Category: Economy

New single-family home sales declined 5.6% in October to a 0.679 million annual rate, below the consensus expected 0.721 million. […]

When Argentina entered the 20th Century, its prospects looked bright.  On a per-person basis, its economy was on par with […]

New orders for durable goods fell 5.4% in October (-5.9% including revisions to prior months), lagging the consensus expected -3.2%. […]

Existing home sales declined 4.1% in October to a 3.790 million annual rate, below the consensus expected 3.900 million.  Sales […]

Now that we’re about to enter the Christmas shopping season, expect even more focus than usual on the consumer over […]

Housing starts increased 1.9% in October to a 1.372 million annual rate, beating the consensus expected 1.350 million.  Starts are […]

Industrial production declined 0.6% in October (-0.9% including revisions to prior months) below the consensus expectation of -0.4%.  Utilities output […]

The Producer Price Index (PPI) fell 0.5% in October, coming in well below the consensus expected +0.1%.  Producer prices are […]

Retail sales declined 0.1% in October (but were unchanged including revisions to prior months), beating the consensus expected decline of […]

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was unchanged in October, below the consensus expected +0.1%.  The CPI is up 3.2% from […]

We’re now less than a year away from a presidential election and control of the White House, Senate, and House […]

The trade deficit in goods and services came in at $61.5 billion in September, larger than the consensus expected $59.8 […]

Two weeks ago, the yield on the 10-year Treasury Note was hovering around 5%, and the S&P 500 was in […]