Thursday, October 01, 2015

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increased to 277,000

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The DOL reported : In the week ending September 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 277,000, an increase of ...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Thursday: Vehicle Sales, ISM Mfg, Construction Spending, Unemployment Claims

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From the WSJ: Congress Passes Bill to Fund Government Through Dec. 11 Congress now confronts a new Dec. 11 deadline to try to strike a lon...

Fannie Mae: Mortgage Serious Delinquency rate declined slightly in August, Lowest since August 2008

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Fannie Mae reported today that the Single-Family Serious Delinquency rate declined slightly in August to 1.62% from 1.63% in July. The seri...

Restaurant Performance Index declines, Indicates slower expansion in August

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Here is a minor indicator I follow from the National Restaurant Association: Restaurant Performance Index Declined in August As a result o...

Chicago PMI declined sharply in September

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Chicago PMI: Sep Chicago Business Barometer Down 5.7 Points to 48.7 The Chicago Business Barometer declined 5.7 points to 48.7 in Septemb...

ADP: Private Employment increased 200,000 in September

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From ADP: Private sector employment increased by 200,000 jobs from August to September according to the September ADP National Employment...

MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey, Purchase Applications up 20% YoY

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From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Surve Mortgage applications decreased 6.7 percent from one week earlier,...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Wednesday: Unlikely Government Shutdown, ADP Employment, Chicago PMI

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It seems likely a shutdown tomorrow will be avoided, but the votes will be at the last minute. Of course there might be a shutdown later th...

Zillow Forecast: Expect August Year-over-year Change for Case-Shiller Index Similar to July

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The Case-Shiller house price indexes for July were released this morning. Zillow forecasts Case-Shiller a month early, and I like to check...

Shutdown Update

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From the LA Times: Congress moves closer to averting government shutdown with Senate vote With Wednesday's funding deadline looming, ...