Economy in Brief

European markets reacted positively overnight to the release of the PMI data by Markit. The table below summarizes the recent PMI data. The table is a mixture of flash and historic (revised-flash or finalized) data. Actually, the [...]

The consumer price index gained 0.1% during September (1.7% y/y) following an unrevised 0.2% August decline. The rise matched expectations in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. Consumer prices excluding food and energy also ticked [...]

Japan's trade position remained in substantial deficit in September, as exports and imports both showed some life in September. Goods-exports increased by 3.1% and were surpassed by the 5% growth rate for goods-imports. Over three [...]

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that their total Mortgage Market Volume Index surged 11.6% last week (-9.1% y/y) following two week's of moderate increase. Applications to refinance an existing loan jumped by roughly one- [...]

The consumer price index gained 0.1% during September (1.7% y/y) following an unrevised 0.2% August decline. The rise matched expectations in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. Consumer prices excluding food and energy also ticked [...]

The consumer price index gained 0.1% during September (1.7% y/y) following an unrevised 0.2% August decline. The rise matched expectations in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. Consumer prices excluding food and energy also ticked [...]

Sales of existing single-family homes rose 2.4% to 5.170 million (AR, -1.7%) during September from an unrevised 5.050 million in August. Sales were 3.9% below the peak reached last July. The latest level beat expectations for 5.10 [...]

The International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs reported that chain store sales declined 0.3% last week following a 0.7% decline during the prior week. As a result of weekly sales weakness, the y/y gain halved to 2.1%. [...]