The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services fell to $51.15 billion during January from $59.90 billion in December.......... The international trade data as well as oil prices can be found in Haver's USECON database. Detailed figures [...]
Introducing
Sandy Batten
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Sandy Batten has more than 30 years of experience analyzing industrial economies and financial markets and a wide range of experience across the financial services sector, government, and academia. Before joining Haver Analytics, Sandy was a Vice President and Senior Economist at Citibank; Senior Credit Market Analyst at CDC Investment Management, Managing Director at Bear Stearns, and Executive Director at JPMorgan. In 2008, Sandy was named the most accurate US forecaster by the National Association for Business Economics. He is a member of the New York Forecasters Club, NABE, and the American Economic Association. Prior to his time in the financial services sector, Sandy was a Research Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Senior Staff Economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the US Treasury, and Economist at the International Monetary Fund. Sandy has taught economics at St. Louis University, Denison University, and Muskingun College. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in a wide range of academic publications. He has a B.A. in economics from the University of Richmond and a M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from The Ohio State University.
Publications by Sandy Batten
Global| Apr 03 2019U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows as Imports Fall
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 29 2019
U.S. Chicago Business Barometer Fell Back in March
The Chicago Purchasing Managers Business Barometer fell back to 58.7 in March after having surged to 64.7 in February. The February reading had been the highest since December 2017. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected a [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 29 2019
U.S. Chicago Business Barometer Fell Back in March
The Chicago Purchasing Managers Business Barometer fell back to 58.7 in March after having surged to 64.7 in February. The February reading had been the highest since December 2017. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected a [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 26 2019
U.S. FHFA House Price Index Rises in December, but Trend Continues to Slow
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Price Index for house purchases rose 0.3% m/m (5.6% y/y) in December........ The FHFA house price index is a weighted purchase-only index that measures average price changes in repeat sales of [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 26 2019
U.S. FHFA House Price Index Jumps Up in January, but Trend Continues to Slow
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Price Index for house purchases rose 0.6% m/m (5.6% y/y) in January following an unrevised 0.3% m/m increase in December. The January increase was the largest monthly gain since February 2018, [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 26 2019
U.S. FHFA House Price Index Jumps Up in January, but Trend Continues to Slow
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Price Index for house purchases rose 0.6% m/m (5.6% y/y) in January following an unrevised 0.3% m/m increase in December. The January increase was the largest monthly gain since February 2018, [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 26 2019
U.S. FHFA House Price Index Jumps Up in January, but Trend Continues to Slow
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Price Index for house purchases rose 0.6% m/m (5.6% y/y) in January following an unrevised 0.3% m/m increase in December. The January increase was the largest monthly gain since February 2018, [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 21 2019
U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Decline
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell 9,000 in the week ended March 16 to 221,000 from 230,000 the week before, which was revised up slightly from an initially reported 229,000. The Action Economics Forecast Survey projected [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 21 2019
U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Decline
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell 9,000 in the week ended March 16 to 221,000 from 230,000 the week before, which was revised up slightly from an initially reported 229,000. The Action Economics Forecast Survey projected [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 08 2019
U.S. Housing Starts Rebounded in January
Total housing starts rebounded markedly in January, surging 18.6% m/m (but still down 7.8% y/y) to 1.230 million units at an annual rate after having collapsed 14.0% m/m in December to a slightly downwardly revised 1.037 million units [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 08 2019
U.S. Housing Starts Rebounded in January
Total housing starts rebounded markedly in January, surging 18.6% m/m (but still down 7.8% y/y) to 1.230 million units at an annual rate after having collapsed 14.0% m/m in December to a slightly downwardly revised 1.037 million units [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Mar 07 2019
U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Edge Down
Initial claims for unemployment insurance were 225,000 in the week ended February 23... Continuing claims for unemployment insurance rose to 1.805 million in the February 16 week........... Initial claims for unemployment insurance [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
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