (“Only Comprehensive”)
May 24, 2011 (“Japan…the Lost Decades”)
May 17, 2011 (“Poking Fun at Yourself”)
May 10, 2011 (“Jobs…Better Still”)
May 3, 2011 (“Economic Pause”)

April 26, 2011 (“S&P and a Game of Chicken”)
April 20, 2011 (“That Aging Thing”)
April 12, 2011 (“Higher Rates…Sooner Rather Than Later?”)
April 5, 2011 (“Jobs Jump”)

March 29, 2011 (“Happy Talk”)
March 22, 2011 (“Financial Tsunami”)
March 15, 2011 (“Uncertainty Spring”)
March 8, 2011 (“Jobs Solid”)
March 1, 2011 (“Wouldn’t It Be Nice If…”)

February 22, 2011 (“The Fed Plays With Fire”)
February 15, 2011 (“U.S. Manufacturing…Pain & Promise”)
February 8, 2011 (“A Noisy Soggy Mushy Jobs Report”)
February 1, 2011 (“The American Economy…Getting Stronger!”)

January 25, 2011 (“Dancing With State Lines”)
January 18, 2011 (“The Mysterious Federal Reserve”)
January 11, 2011 (“Jobs”)
January 4, 2011 (“Lookin’ Back…Lookin’ Forward”)

December 28, 2010 (“Money Never Sleeps”)
December 21, 2010 (“Global ABCs”)
December 14, 2010 (“English”)
December 7, 2010 (“A Favorable Tax Deal”)

November 30, 2010 (“Outlook 2011”)
November 23, 2010 (“Domestic ABCs”)
November 16, 2010 (“For Starters”)
November 9, 2010 (“Two Steps Forward”)
November 2, 2010 (“35 Miles Per Hour”)

October 26, 2010 (“Next Week”)
October 19, 2010 (“China Currency”)
October 12, 2010 (“Steroid Failure”)
October 5, 2010 (“Happy Talk”)

September 28, 2010 (“Observations”)
September 21, 2010 (“Wouldn’t It Be Nice If…”)
September 14, 2010 (“Autumn View”)
September 7, 2010 (“Less “Double Dip””)

August 31, 2010 (“No Confidence”)
August 24, 2010 (“Bubble Bonds”)
August 17, 2010 (“..flation Investing”)
August 10, 2010 (“Job Somber”)
August 3, 2010 (“An Economic Chat”)

July 27, 2010 (““Obamacare” Comparisons”)
July 20, 2010 (“A Parent’s Letter to My Children in School”)
July 13, 2010 (“Disincentives…an Update”)
July 6, 2010 (“Job Sluggish”)

June 29, 2010 (“Eat Pray Love”)
June 22, 2010 (“Global ABCs”)

June 15, 2010 (“Social Security”)

June 8, 2010 (“No Pizzazz”)

June 1, 2010 (“Summertime View”)

May 26, 2010 (“Domestic ABCs”)
May 18, 2010 (“Counter Balance”)
May 11, 2010 (“Baby Steps”)
May 4, 2010 (“G”)

April 27, 2010 (“Global”)
April 20, 2010 (“It’s Not My Fault!”)
April 13, 2010 (“We’re Announcing…”)
April 6, 2010 (“Best of Three”)

March 31, 2010 (“Cap & Trade”)
March 23, 2010 (“Happy Talk”)
March 16, 2010 (“Springtime Update”)
March 9, 2010 (“Noise & Transition”)
March 2, 2010 (“Wouldn’t It Be Nice If…”)

February 24, 2010 (“This Way to the Exit”)
February 17, 2010 (“A Shot Across the Bow”)
February 9, 2010 (“A Tale of Two Surveys”)
February 2, 2010 (“Solid Growth”)

January 27, 2010 (“Disincentives”)
January 20, 2010 (“Message in a Ballot”)
January 12, 2010 (“Job Challenge”)
January 6, 2010 (“Global ABCs”)

December 30, 2009 (“The Movie Piece”)
December 23, 2009 (“..flation Debate”)
December 16, 2009 (“Domestic ABCs”)
December 9, 2009 (“Direction Right”)
December 2, 2009 (“Outlook 2010”)

November 25, 2009 (“Dollar Rambling”)
November 18, 2009 (“Rebound”)
November 11, 2009 (“One Step Forward…”)
November 4, 2009 (“VAT Chance”)

October 29, 2009 (“Economic Growth!”)
October 21, 2009 (“Poking Fun”)
October 14, 2009 (“Travel Trash”)
October 7, 2009 (“21 Straight”)

September 30, 2009 (“The Fed’s Overseer”)
September 23, 2009 (“Happy Talk”)
September 16, 2009 (“Autumn View”)
September 9, 2009 (“Mixed Bag”)
September 2, 2009 (“Wouldn’t It Be Nice”)

August 26, 2009 (“Fed Extension”)
August 19, 2009 (“China”)
August 12, 2009 (“Getting Better”)
August 5, 2009 (“Over & Done With”)

July 29, 2009 (“Heaven Help Us…”)
July 22, 2009 (“A Parent’s Letter”)
July 15, 2009 (“Twins No More”)
July 8, 2009 (“Job Stumble”)
July 1, 2009 (“500 Days of Summer”)

June 24, 2009 (“Global ABCs”)
June 17, 2009 (“Summer View”)
June 10, 2009 (“Painful…But Better”)
June 3, 2009 (“Tugs of War”)

May 27, 2009 (“NAP Time”)
May 20, 2009 (“Domestic ABCs”)
May 13, 2009 (“Ugly…Less Ugly”)
May 6, 2009 (“Similar Numbers”)

April 29, 2009 (“What Good is BW?”)
April 22, 2009 (“Money & Music”)
April 15, 2009 (“Happy Talk”)
April 8, 2009 (“Job Erasure”)
April 1, 2009 (“Limits”)

March 25, 2009 (“Wouldn’t It Be Nice If…”)
March 18, 2009 (“Spring Cleaning”)
March 11, 2009 (“23,000…Every Day”)
March 4, 2009 (“More Ugly”)

February 25, 2009 (“A Roomful of Economists (yuk!)”)
February 18, 2009 (“Three Peas in a Pod”)
February 11, 2009 (“Big Third Down”)
February 4, 2009 (“GDP Stink”)

January 28, 2009 (“Stimulus”)
January 21, 2009 (“Since ‘54”)
January 14, 2009 (“Hammered”)
January 7, 2009 (“Keeping Score”)