All Regions

Data Round-Up: Housing Starts/Permits Show Healthy Trends; Services Jobs Outlook Improving

written by Michael Lewis on June 16, 2015

FMI’s analyses of today’s May Housing Starts and the NY Fed’s regional Business Leaders Survey (services) and Supplemental Employment survey.

FMI Weekly Data Preview: June 15-19

written by Michael Lewis on June 12, 2015

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

Japan

CAPEX Shows life in Revised GDP Numbers

written by Richard Katz on June 12, 2015

Japan's Jan-March GDP was revised upwards from a 2.4% annual rate of growth to 3.9%, the biggest reason for the change was that, for the first time since the April 2014 tax hike, business investment grew substantially, at a 10% annual rate.

Japan

House Vote Not Death Knell for TPA

written by Richard Katz on June 12, 2015

House vote on TPA today is not the death knell for TPA, but part of the process of negotiations.

House Vote Not Death Knell for TPA

written by Richard Katz on June 12, 2015

House vote on TPA today is not the death knell for TPA, but part of the process of negotiations.

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

written by Michael Lewis on June 11, 2015

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

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

written by Michael Lewis on June 11, 2015

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.