Author : Calculated Risk

Notes: In July there were 6.939 million job openings, and, according to the July Employment report, there were 6.234 million unemployed. So, for the fourth...

From the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB): August 2018 Report: Small Business Optimism IndexThe NFIB Small Business Optimism Index soared to 108.8 in August,...

From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Highest in Over a MonthMortgage rates were slightly higher today, depending on the lender. Many lenders...

During the recession, I wrote about the troubles in Las Vegas and included a chart of visitor and convention attendance: Lost Vegas. Since then Las...

From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: US hotel results for week ending 1 SeptemberThe U.S. hotel industry reported positive year-over-year results in the three key performance metrics during...

Black Knight released their Mortgage Monitor report for July today. According to Black Knight, 3.61% of mortgages were delinquent in July, down from 3.74% in...

Weekend:• Schedule for Week of September 9, 2018Monday:• At 3:00 PM: Consumer Credit from the Federal Reserve. The consensus is for consumer credit to increase...

A few comments from Steven Kopits of Princeton Energy Advisors LLC on September 7, 2018:"That's all, folks!" • Oil rigs declined, -2 to 860• Horizontal...

The key economic reports this week are August Retail sales, and the August Consumer Price Index (CPI).For manufacturing, August industrial production will be released this...

From the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Rail Time Indicators. Graphs and excerpts reprinted with permission. August 2018 was yet another good month for rail...