Thursday, December 15, 2016

Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims decrease to 254,000

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The DOL reported : In the week ending December 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 254,000, a decrease of 4,...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Thursday: CPI, Unemployment Claims, NY and Philly Mfg Surveys

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Thursday: • At 8:30 AM, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released.  The consensus is for 255 thousand initial claims,...

Quick FOMC Analysis

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The Fed raised the Fed Funds rate 25bp to a range of "1/2 to 3/4 percent". On the assessment of appropriate monetary policy, one...

FOMC Projections and Press Conference Link

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Statement here . 25 bps rate hike. Yellen press conference video here . On the projections , GDP was mostly unchanged. GDP projecti...

FOMC Statement: 25bps Rate Hike

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FOMC Statement: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November indicates that the labor market has continue...

Sacramento Housing in November: Sales up 19%, Active Inventory down 4.8% YoY

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Important note: In November 2015, sales were impacted by a regulation change , TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID), so the strong year-...

Industrial Production declined 0.4% in November

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From the Fed: Industrial production and Capacity Utilization Industrial production declined 0.4 percent in November after edging up 0.1 p...

Retail Sales increased 0.1% in November

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On a monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.1 percent from October to November (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 3.8 percent from No...

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, December 13, 2016

Wednesday: FOMC Announcement Retail Sales, PPI, Industrial Production

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From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Steady-to-Lower Ahead of Fed Day Mortgage rates started stronger out of the gat...