Personal Income increased 0.4% in April, Spending increased 1.0%
The BEA released the Personal Income and Outlays report for April: Personal income increased $69.8 billion, or 0.4 percent ...in April, according to the Bureau...
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Hamilton: ‘Trends in oil supply and demand’
From Professor Hamilton at Econbrowser: Trends in oil supply and demand. A few excerpts: The new supplies from the U.S., Iraq, and Iran brought prices...
Gasoline Prices: Down 40 cents per gallon from last year on Memorial Day
According to Gasbuddy.com, gasoline prices are down to a national average of $2.33 per gallon. One year ago for the week of Memorial Day, prices were...
The War on Data
People have different priorities and different values. But we share the same data. Over the last few days, we've heard a presidential contender make comments...
May 2016: Unofficial Problem Bank list declines to 205 Institutions
This is an unofficial list of Problem Banks compiled only from public sources.Here is the unofficial problem bank list for May 2016. Changes and comments...
Schedule for Week of May 29, 2016
The key report this week is the May employment report on Friday.Other key indicators include May vehicle sales, the May ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing indexes,...
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Mortgage Serious Delinquency rates declined in April
Freddie Mac reported that the Single-Family serious delinquency rate decreased in April to 1.15% from 1.20% in March. Freddie's rate is down from 1.66% in...
Lawler: Sustained Regional Home Price Declines Were Not That Uncommon from the Mid-80’s to the Mid-90’s
From housing economist Tom Lawler: Sustained Regional Home Price Declines Were Not That Uncommon from the Mid-80’s to the Mid-90’sDuring any 5-year period that including...
Consumer Sentiment at 94.7
Click on graph for larger image.The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for May was at 94.7, down from the preliminary reading of 95.8, and...
Q1 GDP Revised Up to 0.8% Annual Rate
Real gross domestic product -- the value of the goods and services produced by the nation’s economy less the value of the goods and services...