From Merrill Lynch: Despite various distortions to begin 2019 (Government shutdown, inclement weather), we expect real GDP growth in the first quarter to be a solid 2.4% qoq saar, up […]

From the BLS: Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary Unemployment rates were lower in March in 6 states, higher in 3 states, and stable in 41 states and the […]

Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate: 3.8% in Mar 2019 Historical Data Change in Unemployment Level: -24,000 in Mar 2019 Historical Data Change in Employment Level: -201,000 in Mar 2019 Historical Data […]

From the Census Bureau: Permits, Starts and Completions Housing Starts:Privately‐owned housing starts in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,139,000. This is 0.3 percent below the revised […]

Wholesale trade; mining; and information were the leading contributors to the increase in U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2018. Overall, 15 of 22 industry groups contributed to […]

Friday:• At 8:30 AM ET, Housing Starts for March. The consensus is for 1.230 million SAAR, up from 1.162 million SAAR in February. • At 10:00 AM: State Employment and […]

Friday:• At 8:30 AM ET, Housing Starts for March. The consensus is for 1.230 million SAAR, up from 1.162 million SAAR in February. • At 10:00 AM: State Employment and […]

Friday:• At 8:30 AM ET, Housing Starts for March. The consensus is for 1.230 million SAAR, up from 1.162 million SAAR in February. • At 10:00 AM: State Employment and […]

From the Philly Fed: April 2019 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey Regional manufacturing activity continued to grow in April, according to results from this month’s Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey. Although the […]

On a monthly basis, retail sales decreased 0.2 percent from February to March (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 3.6 percent from March 2018. From the Census Bureau report: Advance […]