Monday, April 24, 2017

Dallas Fed: "Texas Manufacturing Expansion Continues" in April

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From the Dallas Fed: Texas Manufacturing Expansion Continues Texas factory activity increased for the 10th consecutive month in April, acc...

Chicago Fed "Slower Economic Growth in March"

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From the Chicago Fed: Chicago Fed National Activity Index Points to Slower Economic Growth in March Led by slower growth in employment-rel...

Black Knight: House Price Index up 0.8% in February, Up 5.7% year-over-year

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Note: I follow several house price indexes (Case-Shiller, CoreLogic, Black Knight, Zillow, FHFA, FNC and more). Note: Black Knight uses the ...
Sunday, April 23, 2017

Sunday Night Futures

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Weekend: • Schedule for Week of Apr 23, 2017 Monday: • At 8:30 AM ET, Chicago Fed National Activity Index for March. This is a composi...

Vehicle Sales Forecast: Sales close to 17 Million SAAR in April

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The automakers will report April vehicle sales on Tuesday, May 2nd. Note: There were 26 selling days in April 2017, down from 27 in April ...
Saturday, April 22, 2017

Schedule for Week of Apr 23, 2017

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The key economic reports this week are Q1 GDP and March New Home sales. ----- Monday, Apr 24th ----- 8:30 AM: Chicago Fed National Acti...
Friday, April 21, 2017

OIl: Decent increase for Oil Rig Count

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A few comments from Steven Kopits of Princeton Energy Advisors LLC on Apr 21, 2017: • Total US oil rigs were up 5 to 688 • US horizonta...

BLS: March Unemployment Rates in Arkansas, Colorado, Maine and Oregon at New Series Lows

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From the BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary Unemployment rates were lower in March in 17 states and stable in 33...

A Few Comments on March Existing Home Sales

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Earlier: NAR: "Existing-Home Sales Jumped 4.4% in March" A few key points: 1) As usual, housing economist Tom Lawler's for...

NAR: "Existing-Home Sales Jumped 4.4% in March"

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From the NAR: Existing-Home Sales Jumped 4.4% in March Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-fam...