Economy in Brief

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that pending sales of existing homes increased 0.9% during June following two months of decline. Sales rose to an index level of 106.9 (2001=100) which remained down 2.5% y/y. Sales [...]

Real gross domestic product grew 4.1% at an annual rate during Q2'18 (2.8% y/y) following a 2.2% rise during Q1, upwardly revised from 2.0%. It was the strongest increase since Q2'14. The increase matched expectations in the Action [...]

U.S. economic growth in Q1'18 moderated slightly more than earlier estimates. Real gross domestic product grew at a 2.0% annual rate, revised from 2.2% reported last month and 2.3% estimated initially. The rise followed 2.9% growth [...]

Inflation rates are on the rise in Germany almost any way you slice them and almost regardless of which metric you use. Almost… All the trends from one year and in by that I mean the usual horizons in the table from 12-month, six- [...]

Real gross domestic product grew 4.1% at an annual rate during Q2'18 (2.8% y/y) following a 2.2% rise during Q1, upwardly revised from 2.0%. It was the strongest increase since Q3'14. The increase matched expectations in the Action [...]

Real gross domestic product grew 4.1% at an annual rate during Q2'18 (2.8% y/y) following a 2.2% rise during Q1. It was the strongest increase since Q2'14. The increase matched expectations in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. The [...]

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reported that its index of regional manufacturing sector business activity declined to 23 in July, the lowest level since March. The index remained higher than its low of -12 in December 2015. [...]

Consumer confidence across Europe remains a relative bright spot around midyear. The assessments here range from August for the forward-looking GfK survey for Germany to June for the United Kingdom. The U.K. is still toiling under the [...]