Strength in retail and manufacturing counterbalanced weakness in the housing market, but other measures continued to wobble.
Mixed Signals: August 15 – 19
Wilting in the Heat: July 18 – 22
Economic activity staggered a bit more this summer.
More Turbulence: May 16 – 20
Retail sales and factory orders grew in April, but other data were not as rosy.
What We Learned About the U.S. Economy Last Week 