Friday, June 01, 2012

On The Margin: Total Unemployment May 2012

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Today’s Employment Situation report showed that in May “total unemployment” including all marginally attached workers increased to 14.8% wh...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

ADP National Employment Report: May 2012

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Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that...

Extended Unemployment: Initial, Continued and Extended Unemployment Claims May 31 2012

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Today’s jobless claims report showed a notable increase to initial unemployment claims and a decline to continued unemployment claims while...
Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – May 30 2012

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all residen...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

S&P/Case-Shiller: March 2012

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Note ... be sure to bookmark the overall S&P/Case-Shiller Dashboard or the Scary Housing Dashboard of the weakest markets for a real-...
Thursday, May 24, 2012

Extended Unemployment: Initial, Continued and Extended Unemployment Claims May 24 2012

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Today’s jobless claims report showed a notable declined to both initial and continued unemployment claims while seasonally adjusted initial...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

FHFA Monthly Home Prices: March 2012

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Today, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released the latest results of their monthly house price index (HPI) showing that in Marc...

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – May 23 2012

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all residen...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Existing Home Sales Report: April 2012

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Today, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Home Sales Report for April  showing an increase in sales with t...
Monday, May 21, 2012

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index: April 2012

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Today’s release of the Chicago Federal Reserve National Activity Index (CFNAI)  showed improvement for the national economy with the index i...
Friday, May 18, 2012

Fannie Mae Delinquencies: March 2012

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The latest release of the Fannie Mae Monthly Summary indicated that total serious single family delinquency declined slightly in March whil...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

New Residential Construction Report: April 2012

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Today’s New Residential Construction Report showed gains in April with single family permits increasing from March while starts also increa...
Monday, May 14, 2012

Index of Stress: May 2012

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The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis recently began publishing a new weekly index that seeks to track the general level of financial stre...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012

On The Stamp: Food Stamp Participation February 2012

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As a logical consequence of the prolonged economic downturn it appears that participation in the federal food stamp program is continuing to...

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – May 09 2012

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) publishes the results of a weekly applications survey that covers roughly 50 percent of all residen...