The key report scheduled for this week is December Existing Home sales. For manufacturing, the January Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey will be released. —– Monday, Jan 20th —–All US markets will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day —– Tuesday, Jan 21st —–No major economic releases scheduled. —– Wednesday, Jan...
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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) was at 75, down from 76 in December. Any number above 50 indicates that more builders view sales conditions as good than poor. From NAHB: Builder Confidence Begins Year Strong as Single-Family Growth Continues Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family...
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The key reports this week are December housing starts, CPI and retail sales. For manufacturing, the December Industrial Production report and the January NY and Philly Fed manufacturing surveys will be released. —– Monday, Jan 13th —–No major economic releases scheduled. —– Tuesday, Jan 14th —–6:00 AM: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for December....
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Here is the earlier post on Case-Shiller: Case-Shiller: National House Price Index increased 4.3% year-over-year in January It has been over eleven years since the bubble peak. In the Case-Shiller release this morning, the seasonally adjusted National Index (SA), was reported as being 12.0% above the previous bubble peak. However, in real terms, the...
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Special Note on Government Opening: Now that the Government is open, the data releases that were postponed will be released soon. The BEA and Census will probably provide an updated schedule early next week. Some releases on the weekly schedule below will probably be delayed (like Q4 GDP). The key reports scheduled for this...
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Special Note on Government Shutdown: If the Government shutdown continues, then some additional releases will be delayed. For example, this coming week, the retail sales and housing starts reports will not be released if the government remains shutdown.  (see bottom for key releases already delayed). The key reports this week are December housing starts...
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If the government shutdown continues through this coming week, then the unemployment rate in the January report will be negatively impacted. This is a key week since it is the reference week for the BLS report (contains the 12th of the month). If the shutdown continues through next weekend, Federal employees who are on...
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Note: Surferdude808 compiles an unofficial list of Problem Banks compiled only from public sources. Here is the unofficial problem bank list for January 2018. Here are the monthly changes and a few comments from surferdude808: Update on the Unofficial Problem Bank List for January 2018. The list had a net decline of two insured...
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Note: This appears to be a leading indicator for industrial production. From the American Chemistry Council: Business, Economic Activity Show No Signs of Winter Freeze as 2018 Gets off to Robust Start The Chemical Activity Barometer (CAB), a leading economic indicator created by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), expanded 0.5 percent in January on...
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The key economic reports this week are December retail sales and the Consumer Price Index (CPI). —– Monday, Jan 8th —–3:00 PM: Consumer Credit from the Federal Reserve. The consensus is for consumer credit to increase .0 billion in November. —– Tuesday, Jan 2nd —–6:00 AM ET: NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for December....
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