Category: Economy

View from the Observation Deck 1. The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil stood at $120.12 per barrel […]

Nonfarm payrolls increased 678,000 in February, well above the consensus expected 423,000. Payroll gains for December and January were revised […]

The ISM Non-Manufacturing index declined to 56.5 in February, below the consensus expected 61.1. (Levels above 50 signal expansion; levels […]

The ISM Manufacturing Index increased to 58.6 in February, beating the consensus expected 58.0. (Levels higher than 50 signal expansion; […]

Personal income was unchanged in January (+0.3% including revisions to prior months), beating the consensus expected decline of 0.3%. Personal […]

New orders for durable goods increased 1.6% in January (+3.5% including revisions to prior months), beating the consensus expected gain […]

New single-family home sales declined 4.5% in January to a 0.801 million annual rate, nearly matching the consensus expected 0.803 […]

Real GDP growth in Q4 was revised up to a 7.0% annual rate from a prior estimate of 6.9%, matching […]

Existing home sales increased 6.7% in January to a 6.500 million annual rate, easily beating the consensus expected 6.100 million. […]