LA Area Port Traffic in September
Container traffic gives us an idea about the volume of goods being exported and imported - and possibly some hints about the trade report for...
Author : Calculated Risk
Chemical Activity Barometer for October Suggests Economic Activity Increasing
The partial shutdown of the federal government earlier this month didn’t take the steam out of the U.S. economy, according to the American Chemistry Council’s...
Monday: Existing Home Sales
Monday: • At 8:30 AM ET, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index for September was...cheduled for release. This is a composite index of other data...
Builder Confidence and Single Family Starts
Last week the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) declined in October to 55 from 57 in September. Here is...
Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 677 Institutions
This is an unofficial list of Problem Banks compiled only from public sources. Here is the unofficial problem bank list for October 18, 2013. Changes...
WSJ: “Shutdown Upends Timing” of Taper
The Fed is unlikely to start curtailing its bond buying at its next policy meeting Oct. 29-30. Fed officials have said the decision depends on...
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decline to 358,000
In the week ending October 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 358,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week's revised...
Senate Approves Deal 81 to 18, House to Vote Later
The Senate approved the deal to open the government and pay-the-bills 81 to 18, and the House will vote later. Here is the CSPAN feed....
DataQuick on SoCal: September Home Sales Up 7.0% year-over-year, Foreclosure Resales lowest since May 2007
From DataQuick: Southland Median Sale Price Dips Month-to-Month, Still Up Sharply From Yr Ago Southern California home sales in September fell more than usual from...
Report: BofA Employee Arrested for Short Sale Fraud
The key problem with short sales is fraud. There are many types of short sales fraud (money under the table, agents not actually marketing property,...