The latest readings of labor market conditions were mixed. Initial claims for jobless insurance declined 9,000 to 214,000 (-3.2% y/y) in the week ended January 4......... Continuing claims for unemployment insurance in the week ended [...]
Introducing
Carol Stone, CBE
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Carol Stone, CBE came to Haver Analytics in 2003 following more than 35 years as a financial market economist at major Wall Street financial institutions, most especially Merrill Lynch and Nomura Securities. She had broad experience in analysis and forecasting of flow-of-funds accounts, the federal budget and Federal Reserve operations. At Nomura Securities, among other duties, she developed various indicator forecasting tools and edited a daily global publication produced in London and New York for readers in Tokyo. At Haver Analytics, Carol was a member of the Research Department, aiding database managers with research and documentation efforts, as well as posting commentary on select economic reports. In addition, she conducted Ways-of-the-World, a blog on economic issues for an Episcopal-Church-affiliated website, The Geranium Farm. During her career, Carol served as an officer of the Money Marketeers and the Downtown Economists Club. She had a PhD from NYU's Stern School of Business. She lived in Brooklyn, New York, and had a weekend home on Long Island.
Publications by Carol Stone, CBE
Global| Jan 16 2020TTTTTTTTT
Initial claims for unemployment insurance decreased 10,000 to 204,000 (-6.0% y/y) in the week ended January 11 from 214,000 in the prior week, which was unrevised. It was the fifth straight weekly decline. The Action Economics [...]
- Global| Dec 31 2019
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The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index for November eased 0.5% (-8.0% y/y)........... The Consumer Confidence data are available in Haver's CBDB database. The total indexes appear in USECON, and the market expectations are [...]
- Global| Dec 31 2019
U.S. Consumer Confidence Down Slightly, but Prior Month Revised Upward
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index eased slightly in December, by 0.2% to 126.5 (1985=100), but November was revised upward to 126.8 from its originally reported 125.5. A December index level of 128.3 had been expected [...]
- Global| Dec 30 2019
U.S. Pending Home Sales Rebound in November
U.S. pending home sales rose 1.2% (+7.4% y/y) in November, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) after falling 1.3% in October. October was revised from a 1.7% drop. The November index level of sales was 108.5 [...]
- Global| Dec 26 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Fell by 13,000
Initial claims for unemployment insurance decreased 13,000 in the week ended December 21 to 222,000 (-0.4% y/y) from the prior week's 235,000, which was revised upward by 1,000. The December 21 actual also equaled the Action Economics [...]
- Global| Dec 19 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Ease by 18,000
Initial claims for unemployment insurance decreased 18,000 in the week ended December 14 to 234,000 (+6.4% y/y) from the prior week's 252,000, which was unrevised. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected a somewhat larger [...]
- Global| Dec 19 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Ease by 18,000
Initial claims for unemployment insurance decreased 18,000 in the week ended December 14 to 234,000 (+6.4% y/y) from the prior week’s 252,000, which was unrevised. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected a somewhat larger [...]
- Global| Dec 12 2019
U.S. Financial Accounts Show Larger Government Borrowing, Somewhat Less Household Borrowing
Total borrowing in U.S. financial markets rose to $4,266 billion in Q3 2019 from $2,489 billion in Q2, according to the Federal Reserve's Financial Accounts data. The Q3 amount represented 19.8% of GDP, compared to 11.7% of GDP in Q2. [...]
- Global| Dec 12 2019
PREVIOUS>>>U.S. Financial Accounts Show Continuing Moderation in Borrowing
Total borrowing in U.S. financial markets was $2,463 billion in Q2 2019........ The Financial Accounts data are in Haver's FFUNDS database. Associated information is compiled in the Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts produced jointly [...]
- Global| Dec 05 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Fall to 7-Month Low
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell 10,000 to 203,000 (-11.4% y/y) during the week ending November 30. The previous week was unrevised at 213,000. This was the smallest amount since 193,000 in the April 13 week. The Action [...]
- Global| Dec 05 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Fall to 7-Month Low
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell 10,000 to 203,000 (-11.4% y/y) during the week ending November 30. The previous week was unrevised at 213,000. This was the smallest amount since 193,000 in the April 13 week. The Action [...]
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