Thursday:• At 8:15 AM, The ADP Employment Report for August. This report is for private payrolls only (no government). The consensus is for 150,000 payroll jobs added in August, down from 156,000 added in July. • At 8:30 AM, The initial weekly unemployment claims report will be released. The consensus is for 215 thousand...
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From Dodge Data Analytics: Dodge Momentum Index Falls in May The Dodge Momentum Index fell 1.0% in May to 141.0 (2000=100) from the revised April reading of 142.4. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which...
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The May ISM Non-manufacturing index was at 56.9%, up from 55.5% in April. The employment index increased to 58.1%, from 53.7%. Note: Above 50 indicates expansion, below 50 contraction. From the Institute for Supply Management: May 2019 Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business® Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in May for the 112th...
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From Dodge Data Analytics: Dodge Momentum Index Dips in April The Dodge Momentum Index fell 0.5% in April to 144.3 (2000=100) from the revised March reading of 145.1. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which...
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The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) released their April report: April NMHC Quarterly Survey Highlights Continued Strength of the Apartment Market he apartment market showed signs of strengthening in the National Multifamily Housing Council’s Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions for April 2019. The Market Tightness (52), Equity Financing (53), and Debt Financing (81)...
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S&P/Case-Shiller released the monthly Home Price Indices for November (“October” is a 3 month average of September, October and November prices). This release includes prices for 20 individual cities, two composite indices (for 10 cities and 20 cities) and the monthly National index. Note: Case-Shiller reports Not Seasonally Adjusted (NSA), I use the SA...
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From Matthew Graham at Mortgage News Daily: Mortgage Rates Dodging Some Risk For Now As it happened, bonds staged a somewhat impressive recovery with help from investor concern about global growth. Oftentimes, a big loss in equities markets can send money running to the bond market where it benefits interest rates. This was the...
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CR Note: Most of this survey is noise, but there is some information, especially on the labor market and the “Single Most Important Problem”. From the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB): October 2018 Report: Small Business Optimism Index The Optimism Index shed a modest 0.5 points, with slight declines in five components, no...
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From the Chicago Fed: Index Points to Steady Economic Growth in August The Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) was unchanged at +0.18 in August. Three of the four broad categories of indicators that make up the index increased from July, and two of the four categories made positive contributions to the index in...
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Note: This index is possibly a leading indicator for new non-residential Commercial Real Estate (CRE) investment, except manufacturing. From Dodge Data Analytics: Dodge Momentum Index Inches Up in May The Dodge Momentum Index eked out a small gain in May, moving 1.8% higher to 167.8 (2000=100) from the revised April reading of 164.9. The...
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