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Douglas A. McIntyre | Oct 8, 2012 at 6:36 AM EDT

Foxconn and U.S. Labor History

Workers at a manufacturing facility of China’s Foxconn “struck” the company twice over the weekend, or once, or not at all, depending on…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 4, 2012 at 10:11 AM EDT

August Factory Orders Hit Skid Row

U.S. Factory Orders fell by 5.2% in August. The report is down from a reading of a 2.8% gain originally…

Jon C. Ogg | Oct 3, 2012 at 10:26 AM EDT

ISM Shows Higher Prices, Slower Employment Growth

The Institute for Supply Management, or the ISM, managed to show that the nonmanufacturing sector posted its 33rd consecutive month…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 28, 2012 at 11:30 AM EDT

Credit Managers Stay Positive in September, But Slipping

The September report from The National Association of Credit Management is out with a positive headline and a positive bias…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 28, 2012 at 10:08 AM EDT

September Consumer Sentiment Holds Gains, but Lower Than Expected

The Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment reading is out for September, but we would note that this is the final…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 28, 2012 at 9:56 AM EDT

Chicago PMI Now Running at Recession Levels

The report for September’s Chicago purchasing managers is a huge disappointment, and the report is sending stocks further south (DJIA…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 27, 2012 at 12:52 PM EDT

Philly Fed President Plosser Remains Critical of QE3 But Says Fed Can Still Do More

Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser created waves this week when he came out and spoke about the risks to…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 27, 2012 at 11:06 AM EDT

Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Tips Closer to Negative Growth

The Kansas City Federal Reserve has published its KC Fed Manufacturing Index showing that the index fell to 2.0 in…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 27, 2012 at 10:09 AM EDT

Chicago Fed Manufacturing Index Drops for August

Another day with another lower report on manufacturing trends … The Chicago Federal Reserve has released the Chicago Fed Manufacturing…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 27, 2012 at 8:43 AM EDT

Weekly Jobless Claims Better, but Durable Goods and GDP Major Disappointment

This Thursday brought a slew of data on the economic front. We had durable goods, weekly jobless claims, and there…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 26, 2012 at 11:45 AM EDT

CEO Confidence Plummets on U.S. Outlook

The Business Roundtable’s CEO Economic Outlook Survey for the third quarter of 2012 is out, and the word to describe…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 25, 2012 at 12:16 PM EDT

Fed Plosser: QE3 Causes Risks of Inflation and Fed Credibility

Charles Plosser, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia is speaking to the CFA Society…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 25, 2012 at 10:59 AM EDT

CFO Survey Looks Less Confident for Fall of 2012

A survey conducted by Bank of America Merrill Lynch shows that confidence in economic growth declined sharply in its latest…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 25, 2012 at 10:12 AM EDT

Consumer Confidence Surges Back to Early 2012 Highs in September

The report on consumer confidence from The Conference Board is looking much better than expected for the month of September. Today’s…

Jon C. Ogg | Sep 24, 2012 at 8:37 AM EDT

Chicago Fed National Activity Index Gets More Negative for August

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index came in at -0.87 in August, versus -0.12 in July. The three-month average fell…

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Foxconn and U.S. Labor History

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Foxconn and U.S. Labor History

August Factory Orders Hit Skid Row

ISM Shows Higher Prices, Slower Employment Growth

Credit Managers Stay Positive in September, But Slipping

September Consumer Sentiment Holds Gains, but Lower Than Expected

Chicago PMI Now Running at Recession Levels

Philly Fed President Plosser Remains Critical of QE3 But Says Fed Can Still Do More

Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Tips Closer to Negative Growth

Chicago Fed Manufacturing Index Drops for August

Weekly Jobless Claims Better, but Durable Goods and GDP Major Disappointment

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Fed Plosser: QE3 Causes Risks of Inflation and Fed Credibility

CFO Survey Looks Less Confident for Fall of 2012

Consumer Confidence Surges Back to Early 2012 Highs in September

Chicago Fed National Activity Index Gets More Negative for August

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