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Ben Garber

Ben Garber joined the Economics Department at Moody's in March of 2005 to cover the US market as a Statistical Economist. He received a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago. Before coming to Moody's he was employed as a Financial Analyst for a pension planning firm.
Articles by Ben Garber
20-NOV-09  Limp Inflation Outlook Underpins Continued Government Efforts to Reflate the Economy
20-NOV-09  US Economic Indicators November 23rd -27th
19-NOV-09  Regional Survey Orders Trend Points to Extended Positive Momentum for Industrial Production
18-NOV-09  Falling Rents Will Help Tame Core Consumer Prices
17-NOV-09  Producer Prices Fall in Line With Muted Fed Inflation Outlook
13-NOV-09  US Economic Indicators November 16th - 20th
12-NOV-09  Distressed Index Falls to Pre-Crisis Levels, Shifting Default Focus to Lagging Sectors
10-NOV-09  Small Business Hiring Trend Signals Nearing Peak for Unemployment Rate
06-NOV-09  US Economic Indicators November 9th - 13th
04-NOV-09  October Scarcity of Downgrade Reviews Highlights Credit Market Stability
30-OCT-09  US Economic Indicators November 2nd - 6th
23-OCT-09  US Economic Indicators October 26th - 30th
16-OCT-09  US Economic Indicators October 19th - 23rd
13-OCT-09  Small Business Survey Strikes Negative Notes on Credit and Employment
09-OCT-09  US Economic Indicators October 12th - 16th
08-OCT-09  Downgrade Reviews Plunge to a Record Low in the Third Quarter
05-OCT-09  US Economic Indicators October 5th - 9th
29-SEP-09  Leveraged Loans’ Lousy Leftovers Loom Large
25-SEP-09  US Economic Indicators September 28th - October 2nd
24-SEP-09  Sectors With Steady Revenues Led 2009 Bond Issuance Explosion
22-SEP-09  FHLB Woes are a Leading Source of Credit Contraction
18-SEP-09  US Economic Indicators September 21st - 25th
17-SEP-09  Industrial Firms Conserved Cash by Shunning Investments and Buybacks
15-SEP-09  Producer Prices Signal Growth Without a Broader Inflationary Trend
11-SEP-09  US Economic Indicators September 14th - 18th
10-SEP-09  Weak Dollar Fueled Exports Positioned to be a Growth Leader
04-SEP-09  US Economic Indicators September 7th - 11th
03-SEP-09  Credit Market Stability Makes Downgrade Reviews a Rarity
28-AUG-09  Flimsy Consumer Spending Trend Disputes V-Shaped Scenario
28-AUG-09  US Economic Indicators August 31st - September 4th
27-AUG-09  High Yield Bond Issuance has a Strong Long Term Outlook
27-AUG-09  Second Quarter GDP Shows Momentum Building for Recovery
26-AUG-09  Durables Show Industrial Production and Investment Ramping Up
26-AUG-09  Housing is Becoming a Fount of Growth
25-AUG-09  Home Price Stability is Far from Assured
25-AUG-09  Consumer Confidence Points Spending in a Weakly Positive Direction
24-AUG-09  Investment Grade Issuance Boom Poised to Run Out of Gas
21-AUG-09  US Economic Indicators August 24th - 28th
19-AUG-09  Sinking Yields Moderate Risk from Worsening Ratings Distribution
07-AUG-09  US Economic Indicators August 10th - 14th
06-AUG-09  Second Quarter Scarcity of Downgrade Reviews Carries Through July
31-JUL-09  US Economic Indicators August 3rd - 7th
24-JUL-09  US Economic Indicators July 27th - 31st
17-JUL-09  US Economic Indicators July 20th - 24th
14-JUL-09  Businesses are Struggling to Find Credit Outside of the Bond Market
13-JUL-09  Financial Market Rebound Leads Big Second Quarter Downgrade Review Drop Off
10-JUL-09  US Economic Indicators July 13th - 17th
08-JUL-09  Sharp Drop in Number of Distressed Issuers Tempers Default Outlook
26-JUN-09  US Economic Indicators June 29th - July 3rd
23-JUN-09  Housing’s Miserable Bottom
19-JUN-09  US Economic Indicators June 22nd - 26th
16-JUN-09  Producer Prices Bang the Deflationary Drumbeat
15-JUN-09  Industrials Protected Cash Hoards by Slashing Investment and Shareholder Payouts
12-JUN-09  US Economic Indicators June 15th - 19th
10-JUN-09  Mortgage Applications Show Marginal Improvement Despite Higher Rates
10-JUN-09  Trade Report Reinforces Limp Near Term Outlook
09-JUN-09  Inventories Improve Small Business Outlook Despite Expansion Halting Lack of Credit
05-JUN-09  US Economic Indicators June 8th - 12th
04-JUN-09  Stagnant May M&A Points to Long Road for Complete Capital Markets Revival
03-JUN-09  Downgrade Reviews Drop in May Alongside Weakening Recession
29-MAY-09  US Economic Indicators June 1st - 5th
28-MAY-09  Durable Goods Point to Smaller but Sizable Business Investment Cuts
22-MAY-09  US Economic Indicators May 25th - 29th
21-MAY-09  Double-Digit High Yield Return Opportunities Have Faded
19-MAY-09  Fallen Angel Downgrades Swell Outstanding High Yield Debt
08-MAY-09  US Economic Indicators May 11th - 15th
06-MAY-09  Downgrade Reviews Subside in April amid Thawing Credit Markets
01-MAY-09  US Economic Indicators May 4th - 8th
30-APR-09  Regional Surveys Point to Easing of Extreme Manufacturing Slowdown
24-APR-09  US Economic Indicators April 27th - May 1st
23-APR-09  Home Sales Point to a Bottom, But Prices Have Further to Fall
17-APR-09  US Economic Indicators April 20th - 24th
14-APR-09  Small Business Survey Shows No End to Nonfinancial Sector Cutbacks
10-APR-09  Record Credit Card Charge-Off Rate Compels Banks to Cut Lending
10-APR-09  US Economic Indicators April 13th - 17th
09-APR-09  Trade Report Flashes Red for Business Sales & Investment Trends
08-APR-09  Fed Minutes Catalogue Mounting Deflationary Risks
07-APR-09  High Yield Spreads Narrow Amid Unsurprising Default Wave
06-APR-09  Financial Company Misfortunes Have Drastically Shrunk Outstanding Top Rated Debt
06-APR-09  Big Pharma Deals are Lone Highlights of Depressed First Quarter M&A
03-APR-09  First Quarter Rating Reviews for Downgrade Struck Record Debt Volume
03-APR-09  US Economic Indicators April 6-10
27-MAR-09  US Economic Indicators March 30 - April 3
25-MAR-09  Taxpayer Loss Maximization Plan May Fail to Cure Zombie Banks
20-MAR-09  US Economic Indicators March 23-27
17-MAR-09  Securitization Effectively Dead Ahead of the TALF
13-MAR-09  Slashing Buybacks Helped Limit Deterioration of Leverage Ratios
13-MAR-09  US Economic Indicators March 16-20
10-MAR-09  Small Business Credit Tightening Trend Warned of High Yield Bubble
06-MAR-09  US Economic Indicators March 9-13
05-MAR-09  New Lows for M&A Activity Reflect Ongoing Financial Chaos
03-MAR-09  February Flurry of Downgrade Reviews Shows No Sign of Improving Outlook
27-FEB-09  US Economic Indicators March 2-6
26-FEB-09  Precipitous Fourth Quarter Sales Dive Fueling Downgrade Wave
24-FEB-09  Yield Curve Implies Recession Will End After Banking Cleanup
20-FEB-09  US: The Week Ahead February 23rd - 27th
13-FEB-09  Rancid Industrial Outlook Calls For Severe Lending Pullback
13-FEB-09  US: The Week Ahead February 16th - 20th
11-FEB-09  Small Business Credit and Hiring Trends Continue to Deteriorate
10-FEB-09  Limp M&A Totals Point to an Uneven Thaw for the Capital Markets
05-FEB-09  January Downgrade Reviews Target Massive Sum of Financial Company Debt
03-FEB-09  High Yield Prospects Vary Wildly by Sector and Subordination
28-JAN-09  Bad Banks and Treasury Purchases Can’t Reverse Worsening Borrower Fundamentals
26-JAN-09  Structured Finance is Still Gasping for Air
23-JAN-09  The Recent Issuance Surge Is A Misleading Sign For A Credit Market Revival
09-JAN-09  Fourth Quarter Downgrade Review Deluge Highlights Industries On The Brink
31-DEC-08  A Sharp Decline In Jobless Claims Will Be Key To Signaling Recession’s End
31-DEC-08  Regional Activity Surveys Confirm Severe Fourth Quarter Production Slump
29-DEC-08  Consumer Lending Desperately Awaits Structured Finance Revival
22-DEC-08  Corporate Cash Was Receding Before Q4’s Economic Meltdown
11-DEC-08  The Small Business Hiring Trend Is Leading Unemployment To Greater Heights
09-DEC-08  High Yield Bonds Can Net Stellar Returns Even In Depression Scenario
04-DEC-08  M&A Activity Collapsed In November
02-DEC-08  November Rating Reviews for Downgrade Point Toward a Pick Up in Defaults
18-NOV-08  Debt Sliding Down The Rating Scale Feeds Rising Default Risk
14-NOV-08  New Record Speculative Grade Yield Spread Points to Continuing Debt Market Distress
14-NOV-08  Rotten Retail Sales Flow from Severe Consumer and Credit Slumps
13-NOV-08  Jobless Claims Climb Deeper Into Recessionary Territory
11-NOV-08  Small Business Survey Points to Accelerating Unemployment and Credit Shutdown
05-NOV-08  M&A Activity Capsized In October
04-NOV-08  October Rating Reviews For Downgrade Came In Waves
03-NOV-08  ISM Freefall Spells Doom For Profits
31-OCT-08  Regional Business Activity Fried By Financial Shockwaves
24-OCT-08  Low Transaction Costs Have Shrunk Bond Market Liquidity
21-OCT-08  Bank Credit Outstanding Did Not Collapse Before Recapitalization
17-OCT-08  Hyper Volatile Markets Remain Hostile To Issuance
14-OCT-08  Small Business Conditions Are Firmly Recessionary
08-OCT-08  Freefalling Commodities In Line With Global Slump
03-OCT-08  September M&A Propped Up By Distressed Financial Couplings
02-OCT-08  Tsunami of Debt Reviewed For Downgrade in Third Quarter
30-SEP-08  Regional Surveys Show Manufacturing Outperforming Overall Economy
26-SEP-08  Industrials Relatively Strong Heading Into Current Downturn
19-SEP-08  Big Time Bailout Can Bring Rate Relief
18-SEP-08  Issuance Takes A Holiday
17-SEP-08  Selective Bailouts Won’t End Financial Crisis; Buck-Breaking Money Funds Pile On Systemic Risk
16-SEP-08  Fed Statement Is Behind The Curve
16-SEP-08  Flight to Quality Shifts into Overdrive
15-SEP-08  Falling Financial Dominos Calls for Rate Cuts; Mother of All Bailouts Increasingly Likely
10-SEP-08  Credit and Hiring Trends for Small Business Continue to Weaken
09-SEP-08  Pending Sales Show A Housing Bottom But No Recovery
04-SEP-08  Wider Spreads and Stronger Dollar Annihilate August M&A Activity
02-SEP-08  Downgrade Reviews Remained Plentiful In August
29-AUG-08  Regional Surveys Show Export Driven Production Boost Has Yet To Fade
22-AUG-08  Commercial Paper Holding Up Better Than The Headlines Indicate
22-AUG-08  Lending Adverse Feedback Loop Picks Up Steam
21-AUG-08  Leading Index Touches On Each Area Of The Worsening Economic Slump
21-AUG-08  Regional Activity Surveys Hint Of Production Boost From Receding Inflation
20-AUG-08  Structured Finance: From Worse To Worser
19-AUG-08  Foreclosure Flood Skunks Homebuilding Activity
18-AUG-08  Mountains Of Debt Continue To Slide Down The Rating Scale
18-AUG-08  Homebuilder Confidence Shows Many Obstacles To A Construction Recovery
15-AUG-08  Fundamentals Favor More Defaults Over Narrower Spreads
12-AUG-08  Small Business Woes Reflect Miserable Domestic Demand
11-AUG-08  Corporate Returns Still Strongly Outpace The 2001 Recession
05-AUG-08  Downgrade Reviews Came Fast And Furious In July
01-AUG-08  US M&A Environment Favors Euros Over Debt
31-JUL-08  Chicago Implies A Continuation of National Manufacturing’s Positive Momentum
30-JUL-08  Nonfinancials Are Not Signaling Recession
24-JUL-08  Ongoing CP Slide Points To Extended Bond Issuance Slump
16-JUL-08  Economic Positives Cited In Fed Minutes Are Evaporating
14-JUL-08  Fannie & Freddie: From Implicitly to Explicitly Guaranteed
11-JUL-08  Dismal Consumer Confidence Points To Post-Stimulus Spending Slump
11-JUL-08  Exports Thrive On Weak Dollar And Commodity Price Inflation
09-JUL-08  Record Share For Low Grade Debt Outstanding Warns of Major Defaults
08-JUL-08  Small Business Profit And Hiring Trends Continue To Degrade
02-JUL-08  Downgrade Rating Reviews Struck Record Debt Load In Second Quarter
01-JUL-08  June M&A Was Uninspiring
30-JUN-08  Regional Surveys Show Mild Rebound In National Manufacturing Trend
26-JUN-08  Rough Day For The Market Highlights Downside Economic Risks
25-JUN-08  Private RMBS Devastation Compels Agency Issuers To Pick Up Slack
11-JUN-08  Small Business Conditions Deteriorate Alongside The US Consumer
09-JUN-08  Corporate Balance Sheets Are Degrading Across The Board
04-JUN-08  May Rating Reviews Saw More Financial Giants Take A Pounding
02-JUN-08  May M&A Sets A New Cycle Low
30-MAY-08  May Regional Manufacturing Surveys Point To Milder Production Slump
28-MAY-08  Rising Corporate Underperformance Stops Short of Last Recession’s Levels
16-MAY-08  Economic Indicators May 19th - May 23rd
15-MAY-08  Production Trends Point To Mediocre Corporate Profits
14-MAY-08  Growth In Low Grade Debt Outstanding Preceded Rising Defaults
14-MAY-08  CPI Shortfall Gives Fed Some Wiggle Room
13-MAY-08  Consumer Slump Reflected In Small Business Trends
09-MAY-08  Economic Indicators May 12 - May 16
06-MAY-08  Credit Rating Downgrade Reviews Skyrocket In April
02-MAY-08  Economic Indicators May 5th - May 9th
01-MAY-08  April M&A Totals Exhibit Only A Modest Recovery
30-APR-08  Regional Surveys Point To Weakening National Manufacturing
18-APR-08  Economic Indicators April 21 - April 25th
17-APR-08  Four Forces Driving The Default Rate Higher
11-APR-08  Economic Indicators April 14th - April 18th
08-APR-08  First Quarter Rating Reviews Reflect Financial Turmoil
04-APR-08  Economic Indicators April 7th - April 11th
02-APR-08  The Contraction in M&A Activity Deepened In March
31-MAR-08  Regional Surveys Have Manufacturing Reflecting A Recession
28-MAR-08  Economic Indicators March 31st - April 4th
27-MAR-08  Commodity Price Inflation Will Crush First Quarter Real Spending Growth
21-MAR-08  Economic Indicators March 24th - March 28th
19-MAR-08  Corporate Profits Are Credit Poor But Not Recessionary
18-MAR-08  Job Losses Should Hold Off Inflation Threat
11-MAR-08  Inflation Revival Would Prevent An Easing Of Corporate Yields
07-MAR-08  Economic Indicators March 10 - March 14
05-MAR-08  February Rating Reviews Single Out Struggling Performers
04-MAR-08  M&A Contraction Deepened In February
29-FEB-08  Economic Indicators 3/3-3/7
27-FEB-08  Commercial Paper Contraction May Feed Into Investment Grade Issuance
15-FEB-08  Low Grade Debt’s Share of Outstandings Warns Of Large Default Volume
13-FEB-08  Small Business Hiring Weakness Confirms Payrolls Contraction
12-FEB-08  Credit Drying Up For Small Businesses
07-FEB-08  Challenging Credit Conditions Suppress January M&A Volume
05-FEB-08  Downgrades Plentiful In January Rating Reviews
31-JAN-08  Regional Surveys Point To Worsening National Manufacturing Trend
28-JAN-08  Earnings Do Not Dispute Credit Cycle Slump
08-JAN-08  Lowest Grade Debt Takes A Larger Chunk Of High Yield Outstandings
08-JAN-08  Small Business Hiring Registered A Weak Fourth Quarter
02-JAN-08  Disappointing ISM Clouds Profit Picture
28-DEC-07  Massive Inventories Weigh On New Home Sales
28-DEC-07  Regional Surveys Point To Slow National Manufacturing Growth
27-DEC-07  Confidence Survey Downbeat On Consumer Spending Outlook
27-DEC-07  Lackluster Durable Goods Limit Profit Potential
26-DEC-07  Narrowing TED Spread Remains In The Danger Zone
26-DEC-07  Home Price Slide Extends Housing’s Contraction
11-DEC-07  Conservative Spending Has Kept Aggregate Cash Hoards Elevated
11-DEC-07  Weaker Small Business Hiring Points To Higher Unemployment Rate
10-DEC-07  M&A Issuance Well Will Soon Be Running Dry
03-DEC-07  Slower Fourth Quarter Manufacturing Growth Caps Profits
30-NOV-07  Regional Surveys Show Solid Trend For National Manufacturing
28-NOV-07  Durable Goods Weakness Has Not Yet Doomed Profitability
27-NOV-07  Inventory Overhang Exacerbates Home Price Slide
27-NOV-07  Weaker Confidence Levels Do Not Ensure Spending Collapse
21-NOV-07  Easing Prices for Industrial Metals Reduces Inflation Risk
20-NOV-07  Efficient Production Trend Should Assist Profit Growth
14-NOV-07  Small Business Hiring Softens Alongside Broad Labor Market
06-NOV-07  LBO Glut Behind Recent Debt Issues
05-NOV-07  Rating Reviews For Downgrade Fall Off In October
29-OCT-07  Investment Grade Corporates Shrug Off Credit Squeeze
29-OCT-07  There Is Strength To Be Found In Third Quarter Earnings
26-OCT-07  Sagging Confidence Readings Limit Spending’s Potential
26-OCT-07  Tech Revival Could Ease Some Housing Pain
25-OCT-07  Solid Revenue Trend Behind A Decent Pickup In Durable Goods Orders
25-OCT-07  ABCP Still Looking For Some Takers
24-OCT-07  Housing Morass Makes Fed’s Decision Easy
24-OCT-07  The Worst Is Yet To Come For Home Sales
16-OCT-07  Profits Are Limited By Decelerating Capacity Utilization Rate
05-OCT-07  August Earnings Statements Provide Fuel For The Bulls
02-OCT-07  Lack Of Defaults Obscures The Heftier Presence Of Low Grade Debt
01-OCT-07  Slight Manufacturing Growth Gives Some Boost To Profits
28-SEP-07  Regional Surveys Point To Sustained National Manufacturing Expansion
27-SEP-07  Default Risk Could Keep Spreads Elevated As Volatility Recedes
14-SEP-07  Capacity Utilization Slide Sets Upper Bound On Profit Growth
11-SEP-07  Small Business Hiring Does Not Echo Payrolls Weakness
07-SEP-07  Commercial Paper Upheaval Can Limit Future Bond Issuance
05-SEP-07  Housing Woes Leave Their Mark In August’s Rating Reviews
04-SEP-07  Mild Manufacturing Advance Still Supports Solid Third Quarter Profits
29-AUG-07  Balance Sheets Support Only Limited Thinning Of Yield Spreads
27-AUG-07  Slowing Orders Restrict Potential Revenue Growth
24-AUG-07  Wider Spreads Do Not Guarantee A Long Term Slow Down In Issuance
24-AUG-07  Slowing Hours Trend Improves Productivity Outlook
21-AUG-07  Investment Grade Issuance Digs Out Of A Hole
17-AUG-07  Recent Rating Reviews Show Two Shocks From The Credit Squeeze
15-AUG-07  Tepid Small Business Hiring Pace Hints of Broader Labor Market Slack
14-AUG-07  Wholesale Price Levels Yet To Threaten The Consumer
10-AUG-07  Central Bank Cash Dump Helps Stem The Flight From Risk
09-AUG-07  An Extended Dash For Cash Would Force The Fed’s Hand
08-AUG-07  Second Quarter Profit Slowdown Failed To Materialize
07-AUG-07  Can The Fed Stick With Tough Love For The Credit Markets?
06-AUG-07  Investment Grade Valuations Hold The Fort
03-AUG-07  Business Activity Surveys Yet To Warn Of Further Profit Slowing
02-AUG-07  Rating Reviews In July Were Still Hit By the Buyout and Merger Bonanza
31-JUL-07  Regional Surveys Predict Mild July Manufacturing Pull Back
27-JUL-07  Subprime Jitters Inflict High Yield Holding Pattern
26-JUL-07  Weak June Fails To Sink Solid Second Quarter Durable Goods Orders
25-JUL-07  Beige Book Sees Moderate Growth Trend Weathering Energy Inflation
24-JUL-07  Second Quarter Earnings Favor Only Mild Widening of Yield Spreads
23-JUL-07  Economy In Poorer Position To Weather Another Oil Price Spike
19-JUL-07  Flat Foreign Treasury Holdings Give Less Support For Low Rates
17-JUL-07  Flat Capacity Utilization Growth Does Not Rule Out Solid Profits
17-JUL-07  Manufacturing Production Revival Should Lead Business Spending
16-JUL-07  Calm Investment Grade Market Does Not Warn of a Credit Crunch
12-JUL-07  How Private Equity Jacks Up Default Risk
10-JUL-07  Second Quarter Rating Reviews Saw Buyouts Take Flight
09-JUL-07  Muted Small Business Hiring Disavows Labor Inflation Risk
06-JUL-07  Fundamentals Still Support Thin High Yield Spreads
05-JUL-07  May Corporate Earnings Show Firm Revenues And Weaker Profits
02-JUL-07  Low Grade Junk’s Rising Share Of Outstanding Debt Warns of Defaults
29-JUN-07  Regional Business Activity Has Best Month In Two Years
27-JUN-07  Revenue Pinch Holds Back Durable Goods Orders
20-JUN-07  Small Business Hiring Points To More Labor Market Slack
19-JUN-07  The Pace of Commercial Construction is Patently Unsustainable
15-JUN-07  A Pickup In Manufacturing Would Lift Business Spending As Well
13-JUN-07  Swelling Outstanding Commercial Paper Hints Of Much Bond Issuance
11-JUN-07  Slower Growth Of Household Net Worth Limits Spending
08-JUN-07  The De-Leveraging of US Corporations Has Mostly Held Steady
08-JUN-07  Lack Of Defaults Keeps Issuance Flowing
06-JUN-07  Second Quarter Production Resurgence Will Help Stem Labor Cost Growth
05-JUN-07  A 5.25% 10 yr Treasury Is Not A Buyout Buster
05-JUN-07  ISM Non-Manufacturing Rebound Helps Q2 Profit Outlook
05-JUN-07  Service Sector Hiring Does Not Warn Of Inflationary Labor Spike
04-JUN-07  Rating Reviews For Upgrade Pick Up In May
01-JUN-07  Consumer Attitudes Do Not Warn Of Spending Implosion
01-JUN-07  Manufacturing Rebound Will Help Stem Profit Slide
31-MAY-07  Manufacturing Switches To An Accelerating Trend
30-MAY-07  Potential Rent Relief Mitigates Inflation Risk
24-MAY-07  Profit And Revenue Growth Do Not Point To Impending Credit Slump
23-MAY-07  Small Businesses Hiring Trend Supports Mild Rise In Unemployment
21-MAY-07  Evaporating ARMs Signal End To Mortgage Tightening Cycle
17-MAY-07  Will Spreads’ Increasing Tolerance Of Volatility Surges Wear Out?
16-MAY-07  Flat Capacity Utilization Rate Caps Corporate Profit Growth
15-MAY-07  Home Building And New Home Sales Still Searching For A Bottom
15-MAY-07  Manufacturing Continues To Benefit From Paring of Inventories
14-MAY-07  Income Gains And Low Rates Have Moderated Housing’s Slide
10-MAY-07  Credit Market Can Weather Some Further Profit Slowing
07-MAY-07  Export Acceleration Could Stem Revenue Slide
03-MAY-07  Stagnant Wages Subvert Employment-Spending Connection
03-MAY-07  Service Sector Still Favors Slower Profit Growth
02-MAY-07  M&A Onslaught Dominates April Rating Reviews
01-MAY-07  An Extended Manufacturing Rebound Would Juice Profits
30-APR-07  Paring of Inventories Exaggerates Manufacturing Weakness
27-APR-07  Sentiment Trend Implies That Consumer Spending Must Swing Lower
26-APR-07  Revenue Slide Must Halt For Spending To Cement Its Recovery
24-APR-07  Confidence Readings Still Support Stout Consumer Spending
23-APR-07  Long Term Profit Trend Has Yet To Turn On Corporate Yields
20-APR-07  Fed Official Touts Goldilocks Scenario
20-APR-07  No Second Quarter Let Up In Buyout Credit Events
18-APR-07  Bearish Japanese Leading Indicators Limits Rise In Rates
13-APR-07  Consumer Read On Current Conditions A Positive Sign For Retail Sales
12-APR-07  Margin Credit Outstanding Supports Speculative Security Purchases
09-APR-07  February Earnings Reports Do Not Signal A CapEx Rebound
06-APR-07  Payroll Surge Likely Takes Rate Cut Off The Table
06-APR-07  Employment’s Upside Surprise Aided By Anomalous Construction Additions
05-APR-07  Investment Grade Selling Momentum Has Yet To Ebb
05-APR-07  Initial Claims Fail To Pressure Unemployment Rate
04-APR-07  Slower Service Sector Hiring Limits Consumer Spending Growth
04-APR-07  Factory Orders Have Yet To Revive Business Spending
03-APR-07  Default Risk Takes A Backseat To Volatility
02-APR-07  High Yield Loans Hit The Stratosphere
30-MAR-07  Regional Surveys Support Stronger National Manufacturing Growth
29-MAR-07  Profit Purge Will Slowly Erode Buyout Binge
29-MAR-07  Government Profit Adjustments Hurt Economic Correlations
27-MAR-07  Consumer Confidence Reading Limits Upside For Retail Sales
26-MAR-07  New Home Sale Decline Menaces Outlook For Consumption
23-MAR-07  Fed Hi-Jinks Lessened Connection Of Housing And Equities
21-MAR-07  Corporate Rate Restraint Assists Home Building Outlook
19-MAR-07  Dearth Of Aaa Rated Companies Is Not Cause For Alarm
15-MAR-07  First Quarter Rating Reviews Slammed By Shareholder Payments
09-MAR-07  Jobless Claims Surge In February
09-MAR-07  Negative Payroll Momentum Should Lift Unemployment
28-FEB-07  Manufacturing Pain Continues In Chicago
28-FEB-07  Investment Spending Slide Clips GDP
27-FEB-07  Strong Read On Current Conditions Lifts Up Spending
27-FEB-07  Manufacturing Pullback And Inventories Sock New Orders
27-FEB-07  How Long Will The Flight To Quality Last?
26-FEB-07  Export Surge Keeps Revenues Afloat
26-FEB-07  The New Source Of Junk: Investment Grade Debt
23-FEB-07  Corporate Rate Outlook Is A Negative For Employment
20-FEB-07  Lack Of Corporate Losses Keeps Defaults At Bay
16-FEB-07  Outsized Profit Growth Is Not The Main Driver Of Spending
14-FEB-07  Slower Retail Sales Another Negative For Profits
13-FEB-07  Losses Stay Scarce Despite Profit Slip
08-FEB-07  Venture Capital Restraint Lowers Severe Downturn Risk
08-FEB-07  US Banking Can Withstand Rising Mortgage Market Weakness
05-FEB-07  Long Term Ism Trends Favor Moderating Profits
02-FEB-07  January Rating Reviews Heavy On Merger Linked Downgrades
29-JAN-07  Strong Fourth Quarter Profits Temper Rise Of Default Rate
25-JAN-07  Major Yield Spread Indicators Reside In Soft Landing Range
25-JAN-07  Home Price Upturn Will Lift Up Existing Home Sales
25-JAN-07  Jobless Claims Belie A Rise Of The Unemployment Rate
25-JAN-07  Price Restraint Underlines The Mildness Of Recent Recessions
23-JAN-07  Inflation Expectations May Be Tipping Higher
18-JAN-07  Easy Credit Aided 2006s Surprising Dearth Of Defaults
10-JAN-07  November Corporate Earnings Do Not Alarm
04-JAN-07  Mild Default Rates Make Ultra Low Grade Junk Disappear
04-JAN-07  Slide In Service Sector Jobs Mark Below Trend Growth
03-JAN-07  Job Growth Likely Had A Sour Fourth Quarter
27-DEC-06  Persistent Profits Keep Spreads In Check
27-DEC-06  Lousy Week Can’t Sink Mortgage Application Trend
27-DEC-06  New Home Inventory Dip May Lure Back Builders
22-DEC-06  Spending Uptick Confirmed By Strong Sentiment Trend
19-DEC-06  Slight Improvement In Weak Upgrade Review Total
15-DEC-06  Recent capacity gains could constrain profits in 2007
14-DEC-06  Steady Decline Of Jobless Claims Helps Spending Outlook
13-DEC-06  Corporate Income Tax Receipts Still Favor Robust Profits
12-DEC-06  Export Boom Brightens Corporate Profit Picture
11-DEC-06  Revenue Dip Should Nick Business Investment Spending

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