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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...
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