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The first of two polar vortex events was a few days ago. The next will hit this weekend, at the peak of the late shopping season.
In the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index for November, we saw an explosive move higher to the strongest composite reading of 2016.
As the year comes to an end, you can expect to see more and more 2017 forecasts. Fitch Ratings is joining in on that trend.
The first revision for third-quarter gross domestic product was higher than both the first estimate and the expectations already shown.
The markets have seen two weeks of post-election rallying, while U.S. interest rates and the dollar have both been rising in anticipation of a return to growth. Markit has already released...
The U.S. Commerce Department has released its Durable Goods report for the month of October and it was a strong number across the board. 24/7 Wall St. would remind investors, readers, and economists...
If there is one brokerage research firm that can turn the heads of all investors at once it would have to be Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS). After all, Goldman Sachs advises wealthy individuals...
The Chicago Federal Reserve bank has released its National Activity Index showing a better reading for October versus September. The report was still negative at -0.08, but this is better than the...
Fannie Mae has released some of its expectations for 2016 and 2017 based upon changes in the new administration ahead. The government-sponsored entity’s Economic & Strategic Research Group...
It appears that consumer spending already was strengthening ahead of the election and at the start of the fourth quarter. And consumer spending accounts for about two-thirds of GDP.
If consumer spending is two-thirds of gross domestic product, then Americans may recoil from the shock of a Trump victory by sitting on the sidelines as consumers during the heart of the holiday...
Investors and economists alike were looking for a solid read on gross domestic product (GDP) long before they were considering what this week's unemployment and payrolls data might look like.
Now we have two readings on the services economy that are weaker to less positive ahead of Friday's key payrolls report.
We have already seen mixed data on gross domestic product and durable goods, and now we have two fresh readings on manufacturing.
Among all the problems in Europe and the post-Brexit woes, Eurostat has released its first view of third-quarter seasonally adjusted gross domestic product.