1st Quarter GDP (Initial)
Real GDP increased at a 1.6% annual rate in Q1, well below the consensus expected 2.5%. The largest positive contribution […]
Real GDP increased at a 1.6% annual rate in Q1, well below the consensus expected 2.5%. The largest positive contribution […]
New orders for durable goods rose 2.6% in March (+2.0% including revisions to prior months), versus a consensus expected gain […]
View from the Observation Deck The old axiom in the stock market about selling your stocks at the close of […]
New single-family home sales increased 8.8% in March to a 0.693 million annual rate, beating the consensus expected 0.668 million. […]
The economy continued to grow in the first quarter at what we estimate is a 2.6% annual rate. That’s a […]
View from the Observation Deck Investors directing capital into U.S. mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) continued to favor […]
Existing home sales declined 4.3% in March to a 4.190 million annual rate, slightly lagging the consensus expected 4.200 million. […]
Industrial production increased 0.4% in March, matching consensus expectations. Utilities output rose 2.1% in March, while mining declined 1.4%. Manufacturing, […]
Housing starts declined 14.7% in March to a 1.321 million annual rate, substantially lagging the consensus expected 1.485 million. Starts […]
Retail sales rose 0.7% in March (+1.3% including revisions to prior months), beating the consensus expected gain of 0.4%. Retail […]
Many, us included, see parallels between today’s big issues and those of the 1960s and 1970s. Mistakes in both geopolitical […]
here are 7 lessons on “Extreme Ownership” by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin: 1. Take ownership of everything in your […]
The Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 0.2% in March, coming in below the consensus expected +0.3%. Producer prices are up […]
