October 23, 2017 Weekly Economic Update
Existing home sales advanced 0.7% last month, according to a National Association of Realtors report. This gain broke a 3-month streak of retreats.
October 16, 2017 Weekly Economic Update
Two economic indicators stood out last week. Retail purchases rose 1.6% during September as households and businesses replaced cars damaged in hurricanes.
October 9, 2017 Weekly Economic Newsletter
The Department of Labor’s September employment report revealed the impact of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma: it showed 33,000 fewer people working.
October 2, 2017 Weekly Economic Update
PERSONAL SPENDING BARELY IMPROVES – Consumer spending increased by only a seasonally adjusted 0.1% in August, while consumer incomes rose 0.2%.
September 18, 2017 Weekly Economic Update
Economists had long assumed consumer prices would rise abruptly at some point, and they certainly did last month. The CPI increased 0.4% in August.
September 11, 2017 Weekly Economic Update
Credit reporting agency Equifax disclosed that hackers had raided its databases this spring, accessing the personal information of up to 143 million people.
