Author : Calculated Risk

From the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB): Small Business Confidence Improves a Bit The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased 1.9 points in February...

Here is Nomura's current US outlook: Activity: In the 3 1/2 years since the Great Recession ended, real GDP has grown at a lackluster 2.1%...

Economist Tom Lawler sent me the table below of short sales and foreclosures for several selected cities in February.  Look at the right two columns...

Note: I've been following the Sacramento market to look for changes in the mix of house sales in a distressed area over time (conventional, REOs,...

Sunday Night Futures by Bill McBride on 3/10/2013 10:30:00 PM Weekend: • Summary for Week Ending March 8th • Schedule for Week of March 10th...

I've been asked several times about the recent ECRI recession call (obviously I disagreed with their incorrect recession call in 2011 - I wasn't even...

Graphs for Duration of Unemployment, Unemployment by Education and Diffusion Indexes by Bill McBride on 3/10/2013 11:31:00 AM Earlier on the employment report: • February...

Here is the unofficial problem bank list for Mar 8, 2013. Changes and comments from surferdude808: The FDIC got back to closing a bank this...

Schedule for Week of March 10th by Bill McBride on 3/09/2013 01:11:00 PM Earlier: • Summary for Week Ending March 8th The key reports for...