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Japan GDP Plunge Worse than 1997

The larger-than-expected plunge in April-June GDP and the disappointing initial economic indicators for July have shown that the underpinnings of Japan’s economic recovery are far weaker and more fragile than the Abe administration, and most economists, had presumed.

August Employment Preview: Expect +225K Private Payroll Jobs

FMI’s Preview of the August Employment Report including analyses of the latest Weekly Initial UI Claims data and today’s revised 14Q2 Productivity & Labor Costs report.

Data Round-Up: Vehicle Sales, Services Index Hit Cycle Highs; Trade a Solid Plus for 14Q3

FMI's analyses of the August Non-Manufacturing Index survey, July International Trade report, and August Vehicle Sales.

Data Round-Up: PMI, Construction Easily Exceed Upbeat Expectations

FMI’s analyses of this morning’s August PMI survey and July Construction report.

FMI Weekly Data Preview: September 2-5

FMI’s Preview of the coming week’s data reports including a Summary of data released in August and a Schedule of major releases in September.

A Graphic Presentation of FMI Key Economic Trends - August 2014

FMI’s end-of-the-month report for August: Graphic summary of economic trends.

The U.S. Dollar and International Economic Conditions - August 2014

FMI’s end-of-the-month report for August: U.S. dollar analysis.

Data Round-Up: Soft July Points to Only +1% Real Consumption Gain for 14Q3

FMI’s analyses of today’s July Personal Income & Consumption report and August Chicago Purchasing Managers Index and other Regional Surveys.

Data Round-Up: 14Q2 GDP Revision/Mix, Healthy Initial Claims Bode Well

FMI’s analyses of this morning’s Second Report of 14Q2 GDP and the latest Weekly UI Claims & Rail Traffic data.

Economy Now Looks ‘Normal’; Fed Policy Is the Outlier

FMI’s commentary on the increasingly normal-looking economy and still-wildly abnormal Fed policy.

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