Monday, February 24, 2014

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index: January 2014

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The latest release of the Chicago Federal Reserve National Activity Index (CFNAI) indicated that the national economic activity worsened in...

Existing Home Sales Report: January 2014

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On Friday, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Home Sales Report for January showing plunging sales with to...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

New Residential Construction Report: January 2014

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Today’s New Residential Construction Report  showed a notable declines to both total permit activity and total start activity with starts dr...

Homebuilder Blues: NAHB/Wells Fargo Home Builder Ratings February 2014

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Yesterday, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released their latest Housing Market Index (HMI) showing that assessments of h...

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – February 19 2014

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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...
Friday, February 14, 2014

Production Pullback: Industrial Production January 2014

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Today, the Federal Reserve released their monthly read of industrial production and capacity utilization showing a decrease in January wit...
Thursday, February 13, 2014

Conspicuous Correlation: Retail Sales January 2014

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Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest nominal read of retail sales  for January showing a decrease of 0.4% from December, and a...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – February 12 2014

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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...
Monday, February 10, 2014

SNAP Food Stamp Participation: November 2013

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As a logical consequence of the prolonged economic downturn, participation in the federal food stamp program is continuing to rise. The la...
Friday, February 07, 2014

Envisioning Employment: Employment Situation January 2014

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The latest  Employment Situation Report indicated that in January, net non-farm payrolls increased by 113,000 jobs overall with the private...

Recovery-less Recovery: Unemployment Duration January 2014

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The latest  employment situation report showed that conditions for the long term unemployed improved in January while still remaining dist...

On The Margin: Total Unemployment January 2014

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The latest  Employment Situation report showed that in January “total unemployment” including all marginally attached workers declined to 1...
Wednesday, February 05, 2014

ADP National Employment Report: January 2014

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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 – February 05 2014

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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...
Monday, February 03, 2014

Construction Spending: December 2013

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Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released their latest read of construction spending showing improvement in December with total private constr...