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
Economic growth during the 1st 3 months of 2016 was abysmal, but last week also gave us good news on manufacturing, the housing market and consumer sentiment.
The Fed decides to hold steady as we learn that GDP sputtered at the end of 2015 and durable goods orders plummeted in December.
The Fed finally made a move, manufacturing remained stuck in neutral and new home starts rebounded.
What We Learned About the U.S. Economy Last Week 