http://christopherspenn.disqus.com/Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your SuperheroenFri, 04 Dec 2009 07:09:07 -0000http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/whats-all-the-stuff-in-the-early-morning-tweet-about/#comment-24777013<p>Wow not sure even If I read that like 100 times I would understand. ! Good thing you do what you do and I do what I do !!! I think I need to understand it as Im a Real Estate agent . Thanks </p>Alison CreamerFri, 04 Dec 2009 07:09:07 -0000http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/whats-all-the-stuff-in-the-early-morning-tweet-about/#comment-10693760<p>This is great info, and broken out nicely for someone like me that doesn't really know the financial world too well. I imagine I'll be making some return trips here until I remember what's what when I'm reading the morning post. Thanks!</p>Terri OrlowskiWed, 10 Jun 2009 08:18:01 -0000http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/whats-all-the-stuff-in-the-early-morning-tweet-about/#comment-7282872<p>I like to also look at the current treasury rate. It's a good indicator of how confident investors are about the markets. The lower the rate the less confident they are and the more interest they have in the "safety" of government bonds. Remember when the rate went negative?</p>Steven BuehlerTue, 17 Mar 2009 06:27:47 -0000http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/whats-all-the-stuff-in-the-early-morning-tweet-about/#comment-6400892<p>Thanks for the explanation. I never imagined mild chaos would seem like a relief.</p>everysandwichThu, 19 Feb 2009 08:23:50 -0000http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/whats-all-the-stuff-in-the-early-morning-tweet-about/#comment-6372926<p>I'd consider a large spread to be 2% or more. Traditionally, the TED spread was fairly close to zero; at one point last year it was nearly 5%, when the banking system was just in total chaos. Now it's only in mild chaos.</p>Christopher S. PennWed, 18 Feb 2009 08:43:57 -0000http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/whats-all-the-stuff-in-the-early-morning-tweet-about/#comment-6372756<p>I stumbled on your blog through twitter recommendations, and I'm delighted to find such usefulness in plain English on my first trip here. Personally, I put a lot of weight into the BDI since globalization increasingly seems to mean collective sink-or-swim, as well as for currently tragic personal investment reasons. I must admit I'm ignorant on how to read a few of these indicators. What would you consider a big TED? Wow that almost sounds like a set-up line for a joke.</p>everysandwichWed, 18 Feb 2009 08:31:18 -0000http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/whats-all-the-stuff-in-the-early-morning-tweet-about/#comment-6107915<p>I really enjoy your morning tweet(s) about the economy because the numbers you report are something I've never taken the time to get acquainted with. It's great that I'm able to scan Twitter every morning, find your tweet (or 2) and be caught up in a few seconds. :)</p>justinlevyMon, 09 Feb 2009 00:54:02 -0000http://www.christopherspenn.com/2009/02/whats-all-the-stuff-in-the-early-morning-tweet-about/#comment-5862736<p>OK, so what is today's 30 yr rate? Missing that one.</p>WhitneyThu, 05 Feb 2009 07:02:57 -0000