Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by 4,000 in the week ended August 20 to 315,000, partially reversing the prior week's revised 8,000 increase. This latest figure was right in line with Consensus expectations. The four- [...]
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 has broad experience in analysis and forecasting of flow-of-funds accounts, the federal budget and Federal Reserve operations. At Nomura Securites, 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 is 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 conducts 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 has a PhD from NYU's Stern School of Business. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and has a weekend home on Long Island.
Publications by Carol Stone, CBE
Global| Aug 25 2005Unemployment Insurance Claims Ease, Hover in Tight Range
- Global| Aug 25 2005
Unemployment Insurance Claims Ease, Hover in Tight Range
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by 4,000 in the week ended August 20 to 315,000, partially reversing the prior week's revised 8,000 increase. This latest figure was right in line with Consensus expectations. The four- [...]
- Global| Aug 25 2005
Unemployment Insurance Claims Ease, Hover in Tight Range
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell by 4,000 in the week ended August 20 to 315,000, partially reversing the prior week's revised 8,000 increase. This latest figure was right in line with Consensus expectations. The four- [...]
- Global| Aug 24 2005
New Home Sales Gain with Spurt in the West
New single-family home sales rose 6.5% in July to 1.41 million units, following a 2.0% gain in June. Data for April through June were revised downward modestly, but July's figure is still well into record territory. The July sales [...]
- Global| Aug 24 2005
U.S. Durable Goods Orders Down in July, But May & June Revised Upward
New orders for durable goods fell 4.9% last month, with decreases across several industries. Consensus expectations had been for a 1.4% decline. The increase in June's total orders was revised higher, from 1.4% reported initially to [...]
- Global| Aug 24 2005
U.S. Durable Goods Orders Down in July, But May & June Revised Upward
New orders for durable goods fell 4.9% last month, with decreases across several industries. Consensus expectations had been for a 1.4% decline. The increase in June's total orders was revised higher, from 1.4% reported initially to [...]
- Global| Aug 23 2005
U.S. Existing Home Sales & Prices Moderate Slightly in July
Existing home sales eased slightly in July, falling 2.6% to 7.16 million units from an upwardly revised 7.35 million in June. Single-family sales alone decreased by 2.3% to 6.24 million and condo and co-op sales by 4.2% to 920,000. [...]
- Global| Aug 23 2005
Chain Store Sales Down a 3rd Week
Chain store sales fell for a third week, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)-UBS survey. A 0.3% decline in the week ended last Saturday, August 20, followed the prior week's 0.3% decrease. That puts the [...]
- Global| Aug 23 2005
U.S. Existing Home Sales & Prices Moderate Slightly in July
Existing home sales eased slightly in July, falling 2.6% to 7.16 million units from an upwardly revised 7.35 million in June. Single-family sales alone decreased by 2.3% to 6.24 million and condo and co-op sales by 4.2% to 920,000. [...]
- Global| Aug 19 2005
Growth Continues through July in Russia's "Five Basic Indicators"
The Russian economy has maintained a firm uptrend through the summer, according to the "Five Basic Indicators", measures of output in leading goods-related sectors. In June, the combined output gauge was up 6.4% from a year earlier, [...]
- Global| Aug 18 2005
"Crack Spread" Widens for Oil Refiners, But Percentage Premium in Gasoline and Oil Values Is Not "High"
The current extraordinary developments in the energy sector are teaching all of us new ideas and concepts. One of these recently called to our attention by a client is the refinery crack spread. Besides the surging price of crude oil, [...]
UK labor markets have moved little in the last few months. We last wrote about the Labor Force Survey in April, covering the February information. The unemployment rate then was 4.7% and it has remained at that level or at 4.8% [...]
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