Economy in Brief

Chain store sales during Thanksgiving week slipped 0.4% after a 1.2% surge the prior period, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)-UBS. Despite the decline November sales advanced 0.3% from the October [...]

The Conference Board reported that November consumer confidence fell 2.1% to 102.9 following a downwardly revised 0.8% slip during October. The decline ran counter to Consensus expectations for an increase to 106.4. During the last [...]

Total October existing home sales inched up 0.5% to 6.24M from a slightly higher revised September level, according to the National Association of Realtors. The m/m increase was the first since February and was firmer than Consensus [...]

An 8.3% decline in new orders for durable goods last month more than reversed an upwardly revised 8.7% surge during September. The volatility largely reflected first the near-tripling of civilian aircraft & parts orders during [...]

An 8.3% decline in new orders for durable goods last month more than reversed an upwardly revised 8.7% surge during September. The volatility largely reflected first the near-tripling of civilian aircraft & parts orders during [...]

Although we generally comment on the current day's data releases, occasionally we comment on previously released data if that data were released on a U. S. holiday. Such is the case this year when data on the German Gross Domestic [...]

Though a very recent slowdown in industrial output growth in the United States has garnered attention, compared to last year the nation's factories still are humming. That continued growth compares to an advance in factory sector [...]

Though a very recent slowdown in industrial output growth in the United States has garnered attention, compared to last year the nation's factories still are humming. That continued growth compares to an advance in factory sector [...]