DATA FLASH: US MANUFACTURING CLIMBED FURTHER IN JULY
–June Construction Spending Falls on Home Building By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The July ISM index showed U.S. manufacturing sector activity progressed further, as suggested by the Markit estimate and most of the regional data. Survey respondents in the ISM report noted that while some issues remain, there was considerable improvement in July after […]
DATA PREVIEW: COVID-19 RESURGENCE TO BE WEIGHED IN JULY DATA
By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The coming week’s July data will be scrutinized for any early effects of the COVID-19 resurgence, with the highlight of the week being Friday’s monthly employment report. The combined 7.5 million payrolls gain in May and June only began to scratch the surface of offsetting the 22.2 million total […]
DATA FLASH: US JUNE PERSONAL INCOME DROPS AS STIMULUS WINDS DOWN
–US June Personal Income -1.1% After -4.4% in May–Savings Rate 19.0%, Nominal PCE +5.6%, Real PCE +5.2%, Core Prices +0.2%–Chicago PMI Jumped to 51.9 from 36.6 in June, Highest Since May 2019–July Michigan Sentiment Index Revised Down to 72.5, Well Below 78.1 in June By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Personal income fell further in […]
DATA PREVIEW: US HOME SALES CENTER STAGE IN QUIET DATA WEEK
By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – In the lighter data week ahead, the focus will be on new and existing homes sales for June, reflecting the extremely low level of mortgage rates offset by continued uncertainty due to the resurgence of COVID cases and the elevated unemployment rate. In May, existing home sales plunged by […]
DATA FLASH: US JUNE RETAIL SALES STRONGER THAN EXPECTED, UP 7.5%
-Retail Sales Excluding Motor Vehicles Rise 7.3%; Vehicle Sales Up 8.2%-Initial Jobless Claims Fall by 10,000 to 1.310m in the July 11 Week-Philadelphia Fed Index Dips to 24.1 in July from 27.5 in June-NAHB Index Rises To 72 in July From 58 in June, Almost Pre-COVID Level-Business Inventories Fall 2.3% in May, Business Sales Up […]
FED’S BEIGE BK: SOME BOUNCEBACK FROM STILL VERY LOW LEVELS
WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The latest Federal Reserve Beige Book survey of economic conditions in all 12 Districts published Wednesday was particularly uninformative this time around, providing little insight beyond generally available information on what’s happening to guide the upcoming meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee. The summary and District-by-District snapshots, assembled by the Chicago […]
DATA FLASH: US JUNE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION SURGES ON VEHICLES
-Industrial Production Up 5.4%, Motor Vehicle Production Jumps 105%-Manufacturing Production Up 7.2%, Rises 3.9% Excluding Motor Vehicles-Utilities Production Up 4.2%, Mining Production Down 2.9%-Empire State Index Rises to 17.2 in July from -0.2, First Positive Under COVID By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – Industrial production, released by the Federal Reserve Wednesday, rose by 5.4% in […]
DATA PREVIEW: JUNE DATA SOLID, BUT COVID REBOUND LOOMS
By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The U.S. data for June have been generally positive, with a solid gain in nonfarm payrolls and the above-50 ISM readings for both the manufacturing and nonmanufacturing sectors. Of course, much of this was before several large states reported rebounds in their COVID-19 cases, so the silver cloud comes […]
FED’S BOSTIC: HIGH-FREQUENCY DATA SHOW LEVELING OFF IN ECONOMY
NEW YORK (MaceNews)- Recent high-frequency economic data suggestthe recovery is slowing as virus infections rise, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said Tuesday. Bostic, in webinar remarks to the Tennessee Business Roundtable, said the economy is rebounding from its depths in the first part of the second quarter but “more recent economic data show the upward […]
DATA FLASH: US MANUFACTURING MOVES BACK TO POSITIVE IN JUNE
–May Construction Spending Falls Sharply–June ADP Points to Further Job Recovery; Challenger Shows Layoffs Continue By Kevin Kastner WASHINGTON (MaceNews) – The June ISM index showed U.S. manufacturing sector activity improved further, in line with the regional and Markit data. Survey respondents in the ISM report noted a rebound in demand has kept factories busy. […]