Tuesday, December 23, 2014

New Home Sales: November 2014

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Today, the U.S. Census Department released its monthly New Residential Home Sales Report for November showing sales declining 1.6% from Oc...

GDP: Q3 2014 (Final Estimate)

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Today, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released their final  "estimate" of the Q1 2014 GDP report showing that the economy...

Existing Home Sales Report: November 2014

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Yesterday, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Home Sales Report for November showing weak sales with total...

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index: November 2014

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The latest release of the Chicago Federal Reserve National Activity Index (CFNAI) indicated that the national economic activity strengthene...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Reading Rates: MBA Application Survey – December 17 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...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

New Residential Construction Report: November 2014

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

Homebuilder Blues: NAHB/Wells Fargo Home Builder Ratings December 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...

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization: November 2014

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Yesterday, the Federal Reserve released their monthly read of industrial production and capacity utilization showing an increase in Novemb...
Thursday, December 11, 2014

Retail Sales: November 2014

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Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest nominal read of retail sales  showing improving activity in November with sales increasin...

Weekly Unemployment Claims: Initial and Continued December 11 2014

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Today’s jobless claims report showed an decline to initial unemployment claims and an increase to continued unemployment claims as seasonal...
Saturday, December 06, 2014

SNAP Food Stamp Participation: September 2014

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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...

Employment Situation: Nonfarm Payrolls and Civilian Unemployment November 2014

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Today's  Employment Situation Report indicated that in November, net non-farm payrolls increased by a notable 321,000 jobs overall with...

Employment Situation: Unemployment Duration November 2014

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Today's  employment situation report showed that conditions for the long term unemployed were mixed in November while still remaining d...

Employment Situation: Total Unemployment November 2014

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Today's  Employment Situation report showed that in November “total unemployment” including all marginally attached workers declined to...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

New Residential Construction Report: October 2014

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Today’s New Residential Construction Report  showed mixed results with total permit activity improving while total start activity declined s...