Unemployment fell in April to the lowest level since 2000, signaling the continued strength of the U.S. economy as the longer-than-expected recovery stretches on. The […]
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5 Things to Watch in the March Personal Income and Outlays Report
The Bureau of Economic Analysis will release the Personal Income and Outlays indicator for March on Monday morning. Economists are expecting modest wage growth and […]
5 Things to Watch for in March’s Durable Goods Report
The U.S. Commerce Department is scheduled to release its monthly durable goods report on Thursday. The report will cover business investment data derived from March. […]
Five Things to Watch in Tuesday’s Case-Shiller Home Prices Report
Standard & Poors will release its monthly Case-Shiller report Tuesday, which surveys existing single-family home prices. The report, which lags by two months, will cover […]
Five Things to Watch in Tuesday’s Housing Starts Report
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will release their report on the country’s new residential construction for March […]
Five Things to Watch in March Retail Sales
This morning the Commerce Department will publish its count of all the retail products and services sold in March. Here are five things to look […]
5 Things to Watch for in March’s Inflation Report
The consumer price index is expected to show no increase in the report to be issued Wednesday by the Labor Department. But the more trend-worthy […]
Home prices remained strong in January, putting prospective buyers in a tough spot
Home prices continued to rise during the first month of 2018, though the pace of growth is expected to slow down this year. The Case […]
Five Things to Watch in International Trade Report
The U.S. trade deficit has been widening for 5 consecutive months. January’s deficit reached the highest since November 2008, and February is expected to continue […]
Household Saving Increases, As Spending Slows
Household saving got a boost last month, as spending on hurricane recovery died down. Personal income rose 0.4 percent for the third straight month, meeting […]