Will Weekly Jobless Claims Disappoint or Please the Market?
What is interesting about the employment trends of late is that weaker economic readings are prevailing, but not in jobs data.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce released business inventories data for the month of August on Wednesday morning.
Empire State Manufacturing Survey Hits the Skids
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released the Empire State Manufacturing Survey for the month of October on Wednesday morning.
September PPI — From Inflation to Deflation
The headline PPI reading was -0.1%, versus a consensus estimate for a gain of 0.1%.
US Leads World in Ultra Rich People
Ultra high net worth individuals, or UNHW as new research from Credit Suisse calls them, are concentrated in the United States.
Small Business Optimism Dips in September
The National Federation of Independent Business Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for September slipped.
Ebola Could Ruin National Governments — WHO
One of the world's leading experts on the spread of disease believes that the countries hardest hit by Ebola could lose their ability to govern.
Why the Market Could Sell Off Another 10%
There are plenty of reasons why the S&P 500 might just drop another 10% before the end of the year.
Finland Loses AAA Rating: How Much Did Nokia Contribute?
Standard & Poor's has lowered its economic assessments of Finland, noting that subdued external demand issues are adding to pressure from a structural economic and demographic situation.
Is Mario Draghi Out Of Bullets?
ThinkstockThe European Central Bank recently left interest rates unchanged at its most recent rate policy communication. This was on the heels of the prior cut in rates where Europe is experimenting with a negative…
30-Year Treasury Auction Sees Shockingly Low Auction Yield
Investors have decided that the U.S. government should only have to pay 3.074% to borrow money for its 30-year bonds in the latest long bond auction.
Counter Take: Are Investors Getting Too Confident?
A report from the Center for Audit Quality shows that investor confidence in U.S. public companies is at record highs.
Wholesale Trade Posts Larger Than Expected Gain
Wholesale trade figures for the month of August were released by the U.S. Department of Commerce Thursday morning.
Weekly Jobless Claims Continue to Fall
The U.S. Department of Labor released the weekly jobless claims, which are continuing to remain very low and come in under estimates. This ongoing decline in workers filing for jobless claims is a strong…
FOMC Minutes: Fed Adjusts GDP and Inflation Targets Down Slightly
ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve has released the minutes from the September 16 to 17 FOMC meeting. While the market was not looking for any massive step up on the time that Janet Yellen and team…