Recent Updates
- Macao: GDP (Q4), International Trade (Jan)
- Vietnam: CPI, IP, Trade (Feb)
- Thailand Foreign Trading by SET and MAI (Feb)
- China: Manufacturing PMI, Nonmanufacturing PMI, Steel PMI, Stock Pledge Repurchases (Feb)
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Economy in Brief
U.S. Chicago Business Barometer Rebounds in February; Employment Declines
Chicago PMI jumps to 49.0 in February, still below 50-growth mark...
Japan's Indicators Show a Lethargic Economy
New reports on retail sales, industrial production and housing starts do not change the sense of weakness in Japan's economy...
U.S. GDP Growth Is Unrevised
The U.S. economy grew 2.1% (SAAR) during the fourth quarter of 2019...
U.S. Pending Home Sales Rebound Amidst Lower Interest Rates
Pending home sales jumped 5.2% in January after falling 4.3% in December...
Despite Monthly Decline, January U.S. Durable Goods Orders Stronger than Expected
Headline durable goods orders fell 0.2% in January but this was stronger than market expectations of a 0.8% m/m decline...
Robert Brusca
Haver Analytics is pleased to bring Robert A. Brusca's commentaries on the state of the global economy to its clients.
Robert A. Brusca is Chief Economist of Fact and Opinion Economics, a consulting firm he founded in Manhattan. He has been an economist on Wall Street for over 25 years. He has visited central banking and large institutional clients in over 30 countries in his career as an economist. Mr. Brusca was a Divisional Research Chief at the Federal Reserve Bank of NY (Chief of the International Financial markets Division), a Fed Watcher at Irving Trust and Chief Economist at Nikko Securities International. He is widely quoted and appears in various media.
Mr. Brusca holds an MA and Ph.D. in economics from Michigan State University and a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan. His research pursues his strong interests in non aligned policy economics as well as international economics. FAO Economics’ research targets investors to assist them in making better investment decisions in stocks, bonds and in a variety of international assets. The company does not manage money and has no conflicts in giving economic advice.