All Eyes on the Fed
For nine of the last fifteen years, few people thought about the Fed. Sure, we discussed QT and QE, but […]
For nine of the last fifteen years, few people thought about the Fed. Sure, we discussed QT and QE, but […]
Personal income rose 0.3% in March, beating the consensus expected +0.2%. Personal consumption was unchanged in March (-0.1% including revisions […]
View from the Observation Deck Companies often return capital to their shareholders through dividend distributions. The practice is so common […]
Real GDP increased at a 1.1% annual rate in Q1, lagging the consensus expected 1.9%. The largest positive contribution to […]
New orders for durable goods rose 3.2% in March (+3.0% including revisions to prior months), easily beating the consensus expected […]
View from the Observation Deck We update today’s table on a regular basis to provide insight into the variability of […]
New single-family home sales increased 9.6% in March to a 0.683 million annual rate, easily beating the consensus expected 0.632 […]
In spite of weakness in some economic data, problems in the banking sector, and much higher interest rates, real GDP […]
View from the Observation Deck Tracking the direction of worldwide semiconductor sales can provide investors with additional insight into the […]
Existing home sales declined 2.4% in March to a 4.440 million annual rate, lagging the consensus expected 4.500 million. Sales […]
View from the Observation Deck Today’s blog post is one we update on an ongoing basis to provide insight into […]
Housing starts declined 0.8% in March to a 1.420 million annual rate, beating the consensus expected 1.400 million. Starts are […]