The advance Q1 GDP report will be released next Friday, April 27th.   The consensus is for real GDP growth of 2.1% on a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) basis. […]

Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate: 4.1% in Mar 2018 Historical Data Change in Unemployment Level: -121,000 in Mar 2018 Historical Data Change in Employment Level: -37,000 in Mar 2018 Historical Data […]

From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: US hotels set Q1 performance record The U.S. hotel industry reported record-breaking performance during the first quarter of 2018, according to data from STR. Compared with Q1 […]

From the Philly Fed: April 2018 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey Results from the April Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey suggest continued growth for the region’s manufacturing sector. Although the survey’s indexes […]

From housing economist Tom Lawler: Early Read on Existing Home Sales in March Based on publicly-available local realtor/MLS reports from across the country released through today, I project that existing […]

From Black Knight: Black Knight’s First Look: Hurricane Impact Lingers, Drives Up Foreclosure Starts as Moratoria Lift; National Delinquencies Fall to 12-Month Low • Seasonal effects and continued hurricane-related improvements […]

The DOL reported: In the week ending April 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 232,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of […]

Durable goods manufacturing; construction; and professional, scientific, and technical services were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2017. According to gross […]

Update: Watching existing home “for sale” inventory is very helpful. As an example, the increase in inventory in late 2005 helped me call the top for housing. And the decrease […]

Fed’s Beige Book “This report was prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas based on information collected on or before April 9, 2018.” Economic activity continued to expand at […]