Initial Jobless Claims decline in the prior week
Initial Jobless Claims remained near the lowest level in almost 49 years.
Read MoreEconomic
Tony will review key economic indicators as they are released to determine the health and trend of the domestic and global economy. With so much data each trading day, he will point you in the direction of the most important economic releases, and how they may impact your portfolio.
Job openings increased in June
The 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 MoreThe Economic Week Ahead, August 6th
Following 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 MoreISM Non-Manufacturing drop no big deal
Lot 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 More157k Jobs added in July
The Labor Department reported that nonfarm payrolls rose by 157k in July, below the consensus expectations of 193k.
Read MoreADP report shows employers add the most workers in 5 months
The ADP employment report for the month of July came out ahead of estimates.
Read MoreConsumer Confidence remained strong in July
The Conference Board reported the Consumer Confidence Index ticked up in July to 127.4, from an upwardly revised 127.1 in June.
Read MoreIt is going to be a big week for data
As 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 MoreGDP report shows strong growth in the 2nd Quarter
The 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 MoreSlightly weaker housing data to start the week
So 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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