Friday, September 30, 2016

Restaurant Performance Index decreased in August

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Here is a minor indicator I follow from the National Restaurant Association: RPI drops into contraction territory Due in large part to dec...

Chicago PMI increase in September, Final Sept Consumer Sentiment at 91.2

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Chicago PMI: September Chicago Business Barometer Up 2.7 Points to 54.2 The MNI Chicago Business Barometer increased 2.7 points to 54.2 i...

Personal Income increased 0.2% in August, Spending increased less than 0.1%

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The BEA released the Personal Income and Outlays report for August: Personal income increased $39.3 billion (0.2 percent) in August accor...
Thursday, September 29, 2016

Friday: Personal Income, Chicago PMI, Consumer Sentiment

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From Merrill Lynch: Elections: what keeps us up at night? The US elections are quickly approaching and, in our view, have become one of t...

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

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Fannie Mae reported today that the Single-Family Serious Delinquency rate declined in August to 1.24%, down from 1.30% in July. The serious...

Zillow Forecast: Expect Similar YoY Growth in August for the Case-Shiller Indexes

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

NAR: Pending Home Sales Index decreased 2.4% in August, down 0.2% year-over-year

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From the NAR: Pending Home Sales Retreat in August After bouncing back in July, pending home sales cooled in August for the third time in ...

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims at 254,000

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The DOL reported : In the week ending September 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 254,000, an increase of ...

Q2 GDP Revised Up to 1.4% Annual Rate

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From the BEA: Gross Domestic Product: Second Quarter 2016 (Third Estimate) Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 1.4 ...
Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Thursday: GDP, Unemployment Claims, Pending Home Sales

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The GDP release will be for Q2. Here are two looks at Q3 ... Atlanta Fed GDP Now : The GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth (seaso...