What We Learned About the U.S. Economy Last Week
Weekly Economic Update: A brief, non-technical review of the previous week's U.S. economic data releases by Kevin A. Roth, PhD
As the Fed inches towards its first interest rate hike in 9 years, we learned that the U.S. economy moderately expanded during the spring. Here's the U.S. economic data you missed during the week ending July 31.
Sales of previously owned homes hit an 8-year high and several measures find business activity growing. Here's the U.S. economic data you missed during the week ending July 24. Sales of previously owned homes grew in June to their fastest pace since before the last recession. The National Association of Realtors measure jumped 3.2% during... Continue Reading →
Housing’s heating up while retail sales and manufacturing both remain cool. Here's the U.S. economic data you missed during the week ending July 17. 1. Housing construction remained strong this spring—at least by post-recession standards. The Census Bureau puts housing starts during June at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) of 1.174 million units, up... Continue Reading →
What We Learned About the U.S. Economy Last Week 