NAHB: Builder Confidence decreased to 67 in January
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) was at 67 in January, down from 69 in December. Any number...
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Industrial Production increased 0.8% in December
From the Fed: Industrial production and Capacity Utilization Industrial production rose 0.8 percent in December after falling 0.7 percent in November. For the fourth quarter...
MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest Weekly Survey
From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly SurveyMortgage applications increased 0.8 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage...
Wednesday: CPI, Industrial Production, Homebuilder Survey, Beige Book, Yellen Speech
From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Back Near 2-Month LowsMortgage rates moved lower today, generally recovering the losses seen last Friday. This...
LA area Port Traffic increases Year-over-year in December
From the Port of Long Beach: Port Trade Dips to 6.8 Million TEUs in 2016Slowed by industry headwinds and challenges that included a major customer...
NY Fed: Manufacturing Activity Continues to Expand in New York Region
From the NY Fed: Empire State Manufacturing Survey Manufacturing firms in New York State reported that business activity grew in January. The general business conditions...
Monday Night Futures
Weekend:• Schedule for Week of Jan 15, 2017Tuesday:• At 8:30 AM ET,The New York Fed Empire State manufacturing survey for January. The consensus is for...
Bank Failures by Year
In 2016, five FDIC insured banks failed. This was the lowest level since 2007.Most of the great recession / housing bust / financial crisis related...
Krugman: “Infrastructure Delusions”
From Professor Krugman: Infrastructure DelusionsBen Bernanke has a longish post about fiscal policy ... Notably, Bernanke, like yours truly, argues that the fiscal-stimulus case for...
Schedule for Week of Jan 15th
The key economic reports this week are Housing Starts, and the Consumer Price Index (CPI).For manufacturing, December industrial production, and the January New York, and...