International Trade Aug 2022
The trade deficit in goods and services came in at $70.7 billion in July, slightly larger than the consensus expected […]
The trade deficit in goods and services came in at $70.7 billion in July, slightly larger than the consensus expected […]
The ISM Non-Manufacturing index increased to 56.9 in August, easily beating the consensus expected 55.3. (Levels above 50 signal expansion; […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. The benchmark 10-year Treasury Note (T-note) hit an all-time closing low of 0.51% on […]
Nonfarm payrolls increased 315,000 in August, narrowly beating the consensus expected 298,000. Payroll gains for June and July were revised […]
The ISM Manufacturing Index remained unchanged at 52.8 in August, beating the consensus expected 51.9. (Levels higher than 50 signal […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. As we head into the close of the Q2’22 corporate earnings reporting season, we […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. We get asked from time to time what our take is on the U.S. […]
Personal income rose 0.2% in July versus a consensus expected +0.6%. Personal consumption rose 0.1% in July, versus a consensus […]
Real GDP growth in Q2 was revised higher to a -0.6% annual rate from a prior estimate of -0.9%, narrowly […]
View from the Observation Deck 1. The S&P 500 Index is comprised of 11 major sectors. When it comes to […]
New orders for durable goods were unchanged in July (+0.2% including revisions to prior months), lagging the consensus expected rise […]
New single-family home sales declined 12.6% in July to a 0.511 million annual rate, well below the consensus expected 0.575 […]