Overall Economy Grew 97th Consecutive Month The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) released its latest Manufacturing Report on Business and reports economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in June and the overall economy grew 97th consecutive month say the nations supply executives in this report. The report was issued by Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, [...]
“US job growth rebounded in September and the jobless rate fell below 6% for the first time since mid-2008 suggesting the labor market is improving faster than previously thought.” Wall Street Journal From the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA): Personal income increased 0.3 percent and disposable personal income increased 0.3 percent in August. The Texas [...]
On 2/21 the Conference Board Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) was reported to have risen 0.2 percent in January, to 94.1 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5 percent increase in December and no change in November. Says Ataman Ozyildirim, an economist at the Conference Board, “The US LEI rose again in January pointing to [...]