Durable goods orders now show signs of growth, shaking off some of the weaker performance from late last year and early 2007. The 0.6% headline marks the third straight month of orders increases. Order backlog growth continues to be [...]
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Robert Brusca
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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.
Publications by Robert Brusca
Global| May 24 2007U.S. Durable Goods Orders: Rise and Shine: A New Dawn?
- Global| May 23 2007
U.S. Mass Corporate Layoffs Still Are Subdued
The graph on the left shows layoff trends by events - the number of reported layoff events - through the first quarter. While there is a bit of upward pressure evident in that chart, a good deal of that is purely seasonal. The [...]
- Global| May 22 2007
Richmond Fed MFG Index Rose to -10 From -11
The Richmond Index rose by one point to a still very weak -10. The chart on the left puts the index in context, plotting the 12-month moving average vs 2-year trailing maximums and minimums, forming a tunnel. At -11 the Richmond MFG [...]
- Global| May 22 2007
Italian Consumer Confidence Up in May
Italy has become EMUs marginalized large economy. It is the third largest economy in EMU and fourth largest in the EU but it has been struggling of late. The chart shows the ongoing rise in consumer confidence until the start of the [...]
- Global| May 18 2007
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Bounced Back but Current Conditions Slip
The chart on the left shows that many patterns for current conditions and expectations precede the economys slip into recession. As we evaluate this years pattern nothing is very telling. Current conditions are holding up, basically [...]
- Global| May 18 2007
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Bounced Back but Current Conditions Slip
The chart on the left shows that many patterns for current conditions and expectations precede the economys slip into recession. As we evaluate this years pattern nothing is very telling. Current conditions are holding up, basically [...]
- Global| May 17 2007
U.S. LEI Weakness in April… One Trick Pony
The LEI is increasing its year/year pace of decline and is now falling by 0.7% year/year. However, a brief look at history shows that the current combination of a weak LEI and weak coincident index is not producing a weakening at a [...]
- Global| May 17 2007
Philly Index Points Way Higher
Pictured on the left is the Philadelphia barometer for its OUTLOOK index that looks 6-months ahead. The index has made a considerable rebound and is now closer to giving off a signal of normal growth for the future based on the [...]
- Global| May 17 2007
Philly Index Points Way Higher
Pictured on the left is the Philadelphia barometer for its OUTLOOK index that looks 6-months ahead. The index has made a considerable rebound and is now closer to giving off a signal of normal growth for the future based on the [...]
- Global| May 16 2007
U.S. Industrial Production Surges Across the Board - Turning Point?
Industrial production is up strongly at the start of Q2 2007 and its lift is across the aboard. Vehicle output is strong. But output is strong apart from vehicles as well. Consumer product output is also strong and business equipment [...]
- Global| May 16 2007
U.S. Housing Starts Rise, Permits Fall
Starts rise by 2.5% after downward revision of 1.8% still a net rise on month. Permits fall by 8.9% - drops in all regions. Starts are off by 16.1% year/year compared to permits that are off by 28.1%. Builders hack permits to get them [...]
- Global| May 16 2007
U.S. Housing Starts Rise, Permits Fall
Starts rise by 2.5% after downward revision of 1.8% still a net rise on month. Permits fall by 8.9% - drops in all regions. Starts are off by 16.1% year/year compared to permits that are off by 28.1%. Builders hack permits to get them [...]
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