Economy in Brief: July 2020

• Component gains again are broad-based. • Coincident indicators improve as well. • Lagging indicators continue to indicate less economic stress. The Conference Board reported that its Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators [...]

• Midwest economic activity increases for the second consecutive month. • New orders and production lead gains with employment turning positive. • Expectations also rise further. The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reported that [...]

• State initial jobless claims rise for the first time since March, as job reopenings are rolled back. • New filings for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance rise. • Continuing claims for state programs slip. • The insured [...]

• State initial jobless claims rise for the first time since March, as job reopenings are rolled back. • New filings for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance rise. • Continuing claims for state programs slip. • The insured [...]

• State initial jobless claims rise for the first time since March, as job reopenings are rolled back. • New filings for Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance rise. • Continuing claims for state programs slip. • The insured [...]

Japan's composite PMI move sharply higher in July but still stopped short of the key 50 mark that represents output neutrality. While the composite index is up in July at 43.9, the index still points to private sector growth [...]

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• Existing home sales rise to highest level in three months. • Sales increases are broad-based across the nation. • Prices strengthen. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that sales of existing homes jumped 20.7% [...]