Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Thursday: Unemployment Claims, Philly Fed Mfg Survey

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Thursday: • At 8:30 AM ET, the initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released.  The consensus is for 265 thousand initial clai...

FOMC Minutes: "Near-term risks to the domestic outlook had diminished"

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From the Fed: Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee July 26-27, 2016 . Excerpts: With respect to the economic outlook and its impli...

AIA: Architecture Billings Index "moderates slightly, remains positive" in July

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Note: This index is a leading indicator primarily for new Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment. From the AIA: Architecture Billings Ind...

Sacramento Housing in July: Sales down 7%, Active Inventory down 10% YoY

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During the recession, I started following the Sacramento market to look for changes in the mix of houses sold (equity, REOs, and short sales...

MBA: "Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey"

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From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey Mortgage applications decreased 4.0 percent from one week earlier...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Comments on July Housing Starts

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Wednesday: • At 7:00 AM ET, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index . ...

Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in July

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From housing economist Tom Lawler: Based on publicly-available state and local realtor/MLS reports from across the country released throug...

Key Measures Show Inflation close to 2% in July

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The Cleveland Fed released the median CPI and the trimmed-mean CPI this morning: According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the ...

Early Look at 2017 Cost-Of-Living Adjustments and Maximum Contribution Base

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The BLS reported this morning: The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) increased 0.4 percent over th...

Fed: Industrial Production increased 0.7% in July

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From the Fed: Industrial production and Capacity Utilization Industrial production rose 0.7 percent in July after moving up 0.4 percent ...