by slamdot | Jun 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last week there was a double dose of bad news. First up the report that showed consumers slowed spending in April as consumer expenditures dropped even though incomes increased. Then later in the week was the news that the revised GDP estimate for first quarter...
by slamdot | May 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last week was very light on economic news with just two housing releases of note. Existing home sales rose, but when compared to a year ago the sales rate is slower and inventory levels are higher. At least part of the issue slowing sales is the fact that mortgage...
by slamdot | May 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
The last couple weeks have had quite a few economic releases with both good and bad news. Inflation is rising, finally, but is still under the Federal Reserve’s target. Industrial production and capacity utilization decreased slightly in April, but the Trade...
