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Midwest Manufacturing Index Down Slightly in July 27 Aug 2013 | 06:27 pm
The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank said that manufacturing activity in its district declined 0.1 percent in July. The Midwest Manufacturing Index decreased from a revised 95.9 in June to 95.8 in July. O...
Dallas Fed: Manufacturing Activity Decelerated in August, Growing Slowly 26 Aug 2013 | 08:36 pm
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said that manufacturing activity weakened somewhat in August, with many of its key measures reporting slower growth than in July. For instance, the index for new ord...
New Durable Goods Orders Plunged in July on Reduced Aircraft Sales 26 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm
The Census Bureau reported that new durable goods declined 7.3 percent in July, a sharp decrease that followed three straight months of decent growth. New durable goods orders fell from $244.4 billion...
Monday Economic Report – August 26, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 05:30 pm
Here is the summary from this week’s Monday Economic Report: One of the biggest guessing games of late is whether the Federal Reserve will begin reducing the level of its asset purchases as soon as t...
New Home Sales Decline Sharply in July 23 Aug 2013 | 07:23 pm
The Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said that new residential sales plummeted 13.4 percent in July. Sales of new single-family homes decreased from an annualized...
Manufacturing Activity Increased in Kansas City Fed District in August 22 Aug 2013 | 09:20 pm
The Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank said that manufacturing activity has now increased in three of the past four months. The composite index of general business activity increased from 6 in July to 8...
Leading Economic Indicators Were Higher in July 22 Aug 2013 | 08:49 pm
The Conference Board said that the Leading Economic Index (LEI) was up 0.6 percent in July, accelerating from being unchanged in June. The pickup in the forward-looking index corresponds with generall...
Markit: Manufacturing Activity Picked Up in China, Europe, and the U.S. in August 22 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
There are signs that manufacturing activity is picking up worldwide, with Europe’s recession coming to an end and China’s recent slowness stabilizing. Even in the U.S., we are seeing modest growth as ...
Fed Minutes Provide Few Clues on an End to Asset Purchases 22 Aug 2013 | 12:01 am
The Federal Reserve Board released the minutes to its July 30-31 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. The minutes provide more detail regarding the internal debates that led to the statement ...
Existing Home Sales Rose Significantly in July 21 Aug 2013 | 07:38 pm
The National Association of Realtors® (NAR) reported that existing home sales rose significantly in July, up 6.5 percent. Existing home sales increased from 5.06 million annualized units in June to 5....
