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This increase followed a 0.9-percent decline in July and a 1.8-percent advance in June.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePrices for finished goods less foods and energy rose 0.2 percent in August after edging down 0.1 percent a month earlier.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/fredgraph.png?\u0026amp;chart_type\u003dline\u0026amp;graph_id\u003d0\u0026amp;category_id\u003d\u0026amp;recession_bars\u003dOn\u0026amp;width\u003d525\u0026amp;height\u003d315\u0026amp;bgcolor\u003d%23CCFFCC\u0026amp;graph_bgcolor\u003d%23FFFFFF\u0026amp;txtcolor\u003d%23000000\u0026amp;preserve_ratio\u003dtrue\u0026amp;id\u003dPPIFGS,\u0026amp;transformation\u003dlin,\u0026amp;scale\u003dLeft,\u0026amp;range\u003d10yrs,\u0026amp;cosd\u003d1999-08-01,\u0026amp;coed\u003d2009-08-01,\u0026amp;line_color\u003d%230000FF,\u0026amp;link_values\u003d,\u0026amp;mark_type\u003dNONE,\u0026amp;line_style\u003dSolid,\u0026amp;vintage_date\u003d2009-09-15,\u0026amp;revision_date\u003d2009-09-15,\u0026amp;mma\u003d,\u0026amp;nd\u003d,\u0026amp;ost\u003d,\u0026amp;oet\u003d,\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"252\" src\u003d\"http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/fredgraph.png?\u0026amp;chart_type\u003dline\u0026amp;graph_id\u003d0\u0026amp;category_id\u003d\u0026amp;recession_bars\u003dOn\u0026amp;width\u003d525\u0026amp;height\u003d315\u0026amp;bgcolor\u003d%23CCFFCC\u0026amp;graph_bgcolor\u003d%23FFFFFF\u0026amp;txtcolor\u003d%23000000\u0026amp;preserve_ratio\u003dtrue\u0026amp;id\u003dPPIFGS,\u0026amp;transformation\u003dlin,\u0026amp;scale\u003dLeft,\u0026amp;range\u003d10yrs,\u0026amp;cosd\u003d1999-08-01,\u0026amp;coed\u003d2009-08-01,\u0026amp;line_color\u003d%230000FF,\u0026amp;link_values\u003d,\u0026amp;mark_type\u003dNONE,\u0026amp;line_style\u003dSolid,\u0026amp;vintage_date\u003d2009-09-15,\u0026amp;revision_date\u003d2009-09-15,\u0026amp;mma\u003d,\u0026amp;nd\u003d,\u0026amp;ost\u003d,\u0026amp;oet\u003d,\" width\u003d\"420\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cblockquote style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri\u003dEfHutton\u0026amp;loc\u003den_US\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: large;\"\u003eSubscribe to EF Hutton via Email\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e          \u003cbr /\u003eThe Producer Price Index for Finished Goods advanced 1.7 percent in August, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This increase followed a 0.9-percent decline in July and a 1.8-percent advance in June. In August, at the earlier stages of processing, prices received by manufacturers of intermediate goods rose 1.8 percent and the crude goods index moved up 3.8 percent. On an unadjusted basis, prices for finished goods fell 4.3 percent from August 2008 to August 2009, following a record 6.8 percent 12-month decline in July.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinished goods\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn August, over ninety percent of the finished goods increase was the result of higher energy prices, which moved up 8.0 percent. The indexes for finished goods less foods and energy and for finished consumer foods also contributed to the advance in finished goods prices, rising 0.2 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinished energy\u003c/b\u003e: The index for finished energy goods climbed 8.0 percent in August, the largest monthly increase since a 10.2-percent rise in November 2007. About eighty-five percent of the August advance can be attributed to higher gasoline prices, which surged 23.0 percent. Rising prices for home heating oil and liquefied petroleum gas also contributed to the increase in the finished energy goods index. (See table 2.)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinished core\u003c/b\u003e: Prices for finished goods less foods and energy rose 0.2 percent in August after edging down 0.1 percent a month earlier. Accounting for over half of this increase, the light motor trucks index moved up 0.8 percent. Higher prices for passenger cars also were a major factor in the advance in the finished core index.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinished foods\u003c/b\u003e: Prices for finished consumer foods moved up 0.4 percent in August following a 1.5-percent decline in July. Almost half of this increase can be attributed to higher prices for fresh fruits and melons, which rose 5.9 percent.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntermediate goods\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe Producer Price Index for Intermediate Materials, Supplies, and Components advanced 1.8 percent after falling 0.2 percent in July. Accounting for about eighty percent of the August increase, prices for intermediate energy goods rose 7.1 percent. Prices for intermediate materials less foods and energy gained 0.6 percent and the index for intermediate foods and feeds moved up 0.3 percent. For the 12 months ending in August, the decline in intermediate goods prices slowed to 12.3 percent from a record decrease of 15.1 percent from July 2008 to July 2009. (See table B.)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntermediate energy:\u003c/b\u003e The index for intermediate energy goods increased 7.1 percent after decreasing 1.4 percent in July. A major contributor to the August increase was diesel fuel prices, which rose 15.9 percent. Higher prices for gasoline and lubricating oil base stocks also had a significant impact on the intermediate energy goods index. (See table 2.)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntermediate core:\u003c/b\u003e Prices for intermediate materials less foods and energy climbed 0.6 percent, the third consecutive monthly increase. Accounting for over half of the gain in August, the steel mill products index increased 6.8 percent. Rising prices for primary basic organic chemicals also had a considerable effect on the intermediate core index.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntermediate foods:\u003c/b\u003e The index for intermediate foods and feeds advanced 0.3 percent after declining 2.0 percent in July. A 6.1-percent increase in the index for corn, cottonseed, and soybean cake and meal accounted for nearly all of the increase in intermediate foods and feeds prices.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSource \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ppi.pdf\"\u003eBureau of Labor Statistics\u003c/a\u003e of the U.S. Department of Labor\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003ctable bgcolor\u003d\"#FFFFF0\" border\u003d\"0\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/7283119@N08/3193476301/\" title\u003d\"Profile Shot by BobbyDelray, on Flickr\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3193476301_1325afb2c7_s.jpg\" style\u003d\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 75px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://efhutton.blogspot.com/\"\u003eBob DeMarco\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e is a citizen journalist and twenty year Wall Street veteran. Bob has written more than 500 articles with more than 11,000 links to his work on the Internet. Content from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://efhutton.blogspot.com/\"\u003eAll American Investor\u003c/a\u003e has been syndicated on Reuters, the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Pluck, Blog Critics, and a growing list of newspaper websites.  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In other words, the market discounts the bad news in advance. So it is easy to understand how the market can rally in spite of the negative unemployment report.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThere has not been much discussion about the number of people that are falling off the unemployment insurance payrolls each month. Another 1.5-2 million people will stop getting checks by the end of the year. Unless, of course, these benefits are extended. Additionally, the civilian labor force is dropping or the numbers would be much worse.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe will discuss the growing number of people that have been unemployed 27 weeks or longer, and the real unemployment rate shortly. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe uptrend in unemployment is still strong as evidence by this chart.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://allamericaninvestor.blogspot.com/\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"252\" src\u003d\"http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/fredgraph.png?\u0026amp;chart_type\u003dline\u0026amp;graph_id\u003d0\u0026amp;category_id\u003d\u0026amp;recession_bars\u003dOn\u0026amp;width\u003d525\u0026amp;height\u003d315\u0026amp;bgcolor\u003d%23FFFFCC\u0026amp;graph_bgcolor\u003d%23FFFFFF\u0026amp;txtcolor\u003d%23000000\u0026amp;preserve_ratio\u003dtrue\u0026amp;id\u003dUNRATE,\u0026amp;transformation\u003dlin,\u0026amp;scale\u003dLeft,\u0026amp;range\u003d5yrs,\u0026amp;cosd\u003d2004-08-01,\u0026amp;coed\u003d2009-08-01,\u0026amp;line_color\u003d%23000000,\u0026amp;link_values\u003d,\u0026amp;mark_type\u003dNONE,\u0026amp;line_style\u003dSolid,\u0026amp;vintage_date\u003d2009-09-04,\u0026amp;revision_date\u003d2009-09-04,\u0026amp;mma\u003d,\u0026amp;nd\u003d,\u0026amp;ost\u003d,\u0026amp;oet\u003d,\" width\u003d\"420\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri\u003dAllAmericanInvestor\u0026amp;loc\u003den_US\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: large;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubscribe to All American Investor via Email\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003ctable bgcolor\u003d\"#FFFFF0\" border\u003d\"0\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/7283119@N08/3193476301/\" title\u003d\"Profile Shot by BobbyDelray, on Flickr\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3385/3193476301_1325afb2c7_s.jpg\" style\u003d\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 75px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://allamericaninvestor.blogspot.com/\"\u003eBob DeMarco\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e is a citizen journalist and twenty year Wall Street veteran. Bob has written more than 700 articles with more than 18,000 links to his work on the Internet. Content from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://allamericaninvestor.blogspot.com/\"\u003eAll American Investor\u003c/a\u003e has been syndicated on Reuters, the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Pluck, Blog Critics, and a growing list of newspaper websites.  Bob is actively seeking syndication and writing assignments.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003dallamericaninvestor-20\"\u003e \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 130%;\"\u003eKindle: Amazon's 6\" \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: 130%;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003dallamericaninvestor-20\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Wfzh%2BZq%2BL._SL110_.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003dallamericaninvestor-20\"\u003eWireless Reading Device \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOriginal content Bob DeMarco, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://allamericaninvestor.blogspot.com\"\u003eAll American Investor\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7676161-6859817608667704168?l\u003defhutton.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7676161/posts/default/6859817608667704168"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7676161/posts/default/6859817608667704168"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://efhutton.blogspot.com/2009/09/unemployment-trend-remains-up-graph.html","title":"Unemployment Trend Remains UP (Graph)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bob DeMarco"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14861703129474871916"},"email":{"$t":"rtdemarco@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"02937219926706406775"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676161.post-1835860316263802958"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-07T14:40:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-07T14:46:06.174-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"statistics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"economics"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"unemployment"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"graph"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"chart"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"business"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Unemployment A Picture Worth a Thousand Words (Graph)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Civilian Unemployment Rate (Percent).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYou tell me. Glass half full, glass half empty?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://efhutton.blogspot.com/\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 535px; height: 321px;\" src\u003d\"http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/fredgraph.png?\u0026amp;chart_type\u003dline\u0026amp;graph_id\u003d0\u0026amp;category_id\u003d\u0026amp;recession_bars\u003dOn\u0026amp;width\u003d535\u0026amp;height\u003d321\u0026amp;bgcolor\u003d%23FFFFCC\u0026amp;graph_bgcolor\u003d%23FFFFFF\u0026amp;txtcolor\u003d%23000000\u0026amp;preserve_ratio\u003dtrue\u0026amp;id\u003dUNRATE,\u0026amp;transformation\u003dlin,\u0026amp;scale\u003dLeft,\u0026amp;range\u003d10yrs,\u0026amp;cosd\u003d1999-07-01,\u0026amp;coed\u003d2009-07-01,\u0026amp;line_color\u003d%23000000,\u0026amp;link_values\u003d,\u0026amp;mark_type\u003dNONE,\u0026amp;line_style\u003dSolid,\u0026amp;vintage_date\u003d2009-08-07,\u0026amp;revision_date\u003d2009-08-07,\u0026amp;mma\u003d,\u0026amp;nd\u003d,\u0026amp;ost\u003d,\u0026amp;oet\u003d,\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri\u003dEfHutton\u0026amp;loc\u003den_US\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:large;\"\u003eSubscribe to EF Hutton via Email\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://twitter.com/efhuttonblog\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow E F Hutton on Twitter\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003defhutton-20\"\u003e \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:130%;\"\u003eKindle: Amazon's 6\" \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:130%;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003defhutton-20\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Wfzh%2BZq%2BL._SL110_.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003defhutton-20\"\u003eWireless Reading Device \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7676161-1835860316263802958?l\u003defhutton.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7676161/posts/default/1835860316263802958"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7676161/posts/default/1835860316263802958"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://efhutton.blogspot.com/2009/08/unemployment-picture-worth-thousand.html","title":"Unemployment A Picture Worth a Thousand Words (Graph)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bob DeMarco"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14861703129474871916"},"email":{"$t":"rtdemarco@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"02937219926706406775"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676161.post-3761834948492214575"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-04T09:55:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-04T09:56:41.733-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"index"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"purchasing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"napm"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"graph"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"report"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"managers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"economy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"business"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"National Association of Purchasing Managers Report (Graph)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in July for the 18th consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for the third consecutive month, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://allamericaninvestor.blogspot.com\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 535px; height: 321px;\" src\u003d\"http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/fredgraph.png?\u0026chart_type\u003dline\u0026graph_id\u003d0\u0026category_id\u003d\u0026recession_bars\u003dOn\u0026width\u003d535\u0026height\u003d321\u0026bgcolor\u003d%23CCFFCC\u0026graph_bgcolor\u003d%23FFFFFF\u0026txtcolor\u003d%23000000\u0026preserve_ratio\u003dtrue\u0026id\u003dNAPM,\u0026transformation\u003dlin,\u0026scale\u003dLeft,\u0026range\u003d5yrs,\u0026cosd\u003d2004-07-01,\u0026coed\u003d2009-07-01,\u0026line_color\u003d%23000066,\u0026link_values\u003d,\u0026mark_type\u003dNONE,\u0026line_style\u003dSolid,\u0026vintage_date\u003d2009-08-04,\u0026revision_date\u003d2009-08-04,\u0026mma\u003d,\u0026nd\u003d,\u0026ost\u003d,\u0026oet\u003d,\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe current index is 48.9 versus 44.8 in June. An increase of 4.1 percent.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eA PMI reading above 50 percent indicates that the manufacturing economy is generally expanding; below 50 percent that it is generally declining.  Institute for Supply Management\u003cblockquote style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri\u003dEfHutton\u0026amp;loc\u003den_US\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:large;\"\u003eSubscribe to EF Hutton via Email\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://twitter.com/efhuttonblog\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow E F Hutton on Twitter\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003defhutton-20\"\u003e \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:130%;\"\u003eKindle: Amazon's 6\" \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:130%;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003defhutton-20\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Wfzh%2BZq%2BL._SL110_.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003defhutton-20\"\u003eWireless Reading Device \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7676161-3761834948492214575?l\u003defhutton.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7676161/posts/default/3761834948492214575"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7676161/posts/default/3761834948492214575"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://efhutton.blogspot.com/2009/08/national-association-of-purchasing.html","title":"National Association of Purchasing Managers Report (Graph)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bob DeMarco"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/14861703129474871916"},"email":{"$t":"rtdemarco@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"02937219926706406775"}}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676161.post-6233872026304481396"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-01T14:35:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-01T14:35:00.427-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"credit"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"bank"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"graph"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"reserve"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"federal"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"loans"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"chart"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Reserve Bank Credit Dropping are Higher Interest Rates on the Near Term Horizon? (Graph)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Reserve Bank Credit is peaking. Reserve credit is down from the peak of $2,236 billions during December, 2008, the secondary top at $2,165 billions during May, 2009. The current reading is $2,010 billions.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis series should be watched closely. The current drop in the dollar could force the Federal Reserve to continue draining reserves from the system to protect the dollar from an all out free fall.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis will likely lead to an increase in long term interest rates. However, it is time to start watching the two year treasury security closely.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://allamericaninvestor.blogspot.com/2009/08/reserve-bank-credit-dropping-are-higher.html\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 535px; height: 321px;\" src\u003d\"http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/graph/fredgraph.png?\u0026amp;chart_type\u003dbar\u0026amp;graph_id\u003d0\u0026amp;category_id\u003d\u0026amp;\u0026amp;width\u003d535\u0026amp;height\u003d321\u0026amp;bgcolor\u003d%23CCFFCC\u0026amp;graph_bgcolor\u003d%23FFFFFF\u0026amp;txtcolor\u003d%23000000\u0026amp;preserve_ratio\u003dtrue\u0026amp;id\u003dWRESCRT,\u0026amp;transformation\u003dlin,\u0026amp;scale\u003dLeft,\u0026amp;range\u003dCustom,\u0026amp;cosd\u003d2007-07-29,\u0026amp;coed\u003d2009-07-29,\u0026amp;line_color\u003d%239999CC,\u0026amp;link_values\u003d,\u0026amp;mark_type\u003d,\u0026amp;line_style\u003d,\u0026amp;vintage_date\u003d2009-08-01,\u0026amp;revision_date\u003d2009-08-01,\u0026amp;mma\u003d,\u0026amp;nd\u003d,\u0026amp;ost\u003d,\u0026amp;oet\u003d,\" border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:large;\"\u003eNote: Reserve Bank credit is the sum of securities held outright, repurchase agreements, term auction credit, other loans, net portfolio holdings of Commercial Paper Funding Facility LLC, net portfolio holdings of LLCs funded through the Money Market Investor Funding Facility, net portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane LLC, net portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane II LLC, net portfolio holdings of Maiden Lane III LLC, float, central bank liquidity swaps, and other Federal Reserve assets. \u003c/span\u003e\u003cblockquote style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri\u003dEfHutton\u0026amp;loc\u003den_US\"\u003e\u003cspan class\u003d\"Apple-style-span\"  style\u003d\"font-size:large;\"\u003eSubscribe to EF Hutton via Email\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://twitter.com/efhuttonblog\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow E F Hutton on Twitter\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003defhutton-20\"\u003e \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:130%;\"\u003eKindle: Amazon's 6\" \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:130%;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003defhutton-20\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Wfzh%2BZq%2BL._SL110_.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00154JDAI?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003defhutton-20\"\u003eWireless Reading Device \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7676161-6233872026304481396?l\u003defhutton.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7676161/posts/default/6233872026304481396"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7676161/posts/default/6233872026304481396"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://efhutton.blogspot.com/2009/08/reserve-bank-credit-dropping-are-higher.html","title":"Reserve Bank Credit Dropping are Higher Interest Rates on the Near Term Horizon? 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