Happy Halloween Ghouls and Goblins…. 10/30/2014 from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA): The FIRST of 3 estimates on third quarter GDP growth was issued today- the value of the production of goods and services in the United States-adjusted for price changes-increased at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2014, [...]
“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 [...]
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) was released on Monday: Led by improvements in production related indicators, the CFNAI rose to +0.39 in July from +0.21 in June. Three of the four broad categories of indicators that make up the index made positive contributions to the index in July and two of the four [...]