Economy in Brief: January 2007

The rise in chain store sales owes something to the continuing decline in gasoline prices. Unleaded gasoline prices at the pump dropped six cents last week to an average $2.17 per gallon after the eight cent decline during the prior [...]

The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)-UBS survey indicated that chain store sales last week ticked 0.1% higher after no change the prior week. The seeming lethargy of these gains, however, belies the greater strength of [...]

The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)-UBS survey indicated that chain store sales last week ticked 0.1% higher after no change the prior week. The seeming lethargy of these gains, however, belies the greater strength of [...]

Stock markets at home and abroad were generally ebullient in the last half of 2006 and most continued to rise so far in 2007.In the United States and the United Kingdom the Dow Jones Average and the FTSE 500 surpassed record prices [...]

For the first month since August, the National Activity Index (CFNAI) from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago turned modestly positive in December. The reading of 0.04 was the first in positive territory since a similar reading in [...]

For the first month since August, the National Activity Index (CFNAI) from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago turned modestly positive in December. The reading of 0.04 was the first in positive territory since a similar reading in [...]

The University of Michigan's preliminary reading of consumer sentiment this month jumped from December's 91.7 to 98.0 (Q1 1966 = 100). This contrasted sharply with forecast expectations for only a modest rise to 92.0-92.5. Both [...]

The University of Michigan's preliminary reading of consumer sentiment this month jumped from December's 91.7 to 98.0 (Q1 1966 = 100). This contrasted sharply with forecast expectations for only a modest rise to 92.0-92.5. Both [...]