Friday: Employment Report
The key report of the week will be released Friday morning: the December Employment Report. The consensus (see below) increased today based on the better...
Author : Calculated Risk
Thursday: ADP Employment, Unemployment Claims, FOMC Minutes, Auto Sales
Thursday economic releases: • At 7:00 AM ET, The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) will release the mortgage purchase and refinance applications index. • At 8:15...
Update on “Fiscal Cliff” Negotiations
According to this report, income taxes would only increase on earnings over $450,000, and the estate tax would be at the GOP requested level. Still...
Sunday Night Futures
Sunday Night Futures by Bill McBride on 12/30/2012 08:52:00 PM As expected - no progress on the "fiscal cliff". From the WaPo: Senate negotiators search...
“Fiscal Cliff” Update
Not much ... from... WaPo: Senators trade proposals into night to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’ Senate negotiators labored late into Saturday over a last-ditch plan to...
Schedule for Week of Dec 30th
Schedule for Week of Dec 30th by Bill McBride on 12/29/2012 01:11:00 PM Earlier: • Summary for Week Ending Dec 28th The key report next week...
Summary for Week ending Dec 28th
It was a light holiday week for economic data. Happy Holidays to all! New home sales increased to 377,000 in November and are on pace to...
Update on Fiscal Cliff
From a Goldman Sachs research note today: Q: Where do things stand now? A: Talks have resumed, but as of this writing there is no...
The Bubble in “Cliffs”
Just an observation ... I think we are seeing a "bubble" in "cliffs" ... From CNBC: Milk Futures Showing No Sign of 'Dairy Cliff' From...
Chicago PMI increases to 51.6, Pending Home Sales index increases
The Chicago Purchasing Managers reported the Chicago Business Barometer was up for a third month, lumbering along since September's 3 year low. The Business Barometer...