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December Employment: 223K New Jobs, Beats Forecast
This morning's employment report for December showed a 223K increase in total nonfarm payrolls, which was above the Investing.com forecast of 200K jobs added. → Read More
November 2022 Trade Deficit At $61.5B
The U.S. monthly international trade deficit decreased in November 2022 according to the U.S. → Read More
December S&P Global U.S. Manufacturing PMI: Deteriorating Faster
December S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI came in at 46.2, down 1.5 from final November figure and in contraction territory for the second consecutive month. → Read More
Pending Home Sales Slid 4% In November
According to the National Association of Realtors, Pending home sales slid for the sixth consecutive month in November. The MoM came in at -4.0%, up from a 4.7% decrease last month. → Read More
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Growth Rebounds In December, Demand Declines
Growth in Texas factory activity resumed in December, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey. → Read More
New Residential Building Permits: Down 11.2% In November
The latest reading of 1.342M was down 11.2% from the October reading and is below the forecast of 1.485M. Read more here. → Read More
Retail Sales Down 0.6% In November, Worse Than Forecast
Total sales for the September 2022 through November 2022 period were up 7.7 percent (±0.5 percent) from the same period a year ago. → Read More
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Gains 4% In December, Beats Forecast
The December Preliminary Report came in at 56.8, down 3.1 (5.2%) from the November Final. Read more here. → Read More
November Employment: 263K New Jobs, Beats Forecast
Employment report for November showed a 263K increase in total nonfarm payrolls, which was above the Investing.com forecast of 200K jobs added. Unemployment rate remained at 3.7%. → Read More
October S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI: First Decline Since June 2020
The November S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI came in at 47.7, down 2.7 from the final October figure and in contraction territory for the first time since June 2020. → Read More
Consumer Confidence Falls Again In November
The headline number of 100.2 was a decrease of 2.0 from the final reading of 102.2 for October. → Read More
New Home Sales Jumps 7.5% In October
November's release of the October New Home Sales from the Census Bureau came in at 632K, up 7.5% month-over-month from a revised 588K in September. → Read More
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Softens In November
Fifth District manufacturing declined in November, according to the most recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. → Read More
Weekly Unemployment Claims: Down 7K, Beats Forecast
As we can see, there's a good bit of volatility in this indicator, which is why the 4-week moving average is a more useful number than the weekly data. → Read More
Existing-Home Sales: Down 5.9% In October, 9th Consecutive Decline
October Existing-Home Sales showed that sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.43 million units from the previous month's 4.71 million. → Read More
Retail Sales Up 1.3% In October
In advance retail sales data for October, headline sales came in at 1.3% month-over-month. This was above the Investing.com forecast of 1.0%. Core sales (ex Autos) also came in at 1.3% MoM. → Read More
New Residential Housing Starts Down 4.2% In October
The latest reading of 1.425M was above the Investing.com forecast of 1.410M and is a 4.2% decrease from the previous month's 1.488M. Click here to read more. → Read More
Empire State Mfg Survey: Activity Edged Up In November
Empire State Manufacturing Index rates a level above 0.0 indicates improving conditions, below indicates worsening conditions. Click here to read more. → Read More
Michigan Consumer Sentiment Falls About 9% In November
The November Preliminary Report came in at 54.7, down 5.2 from the October Final. Read more here. → Read More
Weekly Unemployment Claims: Up 7K, Worse Than Forecast
The headline Unemployment Insurance data is seasonally adjusted. The 4-week moving average is a more useful number than the weekly data. Read more. → Read More