Domestic demand growth reduced. Int'l trade deficit continues to subtract near-record from GDP growth. Inventory decumulation lessened. U.S. real GDP fell 1.6% (+3.5% y/y) during Q1'22, revised from the...
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Expectation reading plunges while current conditions ease. Employment expectations diminish. Expected inflation touches new high. The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index weakened 4.4% (-23.4% y/y) in June to 98.7, after...
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Core capital goods orders improve again. Shipments surge with strength in aircraft. Order backlogs & inventories increase. Manufacturers' new orders for durable goods exhibited unexpected improvement in May, posting a...
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Crude oil prices weaken sharply. Natural gas prices decline. West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices fell to $116.46 per barrel (+62.7% y/y) in the week ended June 17 and...
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Sales post their fourth consecutive decline. Most regions see fewer sales. Median sales price continues to strengthen. Existing home sales declined 3.4% (-8.6% y/y) during May to 5.41 million (SAAR)...
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Factory output eases. Motor vehicle output improves. Capacity utilization increases slightly. The rate of improvement in factory sector activity slowed during May. Industrial production rose 0.2% after increasing 1.4%...
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Starts level is lowest since April 2021. Both single- & multi-family weaken. Building permits fall to eight-month low.. New residential building activity is feeling the pressure from rising interest rates....
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At today's meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed announced a 75 basis point increase in the target for the Federal funds rate to 1.50% - 1.75%....
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Gasoline prices rise to record high. Crude oil prices continue to increase. Natural gas prices rebound. Retail gasoline prices surged to $5.01 per gallon (63.1% y/y) in the week ended...
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Energy prices continue to strengthen. Core goods prices remain strong. Services prices improve after an April decline. Price inflation at the wholesale level remains heated. The Producer Price Index...
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