ForexBlogger @ June 3, 2013 # Comments Off
EUR/USD climbed today as macroeconomic reports were worse than expected, sparking talks that the Federal Reserve may maintain its stimulus program for a prolonged time. Meanwhile, European data was better than expected. The eur…
CalculatedRisk @ December 10, 2011 # Comments Off
This was a light week for economic data and most of the focus was on Europe.
The good news included fewer initial weekly unemployment claims, an increase in consumer sentiment and an increase in rail traffic. However the ISM non-manufacturing index w…
CalculatedRisk @ December 5, 2011 # Comments Off
The November ISM Non-manufacturing index was at 52.0%, down from 52.9% in October. The employment index decreased in November to 48.9%, down from 53.3% in October. Note: Above 50 indicates expansion, below 50 contraction.
From the Institute for Supp…
CalculatedRisk @ December 3, 2011 # Comments Off
Earlier:
• Summary for Week ending Dec 2nd
European policymakers are meeting again this week, and an announcement of additional measures is expected by Friday, December 9th.
This will be a light week for economic releases. The key economic release…
CalculatedRisk @ December 1, 2011 # Comments Off
Tomorrow (Friday) the BLS will release the November Employment Situation Summary at 8:30 AM ET. Bloomberg is showing the consensus is for an increase of 131,000 payroll jobs in November, and for the unemployment rate to remain unchanged at 9.0%. The c…
CalculatedRisk @ December 1, 2011 # Comments Off
PMI was at 52.7% in November, up from 50.8% in October. The employment index was at 51.8%, down from 53.5%, and new orders index was at 56.7%, up from 52.4%.
From the Institute for Supply Management: November 2011 Manufacturing ISM Report On Busin…
CalculatedRisk @ November 28, 2011 # Comments Off
This is the last of the regional Fed surveys for November. The regional surveys provide a hint about the ISM manufacturing index – and the regional surveys were mixed and still fairly weak in November.
From the Dallas Fed: Texas Manufacturing Activi…
CalculatedRisk @ November 17, 2011 # Comments Off
Catching up (I’ll have more on mortgage delinquencies later) …
From the Philly Fed: November 2011 Business Outlook Survey
The survey’s broadest measure of manufacturing conditions, the diffusion index of current activity, remained positive for the…
CalculatedRisk @ November 3, 2011 # Comments Off
On Friday the BLS will release the October Employment Situation Summary at 8:30 AM ET. Bloomberg is showing the consensus is for an increase of 90,000 payroll jobs in October, and for the unemployment rate to remain unchanged at 9.1%.
Overall the econ…
CalculatedRisk @ November 1, 2011 # Comments Off
PMI was at 50.8%% in October, down from 51.6% in September. The employment index was at 53.5%, down from 53.8%, and new orders index was at 52.4%, up from 49.6%.
From the Institute for Supply Management: October 2011 Manufacturing ISM Report On Bu…