May Home Sales, June Consumer Confidence, April Case-Shiller House Prices
Both New and Existing Home Sales Improve, Bolstering Expectations for a GDP Rebound New Home Sales for May jumped by 18.6 percent to reach a 504,000 unit annual rate. Existing Home Sales for May...
View ArticleJuly Existing Home Sales, Leading Indicators, August UI Claims
Coincident Data Good, Leading Indicators Better Existing Home Sales for July increased by 2.4 percent, to an annual rate of 5.15 million units. The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index jumped by...
View ArticleAugust New and Existing Home Sales
New Home Sales Jump in August, Existing Sales Cooler New Home Sales for August jumped by 18.0 percent, to an annual rate of 504,000. Existing Homes Sales dipped by 1.8 percent in August, to hit an...
View ArticleNovember Home Sales, Income and Spending, Durable Goods Orders, Q3 GDP
Naughty and Nice, Home Sales Stutter but GDP Roars Ahead New Home Sales for November declined by 1.6 percent to an annual rate of just 438,000 units. November Existing Home Sales fell by 6.1 percent,...
View ArticleJanuary Consumer Confidence, December Home Sales, Durable Goods, November...
Mostly Positive Data for FOMC to Ponder, Policy Announcement Due Tomorrow New Home Sales for December increased by 11.6 percent to an annual rate of 481,000 units. December Existing Home Sales gained4...
View ArticleFebruary Home Sales and Consumer Prices
Breakout Month for New Home Sales Despite Bad Weather New Home Sales for February increased by 7.8 percent to an annual rate of 539,000 units. February Existing Home Sales gained2 percent, to a...
View ArticleMarch Home Sales, April UI Claims
New Home Sales Reset in March, but Trend Looks Good New Home Sales for March decreased by 11.4 percent to an annual rate of 481,000 units. March Existing Home Sales increased by 6.1 percent, to a...
View ArticleApril Leading Indicators, Existing Home Sales, May UI Claims, Fedspeak
Indicators Show Rebound After Weak Q1, Fed Rules Out June Lift-Off The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index for April increased by 0.7 percent. Existing Home Sales for April declined by 3.3...
View ArticleMay Consumer Confidence, April Home Sales, Durable Goods, March Home Prices
Better Data Bolsters Case for GDP Rebound New Home Sales for April increased by 6.8 percent to an annual rate of 517,000 units. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index climbed moderately to...
View ArticleMay Home Sales, Durable Goods Orders
Housing Heats Up Ahead of the Fed, Orders Lose Altitude on Aircraft New Home Sales for May increased by 2.2 percent to an annual rate of 546,000 units. Existing Home Sales in May gained 5.1 percent, to...
View ArticleDecember New Home Sales
Weather May Have Obscured Improving Trend New Home Sales for December decreased by 7.3 percent, to a 369,000 unit annual rate. The Months’ Supply of new homes...
View ArticleApril New Home Sales, Existing Home Sales, May UI Claims, Fedspeak
Home Sales Gains Show Ongoing Housing Market Recovery New Home Sales for April increased by 2.3 percent to a 454,000 unit annual rate. April Existing Home Sales increased slightly, by 0.6 percent, to a...
View ArticleMay New Home Sales, Durable Goods, June Consumer Confidence, April House Prices
Positive Data Soothes Equity Markets, Summer of Volatility New Home Sales for May increased by 2.1 percent to a 476,000 unit annual rate. New Orders for Durable Goods were up 3.6 percent in May, led...
View ArticleJune New and Existing Home Sales, July FOMC Preview
Existing Sales Dip, But New Home Sales Surge New Home Sales for June increased by 8.3 percent to a 497,000 unit annual rate. The Months’ Supply of New Homes on the market fell to a very tight 3.9...
View ArticleJuly New and Existing Home Sales
Mixed Results Show Vulnerabilities in Housing Market New Home Sales for July fell sharply by 13.4 percent to an annual rate of 394,000 units. The Months’ Supply of New Homes on the market jumped to...
View Article2013Q2 GDP, August Durable Goods, New Home Sales, Sept. Claims
So-So Data Fails to Vanquish Lingering Uncertainty Real Gross Domestic Product increased at a 2.5 percent annualized rate in 2013Q2 in the third estimate. New Orders for Durable Goods increased by 0.1...
View ArticleNov. ADP Employment, ISM Indexes, Auto Sales, New Home Sales, Oct. Trade
Better Economic Data for Fed to Contemplate The ADP Employment Report for November showed an increase of 215,000 private sector jobs. The November ISM Manufacturing Survey PMI improved to a solid 57.3...
View ArticleFebruary Leading Indicators, Existing Home Sales, March UI Claims, Fed Wrap-Up
Indicators Positive, Fed Signals Ongoing Unwind from Extraordinary Policy The Leading Economic Index for February increased by 0.5 percent, suggesting a spring thaw is coming. Existing Home Sales for...
View ArticleMarch New and Existing Home Sales
Spring Home Sales Off to a Slow Start New Home Sales for March fell sharply by 14.5 percent to an annual rate of just 384,000 units. The Months’ Supply of New Homes on the market increased to 6.0...
View ArticleAugust Home Sales, Durable Goods Orders, Sept. UI Claims
New Home Sales Hit Another Post-Recession High New Home Sales for August increased by 5.7 percent to an annual rate of 552,000 units. Existing Home Sales in August declined by 4.8 percent, to a 5.31...
View ArticleSeptember Existing Home Sales, Leading Indicators, Oct. UI Claims
Home Sales Rebound, Indicators Dip on Stock Prices, Claims Low Existing Home Sales for September increased by 4.7 percent to an annual rate of 5.55 million units. The Leading Economic Index fell by 0.2...
View ArticleNovember Home Sales, Income/Spending, Durable Goods and Q3 GDP
Home Sales Slump on Mortgage Processing Personal Income increased by 0.3 percent in November. Consumer Spending also gained 0.3 percent. New Home Sales for November increased by 4.3 percent to a...
View ArticleFOMC Statement, December New Home Sales, November House Prices
Fed Keeps Key Interest Rate Unchanged As Expected The Federal Open Market Committee voted today to keep the fed funds target range unchanged. New Home Sales for December surged by 10.8 percent to a...
View ArticleJanuary New and Existing Home Sales, December House Prices
Soft Home Sales in the West, but Conditions Look Good for Spring Sales Season New Home Sales for January sagged, down 9.2 percent to a 494,000 unit annual rate. Existing Home Sales in January were...
View ArticleMarch Leading Indicators, Existing Home Sales, April UI Claims, ECB/FOMC
Indicators Positive but Fed not Likely to Respond The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index for March increased by 0.2 percent. Existing Home Sales for March increased by 5.1 percent to a 5.33...
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Tepid Data Will Not Motivate the Fed to Raise Interest Rates Tomorrow The Consumer Confidence Index ticked down slightly in July from 97.4 to 97.3. New Home Sales for June increased by 3.5 percent to a...
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