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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Serious Delinquency rates declined in March

April 30th, 2012
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Fannie Mae reported that the Single-Family Serious Delinquency rate declined in March to 3.67%, down from 3.82% in February. The serious delinquency rate is down from 4.44% in March 2011, and is at the lowest level since April 2009. Some of the decline over the last two months is seasonal. The Fannie Mae serious delinquency rate peaked in February 2010 at 5.59%.

Peak Oil Video Nears 300K Views

April 30th, 2012
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ASPO-USA would like to congratulate Incubate Pictures for the huge success of its recent online video. Working in conjunction with the Post Carbon Institute, Incubate created a 30-minute animated documentary on Peak Oil, energy-return-on-investment, renewable energy and other key energy challenges.

Fiscal Causes and Consequences

April 30th, 2012
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A common narrative has developed that the euro zone crisis is being misdiagnosed as a crisis requiring a fiscal cure.   See, Larry Summers here, for example; or Paul Krugman here.

Why Minorities Will Decide the 2012 U.S. Election

April 30th, 2012
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With Republican Mitt Romney now his party’s presumptive presidential nominee, both his campaign and President Obama’s re-election effort are barnstorming the nation for votes.

Here Comes May

April 30th, 2012
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With the S&P 500 on the verge of putting in its first negative month since November 2011 and the worst month since September 2011, traders will be eager to see the month end.  But what is in store for May?  In the chart below, we highlight the average trading pattern for the S&P 500 during the month of May since 1928 and over the last 50 and 20 years.  When we look at all years since 1928 (blue line), the S&P 500 has typically started off the month strong, averaging a gain of 0.8% in the first week of the month.

Fed: On net, Domestic Banks eased their lending standards and experienced stronger demand over the last 3 months

April 30th, 2012
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From the Federal Reserve: The April 2012 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices Overall, in the April survey, modest net fractions of domestic banks generally reported having eased their lending standards and having experienced stronger demand over the past three months. ...

Peak Oil Video Nears 300K Views

April 30th, 2012
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ASPO-USA would like to congratulate Incubate Pictures for the huge success of its recent online video. Working in conjunction with the Post Carbon Institute, Incubate created a 30-minute animated documentary on Peak Oil, energy-return-on-investment, renewable energy and other key energy challenges. EDITORIAL NOTE:  the title “There’s No Tomorrow” is rather unfortunate, given the spirit of [...]

Now Playing at a Computer Near You: The ASPO-USA Webinar Series

April 30th, 2012
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By Jan Mueller, Executive Director ASPO-USA As many Peak Oil Review readers know, ASPO-USA has launched a regular webinar series to provide in-depth analysis and discussion of a wide variety of Peak Oil and energy-related topics.  You may have seen information regarding the first two webinars held this past month-one on shale gas featuring Art [...]

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