Economy in Brief: June 2020

• Initial jobless claims declined to a still extremely-elevated 1.542 million in the week ending June 6. • Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance new filers down to 705,676. • Continuing claim for state programs decreased to 20.9 [...]

Total borrowing in U.S. financial markets ballooned to $10.346 trillion in Q1, a record amount and by far a record share of GDP, 48.0%, according to the Federal Reserve's Financial Accounts data. Q4 2019 saw total borrowing of $2.362 [...]

Total borrowing in U.S. financial markets ballooned to $10.346 trillion in Q1, a record amount and by far a record share of GDP, 48.0%, according to the Federal Reserve's Financial Accounts data. Q4 2019 saw total borrowing of $2.362 [...]

Italian industrial production has been decimated over the last two months, falling by 30.7% in March then falling again by 21.4% in April. Both are month-to-month percentage changes. Over three months, IP is falling at a 91.5% annual [...]

• Price index increases for first time in four months • Prices less food & energy slip. • Core goods prices hold steady while services prices ease. With industrial sector activity under pressure, pricing power remains constrained. The [...]

• Initial jobless claims declined to a still extremely-elevated 1.542 million in the week ending June 6. • Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance new filers down to 705,676. • Continuing claim for state programs decreased to 20.9 [...]

• May budget deficit of $399 billion; fiscal-year-to-date (FY) deficit of $1.88 trillion. • Last month FY surpassed dollar deficit record, this month share of GDP at 75-year high. • FY outlays up 29.4% versus a year ago; revenues down [...]

• Mortgage applications increased 9.3% in week ending June 5. • 15-year fixed rate mortgage declines to seven-year low of 2.89%. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that its total Mortgage Applications Index rose 9.3% (48.1% [...]