Recent Updates
- US: Adv Quarterly Servies (Q2), New Residential Construction (Jul), Consumer Sentiment (Aug-Prelim)
- Finland: Government Finance (Jul)
- US: Business Leaders Survey (Aug)
- Canada: Intl Transactions in Securities (Jun)
- more updates...
Economy in Brief
U.S. Home Builder Sentiment Improves Slightly
The NAHB-Wells Fargo Composite Housing Market Index rose to 66 in August...
U.S. Retail Sales Post A Strong Increase; Nonauto Sales Surge Unexpectedly
Total retail sales rose 0.7% (3.4% y/y) during July...
U.S. Industrial Production Lower on Manufacturing and Mining
Industrial production declined 0.2% during July (+0.5% y/y)...
U.S. Productivity Growth Increases in Q2, But Downward Revisions Shift Trend
Productivity in the nonfarm business sector grew at a greater-than-expected 2.3% seasonally adjusted annual rate during Q2’19...
U.S. Business Inventories Flat and Sales Edge Up in June
Total business inventories were unchanged m/m (+5.2% y/y) in June...
Robert Brusca
Haver Analytics is pleased to bring Robert A. Brusca's comments 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.