Something just feels odd about the jobs market these days. The concerns of a serious slowing in new jobs seemed to have abated, but the Consumer Confidence had a serious slowing expected in jobs…
Each report on Durable Goods feels like a bit of a wild card. After all, things like cars and planes and a whole host of other big-ticket capital goods are very volatile during good…
When economists and the public go after the same sort of economic data and come up with entirely different views, it generally means that someone has to be very wrong. That would be the…
The United States got some good news for the economic yardstick measurement for growth. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was revised higher for the third quarter. The Department of Commerce and Bureau of Economic Analysis…
Monday brought a mixed view of economic data. First seen was the Chicago Fed National Activity Index improving, but still barely negative in October. Now the Markit Flash U.S. Manufacturing PMI for manufacturing fell…
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) is a national report that is put together by a regional Federal Reserve branch, so it does have a broader merit than some of the other regional…
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has released some individual state data on jobs in the state. While Texas continues to add jobs, and while the unemployment rate is far better than the national average,…
Atlanta Federal Reserve President and CEO Dennis Lockhart was speaking to the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta on Thursday.
It has long been known that many retirees spend more, some much more, than they have budgeted for or expected. Now there is some fresh data that details some of the retirement spending habits.
Despite the increased volatility and uncertainty seen in the markets in 2015, the United States is actually on track to do something it hasn’t done in a decade.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported that manufacturing conditions in its regional district showed slight improvement in its monthly survey for November. Thursday’s report was the Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey, and the general…
China's consumer economy will reach $6.4 trillion within a decade, according to a report from the Demand Institute.
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday afternoon released the minutes of the October 2015 meeting of its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The big news may be that the committee has teed up December date…
AAA forecasts that nearly 47 million people will travel over the Thanksgiving holiday period, up slightly from last year.
While tax rates on businesses are not necessarily the best indicator of a state’s business friendliness, tax rates are an easy way to rank the states and provide lots of ammunition for one state’s…
