The Chicago Purchasing Managers' Business Barometer declined to 42.9 during January.......... The MNI Chicago Report is produced by MNI in partnership with ISM-Chicago. The survey covers a sample of over 200 purchasing professionals [...]
- Global| Feb 28 2020
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- Global| Feb 28 2020
Japan's Indicators Show a Lethargic Economy
Japan's growth is fading New reports on retail sales, industrial production and housing starts do not change the sense of weakness in Japan's economy. In January, retail sales rebounded to gain 1.2% month-to-month. However, housing [...]
- Global| Feb 28 2020
U.S. Personal Spending Decelerates Despite Strong Income Gain
Personal consumption expenditures rose 0.2% (4.5% y/y) during January following a 0.4% December gain, revised from 0.3%. A 0.3% January gain had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. In constant dollars, spending [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 28 2020
U.S. Chicago Business Barometer Rebounds in February; Employment Declines
• Chicago PMI jumps to 49.0 in February, still below 50-growth mark. • ISM-Adjusted measure calculated by Haver Analytics rises above 50. • Employment index decreases to 44.5, near nine-year low. The Chicago Purchasing Managers [...]
- Global| Feb 27 2020
U.S. GDP Growth Is Unrevised
The U.S. economy grew 2.1% (SAAR) during the fourth quarter of 2019, unrevised from the advance estimate. The gain roughly matched growth during the prior two quarters and equaled expectations in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 27 2020
U.S. GDP Growth Is Unrevised
The U.S. economy grew 2.1% (SAAR) during the fourth quarter of 2019, unrevised from the advance estimate. The gain roughly matched growth during the prior two quarters and equaled expectations in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 27 2020
U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims Rise
The advance reading for November indicated that durable goods orders fell 2.0% m/m (-3.7% y/y)... The durable goods figures are available in Haver's USECON database. The Action Economics consensus forecast figure is in the AS1REPNA [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 27 2020
U.S. Pending Home Sales Rebound Amidst Lower Interest Rates
• Pending home sales jumped 5.2% in January after falling 4.3% in December. • Prospective sales rose in all regions except the West. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that pending home sales gained 5.2% in January [...]
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