Industrial production unchanged in January
Industrial production was unchanged in January but remained 0.8% above its year-earlier level. Total industrial production in January was 0.8%...
Economy
Home builder confidence rises in February
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) /Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) increased 7 points to 42 in February....
Retail sales increased in January
There were $697.0 billion in retail and food service sales in January an increase of 3.0% from the previous month...
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased 0.5 points in January, measuring 90.3.
A seasonally adjusted net 19.0% of owners plan to create new jobs in the next 3 months, up 2 points...
Inflation slowed to 6.4% in January
The Consumer Price Index increased 0.5% in January on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.1% in December, according to...
CFPB: Medical debt dominates collections items on credit reports
Medical collections tradelines constitute 57% of all collections on consumer credit reports, the CFPB said in a report released this...
New York Fed: Consumer inflation expectations mostly unchanged
Consumer inflation expectations were little changed in the short, medium and longer terms in January, according to the Federal Reserve...
Consumer sentiment increases in February
Consumer Sentiment was 66.4 in February, according to the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index. February’s figure was 1.5 points...
Survey: Economic stress weighing on most Americans
Two-thirds of American workers say the current economic environment is affecting them negatively, with many saying it is affecting their...
U.S. international trade deficit increases in December
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was...
