Fed’s Beige Book: “Slight to Moderate “expansion, Labor markets “Tightened Further”
Fed's Beige Book "This report was prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City based on information collected on or before June 30, 2017."Economic...
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Yellen: Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
Excerpts from prepared statement from Fed Chair Janet Yellen: Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress The Committee continues to expect that the evolution of...
MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest Weekly Survey
From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly SurveyMortgage applications decreased 7.4 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage...
Wednesday: Yellen Testimony, Beige Book
Wednesday:• At 7:00 AM ET: The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the results for the mortgage purchase applications index.• At 10:00 AM, Testimony from...
Phoenix Real Estate in June: Sales up 6%, Inventory down 10% YoY
This is a key housing market to follow since Phoenix saw a large bubble / bust followed by strong investor buying. The Arizona Regional Multiple...
NFIB: Small Business Optimism Index declined in June
Earlier from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB): June 2017 Report: Small Business Optimism Index. The Index of Small Business Optimism fell 0.9 points...
BLS: Job Openings Decreased in May
From the BLS: Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary. The number of job openings decreased to 5.7 million on the last business day of May,...
Tuesday: Job Openings
From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Little-Changed Near Recent HighsMortgage rates improved somewhat today, on average, but the gains were modest. Some lenders were...
House Prices to National Average Wage Index
One of the metrics we'd like to follow is a ratio of house prices to incomes. Unfortunately most income data is released with a significantly...
Q2 Review: Ten Economic Questions for 2017
At the end of last year, I posted Ten Economic Questions for 2017. I followed up with a brief post on each question. The goal...