Growth Outlook and Business Cycle
Data Round-Up: Housing Starts Level Off at 6-Year High
FMI’s review of today’s November Housing Starts results.
Data Round-Up: Manufacturing Firing On All Cyclinders
FMI’s analysis of today’s November Industrial Production (also attached as PDFs) as well as notes on this morning’s December NY Fed Empire regional manufacturing index.
FMI Weekly Data Preview: December 15-19
FMI’s Preview of the coming week’s data releases. The highlight of the week will be the FOMC statement on Wednesday, which will be accompanied by the members’ updated quarterly forecast and by Yellen’s news conference.
Data Round-Up: PPI Falls on Gasoline Prices; Bank Lending Picks Up
FMI’s analyses of today’s November PPI report and November Bank Lending & Money Supply results.
Data Round-Up II: Household Net Worth Stalled in 14Q3
FMI’s analysis of today’s 14Q3 US Financial Accounts (formerly known as Flow of Funds) data.
Data Round-Up: Real Consumption on Track for +3.5% Gain in 14Q4
FMI’s analyses of today’s November Retail Sales, October Business Inventories, and November Import-Export Prices reports as well as the latest Weekly UI Claims & Rail Traffic results.
Data Round-Up: NFIB, JOLTs, Manpower Underscore Improving Labor Markets
FMI’s analyses of today’s November NFIB Small Business Optimism Index, October JOLTS data and the 15Q1 Manpower Employment Index.
FMI Weekly Data Preview: December 8-12
FMI’s Preview of this week’s notable data releases. The highlight will be Thursday’s November Retail Sales report. Unit vehicle sales rose to near a cycle-high in November. Though some retailers expressed disappointment over Black Friday traffic, chain-store sales for the month were respectable.
FMI Weekly Data Preview: December 8-12
FMI’s Preview of this week’s notable data releases. The highlight will be Thursday’s November Retail Sales report. Unit vehicle sales rose to near a cycle-high in November. Though some retailers expressed disappointment over Black Friday traffic, chain-store sales for the month were respectable.
Data Round-Up: By Far, the Strongest Payroll Jobs Report of the Cycle
FMI’s analyses of this morning’s November Employment report and October International Trade results.