Initial unemployment insurance claims fell 10,000 to 328,000 in the week ended March 3, basically reversing the prior week's 7,000 increase. The figure was marginally lower than Consensus expectations for a decline to 330,000 claims. [...]
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| Mar 08 2007Initial Claims for Jobless Insurance Hover Around 330K
- Global| Mar 08 2007
Initial Claims for Jobless Insurance Hover Around 330K
Initial unemployment insurance claims fell 10,000 to 328,000 in the week ended March 3, basically reversing the prior week's 7,000 increase. The figure was marginally lower than Consensus expectations for a decline to 330,000 claims. [...]
- Global| Mar 07 2007
U.S. Productivity & Unit Labor Costs: A Follow-Up
Yesterday, we wrote here about the sharp increases in hourly compensation and unit labor costs now seen in the productivity data for Q4. Compensation rose at an 8.2% annual rate, pushing unit labor costs up at a 6.6% pace. We [...]
- Global| Mar 07 2007
ADP Report Points to 57K Private Payroll Growth for February; Survey Revised, Series Added on Sector and Firm-Size
The ADP National Employment Report for February points to a 57,000 increase in private nonfarm payrolls. This measure is intended as a leading indicator for the "official" BLS data to be reported Friday, March 9. For January, the ADP [...]
- Global| Mar 07 2007
ADP Report Points to 57K Private Payroll Growth for February; Survey Revised, Series Added on Sector and Firm-Size
The ADP National Employment Report for February points to a 57,000 increase in private nonfarm payrolls. This measure is intended as a leading indicator for the "official" BLS data to be reported Friday, March 9. For January, the ADP [...]
- Global| Mar 06 2007
Q4 Productivity Revised Down; Bonus Payments Boost Unit Labor Cost
Nonfarm labor productivity was revised to 1.6% in Q4 from 3.0% reported a month ago. The revision was in line with market forecasts, which were based on the most recent revision to GDP. For 2006 as a whole, productivity was also up [...]
- Global| Mar 06 2007
Q4 Productivity Revised Down; Bonus Payments Boost Unit Labor Cost
Nonfarm labor productivity was revised to 1.6% in Q4 from 3.0% reported a month ago. The revision was in line with market forecasts, which were based on the most recent revision to GDP. For 2006 as a whole, productivity was also up [...]
- Global| Mar 02 2007
Household Expenditures in Japan Show First Yr/Yr Rise in 13 Months; Unemployment Holds at 4.0% for a Third Month
Consumer spending appears to be recovering in Japan. After a three-month-long decline last summer and early autumn, the index of household living expenditures gained 1.4% in January to 99.3 (seasonally adjusted, 2005=100), the highest [...]
- Global| Mar 02 2007
Household Expenditures in Japan Show First Yr/Yr Rise in 13 Months; Unemployment Holds at 4.0% for a Third Month
Consumer spending appears to be recovering in Japan. After a three-month-long decline last summer and early autumn, the index of household living expenditures gained 1.4% in January to 99.3 (seasonally adjusted, 2005=100), the highest [...]
- Global| Mar 01 2007
U.S. Personal Income Boosted by Bonuses; Core Prices Pick Up to 0.3%
Personal income surged by a full 1% in January, following unrevised gains of 0.5% and 0.3% in December and November, respectively. Consensus expectations had envisioned a 0.3% increase. Income was 5.3% ahead of January 2006. Wages & [...]
- Global| Mar 01 2007
U.S. Personal Income Boosted by Bonuses; Core Prices Pick Up to 0.3%
Personal income surged by a full 1% in January, following unrevised gains of 0.5% and 0.3% in December and November, respectively. Consensus expectations had envisioned a 0.3% increase. Income was 5.3% ahead of January 2006. Wages & [...]
- Global| Feb 28 2007
New Home Sales Fall 16.6% in January, Pay Back Late 2006 Gains
A month ago here, Tom Moeller explained that mild weather was likely behind an unexpectedly strong performance for new home sales. They were up 4.8% from November, which itself had risen markedly. All of that has now been reversed as [...]
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