Existing Home Sales Drop 1.3% in January
Existing-home sales dropped by 1.3 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of…
Author Hugo Dante
Hugo Dante
Hugo Dante is an economist in Washington, D.C. He was previously an economic research specialist at ABA. In addition to the ABA Banking Journal, his writing has appeared in The Hill, The National Interest and Townhall. Views expressed here are his own.
Producer Prices Rose 0.5 percent in January
Producer prices advanced 0.5 percent in January, seasonally adjusted according to the U.S. Bureau of…
Retail Sales Up 0.3 Percent in January
There were $529.8 billion in retail and food service sales in January, up 0.3 percent…
Industrial Production Declined 0.3 percent in January
Industrial production declined 0.3 percent in January, as unseasonably warm weather held down the output…
Consumer Prices Rises in January
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.1 percent in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, according…
Small Business Optimism Rises, Historically Robust in January
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased to 104.3, a reading in the top 10%…
Consumer Credit Growth Accelerates in December
Consumer credit increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5 percent in the fourth…
International Trade Balance Widened in December
The U.S. international trade deficit widened in December, growing $5.2 billion to $48.8 billion, according…
ISM: Non-Manufacturing Sector Growth Robust in January
The ISM Non-Manufacturing Index registered 55.5 points in January, 0.6 percentage points lower than December’s…
ADP: 291,000 Jobs Added in January
The non-farm private sector added 291,000 jobs in January, according to the ADP National Employment…