Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Chemical Activity Barometer Increased in March

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Note: This appears to be a leading indicator for industrial production. From the American Chemistry Council: In Like a Lion: Leading Econo...

Demographics: Renting vs. Owning

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Note; This is an update to a post I wrote in 2015. It was almost 9 years ago that we started discussing the turnaround for apartments. ...
Monday, March 19, 2018

"Mortgage Rates Maintain Flat Trajectory Ahead of Fed"

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From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Maintain Flat Trajectory Ahead of Fed Mortgage rates have been on a tear recent...

Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in February

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From housing economist Tom Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in February Based on publicly-available local realtor/MLS reports fro...

Q1 GDP Forecasts

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Here are few Q1 GDP forecast. From Merrill Lynch: We continue to track 1.7% qoq saar for 1Q GDP [March 19 estimate]. And from the Alta...

FOMC Preview

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The consensus is that the Fed will increase the Fed Funds Rate 25bps at the meeting this week, and the tone might be a bit more "hawkis...
Sunday, March 18, 2018

Sunday Night Futures

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Weekend: • Schedule for Week of Mar 18, 2018 • Goldman: FOMC Preview Monday: • No major economic releases scheduled. From CNBC: Pre-...

Goldman: FOMC Preview

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A few brief excerpts from a note by Goldman Sachs economists Jan Hatzius and Spencer Hill: FOMC Preview: A Fast Start for the Powell Fed T...

Hotels: Occupancy Rate Up Year-over-Year

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From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: US hotel results for week ending 10 March The U.S. hotel industry reported positive year-over-year results in ...
Saturday, March 17, 2018

Schedule for Week of Mar 18, 2018

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The key economic reports this week are February new home sales and existing home sales. The FOMC meets this week and is expected to announ...