Bernanke: How are long-term rates likely to evolve over coming years?
From Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke: Long-Term Interest Rates. Excerpts: [W]hy are long-term interest rates currently so low? To help answer this question, it is useful...
Author : Calculated Risk
Construction Spending declined in January
Catching up ... A few key themes: 1) Private...ial construction is usually the largest category for construction spending, but there was a huge collapse in...
Personal Income Declined 3.6% in January, Spending Increased 0.2%
Personal income decreased $505.5 billion, or 3.6 percent ... in January, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $18.2 billion,...
Friday: Personal Income and Outlays, ISM Mfg Index, Construction Spending, Auto Sales, Consumer sentiment
There are several key economic releases on Friday. First, the Personal Income and Outlays report for January will be released. This will give some idea...
Wednesday: Durable Goods, Pending Home Sales, Bernanke
This is interesting, from the WSJ: Miami Condo Loan Marks Milestone [A] group of lenders led by Birmingham, Ala.-based Regents Financial Corp. has agreed to...
Misc: Sales Ratio Existing to New Home Sales, FHFA House Prices, Richmond Fed Mfg Survey
Misc: Sales Ratio Existing to New Home Sales, FHFA House Prices, Richmond Fed Mfg Survey by Bill McBride on 2/26/2013 06:01:00 PM A couple of...
Real House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio
Real House Prices and Price-to-Rent Ratio by Bill McBride on 2/26/2013 02:41:00 PM For December, Case-Shiller reported the seventh consecutive year-over-year (YoY) gain in their house price...
Tuesday: New Home Sales, Case-Shiller House Prices, Bernanke
Market participants were rattled today by the election news out of Italy, as it looks like the economically-challenged nation is now politically adrift. Why should...
DOT: Vehicle Miles Driven declined 2.9% in December
The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported: Travel on all roads and streets changed...y -2.9% (-7.0...illion vehicle miles) for December 2012 as compared with December 2011....
Schedule for Week of Feb 24th
Schedule for Week of Feb 24th by Bill McBride on 2/23/2013 01:11:00 PM Earlier: • Summary for Week Ending Feb 22nd This will be a...