Existing Home Sales Slow in April
Existing home sales declined 3.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of 5.04 million, down from an upwardly revised 5.21...
Economy
FOMC Minutes: June Rate Hike Not Likely
Many participants said that a June rate hike is unlikely, according to the minutes from the April 17-19 Federal Open...
Housing Starts Jump to Highest Level Since 2007
Housing starts in April rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.135 million, 20.2 percent above the revised March...
Homebuilder Confidence Fell Two Points in May
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) fell two points to a level of 54 in...
Mining and Utilities Drive Industrial Production Decline
Industrial production decreased 0.3 percent in April, the fifth consecutive monthly loss. From April 2014, the index increased 1.9 percent.
Student Loan Debt Outpacing Other Debt Growth
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced in its Q1 2015 Household Debt and Credit Report, that total household...
Producer Prices Slip in April
Producer prices fell 0.4 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, after increasing 0.2...
Retail Sales Unchanged in April
There were $436.8 billion of food and retail sales in April (after adjustment of seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day...
Small Business Optimism Rises in April
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose to 96.9 in April, up 1.7 points from the previous month.
U.S. Adds 223,000 Jobs in April
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 223,000 in April, up from last month’s revised estimate of 85,000. The unemployment rate...
