Friday, August 02, 2013

On The Margin: Total Unemployment July 2013

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Today's  Employment Situation report showed that in July “total unemployment” including all marginally attached workers declined to 14....
Thursday, August 01, 2013

Construction Spending: June 2013

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Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released their latest read of construction spending showing notable weakening in June with total private cons...

Extended Unemployment: Initial, Continued and Extended Unemployment Claims August 01 2013

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Today’s jobless claims report showed declines to both initial and continued unemployment claims as initial claims trended well below the cl...
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

ADP National Employment Report: July 2013

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

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – July 31 2013

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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, July 30, 2013

S&P/Case-Shiller: May 2013

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Today's release of the S&P/Case-Shiller (CSI) home price indices for May reported that the non-seasonally adjusted Composite-10 pri...
Monday, July 29, 2013

Pending Home Sales: June 2013

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Today, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Pending Home Sales Report for June showing that pending home sales declin...
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

New Home Sales: May 2013

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Yesterday, the U.S. Census Department released its monthly New Residential Home Sales Report for May showing a improvement with sales clim...

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – July 24 2013

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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, July 23, 2013

FHFA Monthly Home Prices: May 2013

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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 May,...
Monday, July 22, 2013

Existing Home Sales Report: June 2013

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Today, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Home Sales Report for June showing a decline in sales with total...

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index: June 2013

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The latest release of the Chicago Federal Reserve National Activity Index (CFNAI) indicated that the national economy remained near contrac...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – July 17 2013

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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...

New Residential Construction Report: June 2013

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Today’s New Residential Construction Report showed mixed results in June with an 9.9% decline to total housing starts and a 7.5% decline to...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Production Pullback: Industrial Production June 2013

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Today, the Federal Reserve released their monthly read of industrial production and capacity utilization showing an increase in June with ...