Thursday, April 28, 2016

Q1 GDP: Investment

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The graph below shows the contribution to GDP from residential investment, equipment and software, and nonresidential structures (3 quarter ...

Kansas City Fed: Regional Manufacturing Activity "declined modestly" in April

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From the Kansas City Fed: Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Declined Modestly The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the Apr...

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 257,000, Lowest 4-Week Average since 1973

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The DOL reported : In the week ending April 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 257,000, an increase of 9,00...

BEA: Real GDP increased at 0.5% Annualized Rate in Q1

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From the BEA: Gross Domestic Product: First Quarter 2016 (Advance Estimate) Real gross domestic product -- the value of the goods and ser...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Thursday: GDP, Unemployment Claims

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Atlanta Fed GDP Now : The final GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2016 i...

Analysis: Rate Hike in June depends mostly on Inflation

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The April FOMC statement was very similar to the March statement. There was less emphasis on "global" risks in the April statemen...

FOMC Statement: No Change to Policy, Less Global Concern

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Not much change. Less mention of "global" risks. FOMC Statement: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committe...

Zillow Forecast: Expect Slower Growth in March for the Case-Shiller Indexes

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The Case-Shiller house price indexes for February were released yesterday. Zillow forecasts Case-Shiller a month early, and I like to chec...

NAR: Pending Home Sales Index increased 1.4% in March, up 1.4% year-over-year

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From the NAR: Pending Home Sales Maintain Momentum in March The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract si...

MBA: "Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey"

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From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage applications decreased 4.1 percent from one week earlier...