Initial Jobless Claims decline in the prior week
Initial Jobless Claims remained near the lowest level in almost 49 years.
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Initial Jobless Claims remained near the lowest level in almost 49 years.
Read MoreThe monthly JOLTS report (Job Openings and Labor Turnovers Survey) released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) this morning shows there continues to be a large number of job…
Read MoreFollowing a busy start to August, this week figures to be a slow week with the two key economic releases giving us a look at inflation at the producer and…
Read MoreLot of comments among economists about the drop in the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index. There are only two cycles worth of data, but so far, 01/18 was peak for this cycle…
Read MoreThe Labor Department reported that nonfarm payrolls rose by 157k in July, below the consensus expectations of 193k.
Read MoreThe ADP employment report for the month of July came out ahead of estimates.
Read MoreThe Conference Board reported the Consumer Confidence Index ticked up in July to 127.4, from an upwardly revised 127.1 in June.
Read MoreAs the calendar turns to August, the week ahead features plenty of key economic data releases as well as an FOMC meeting. Investors will get an excellent look at whether…
Read MoreThe first look into the 2nd quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was released by the Commerce Department this morning and showed the economy expanded at a very healthy 4.1% pace.
Read MoreSo far this week we have seen two reports on the health of the U.S. housing market and both reports were below expectations.
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