Tag: u.s. economy
Q1 US GDP Growth Turns Negative: A Ray Of Light For...
The initial ‘advanced’ US GDP growth estimate for the first quarter of 2015 estimated that the economy grew at 0.2%. The second revision based...
April US Existing Home Sales Soften; Price Nears 2006 Peak
April US Existing Home Sales soften M/M
Price Only Five Percent Away From July 2006 Peak
US existing home sales fall 3.3 percent to a seasonally...
Are Unemployment Claims Nearing An Inflection Point?
The U.S. economy continues to churn out mixed messages.
The retail sales number on Wednesday was an outright dud. Sales in April were flat month-over-month,...
U.S. Housing Data Mixed: Home Construction ETF (ITB) In Focus
This week is perfect to be discussing U.S. housing dynamics as the March sales numbers for existing and new homes were just published. The...
March Federal Reserve Meeting: Economy Slowing, Party On
The Big Macro Event that had been hanging over the stock and bond markets the last month was finally resolved last week when the...
Weighing The Global Economic Slowdown Into The Fed Meeting
Over the past several weeks I have spent a lot of time highlighting the global economic slowdown and how it will continue to drag on the...
Market Debate: Stocks or US Treasury Bonds In 2015?
Last week was a rough week for investors, especially those that were invested in US Treasury Bonds. It has been an especially volatile year...
February Jobs Report Triggers Fed Rate Hike Fears – Random Thoughts
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that the U.S. economy added 295,000 jobs in February. This beat the consensus estimate of 240,000 jobs...
4th Quarter GDP Report Shows Growth Slowing
Earlier today, the markets received word that 4th quarter GDP had been revised down from 2.6% to 2.2%.
The 4th quarter GDP report was previously...
3 Reasons The Aging Bull Market Is Running Out Of Steam
When you are managing your retirement portfolio, it makes sense to keep tabs on the economic factors that have reliable correlation to long term...
