Economy in Brief: 2015

Consumer credit outstanding increased $16.1 billion during May following a $21.4 billion rise during April, initially reported as $20.5 billion. It was the smallest increase in three months. Expectations were for an $18.5 billion [...]

The U.S. is seeing its OECD LEI sink as it has been eroding since June 2014. China has been declining since June 2013. The EMU has been on an upswing and is higher year-over-year. Japan has been stuck with a sub-100 reading for 10 [...]

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that its total Mortgage Market Volume Index increased 4.6% last week (22.4% y/y). Purchase applications improved 6.6% (31.6% y/y). Applications to refinance gained 2.7% (13.7% y/y). The [...]

The U.S. foreign trade deficit in goods and services during May grew to $41.9 billion from $40.7 billion in April, revised from $40.9 billion. A deficit of $42.0 billion had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. In [...]

The U.S. foreign trade deficit in goods and services during May grew to $41.9 billion from $40.7 billion in April, revised from $40.9 billion. A deficit of $42.0 billion had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. In [...]

The U.S. foreign trade deficit in goods and services during May grew to $41.9 billion from $40.7 billion in April, revised from $40.9 billion. A deficit of $42.0 billion had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. In [...]

The job openings rate during May held steady at 3.6% as April's rate was revised lower from 3.7%. Both remained improved from the recession low of 1.6%. The latest was just below the series' high of 3.8% in January 2001. The job [...]

The U.S. foreign trade deficit in goods and services during May grew to $41.9 billion from $40.7 billion in April, revised from $40.9 billion. A deficit of $42.0 billion had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. In [...]