Growth Outlook and Business Cycle


FMI Weekly Data Preview: June 8-12

FMI’s Preview of the coming week’s notable data releases.

Data Round-Up: April's Retail Tears Begat May Cheers

FMI’s analyses of today’s May Retail Sales and April Business Inventories reports, as well as our reviews of May Import-Export Prices and the latest Weekly UI Claims & Rail Traffic data.

Data Round-Up II: Household Net Worth, Consumer Balance Sheet Continue to Improve

FMI’s review of today’s 15Q1 US Financial Accounts (formerly known as Flow of Funds) data.

FMI Weekly Data Preview: June 15-19

FMI’s Preview of the coming week’s notable data releases.

Data Round-Up: NFIB, JOLTs, Manpower Confirm Healthy Labor Trends

FMI’s analyses of May NFIB Small Business Optimism Index, April JOLTS data and the 15Q3 Manpower Employment Index.

Japan's Nominal Wages up Almost 1% in April

While April may have been cruel to Japan in many regards (see Alert of May 29), it was very kind on wage front. Nominal wages per worker were up 0.9% from last April—three times as much as the consensus forecast.

Data Round-Up: PMI, Construction, Income Register Upside Surprises

FMI’s analyses of this morning’s May PMI, April Personal Income & Consumption and April Construction reports.

Data Round-Up: Real Equipment Spending Picks Up Some, Home Price Gains Remain Healthy

FMI’s analyses of April Durable Goods Orders and March Home Prices data as well as notes on April New Homes Sales report, May Fed Regional Business Surveys and May Conference Board Consumer Confidence Poll including labor market attitudes.

Data Round-Up: Despite Hiccups, UI Claims Trend Remains Very Healthy

FMI’s analysis of the latest Weekly UI Claims & Rail Traffic data.

Data Round-Up: Despite Hiccups, UI Claims Trend Remains Very Healthy

FMI’s analysis of the latest Weekly UI Claims & Rail Traffic data.

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