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October 2014 Chicago Purchasing Managers Barometer Rises To A One Year High
The Chicago Business Barometer increased 5.7 points to a one year high of 66.2 in October, as there was a double digit improvement in new orders.
Rail Week Ending 25 October 2014: Strong Week Inside A General Growth Cycle
Week 43 of 2014 shows same week total rail traffic (from same week one year ago) grew according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR) traffic data.
FOMC Meeting Statement: QE Ends With Reinvesting Expiring Securities Continuing. More Words Added On Zero Interest Rate
The Federal Open Market Committee - the board of directors of the Federal Reserve decided to end new purchases under the quantitative easing program, although reinvesting expiring securities continues.
Leading Index Review: Philly Fed Leading Index Growth Rate Marginally Declines
The forecast now shows growth is projected at 1.7% over the next 6 months - a slowing pace of growth. A positive index number projects positive economic growth for the next 6 months.
November 2014 Economic Forecast: Marginal Slowing In Rate Of Growth
Our November 2014 Economic Forecast continues to show a stable and growing economy – with a marginally worse growth than last month.
Richmond Fed Manufacturing Growth Strong In October 2014
Of the five regional Federal Reserve surveys released to date, all show manufacturing expanding in August 2014.
Durable Goods Declined. The Internals Were Not Good - And Well Under Expectations
Unadjusted new orders growth decelerated 3.0% ( after decelerating 29.7% the previous month) month-over-month , but is up 4,3% year-over-year.
September 2014 Pending Home Sales Relatively Strong After 11 Bad Months
The National Association of Realtors seasonally adjusted pending home sales index for September 2014 improved - and is finally back in expansion after a year in contraction.
October 2014: ECRI's WLI Goes To The Dark Side. Statistically No Economic Growth Is Being Forecast
ECRI's WLI Growth Index declined , and has trespassed marginally into negative territory declining each week for the last 5 weeks - and forecasting literally no growth over the next six months.
Leading Economic Index Suggests A Moderately Growing Economy For The Rest Of The Year
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. has been noisy but remains in a growth trend.
September 2014 CFNAI Super Index Shows The USA Had A Good Month
The CFNAI is a weighted average of 85 indicators drawn from four broad categories of data: 1) production and income; 2) employment, unemployment, and hours; 3) personal consumption and housing; and 4) sales, orders, and inventories.
Unemployment Claims Rolling Average Drops Again. Lowest Level Since May 2000
2014 claim levels are now near 40 year lows.
Sea Container Counts Mixed Suggesting A Possible Strengthening USA Economy
Export growth (which is an indicator of competitiveness and global economic growth) decelerated 0.2% month-over-month, is down 5.6% compared to September 2013, and is up 1.1% year-to-date.
September 2014 Existing Home Sales Improve But Only Reflects Bad Economic Dynamics
Sales growth accelerated 9.4% month-over-month, up 1.9% year-over-year – sales growth rate trend is accelerating (but negative) using the 3 month moving average.
Looking Through The Market Chaos
The USA equity markets may be signalling an economic slowdown - or not. This is part of the haze of looking at information in real time.
ECRI's WLI Declines Further. Projecting Little Growth Over The Next 6 Months
ECRI's WLI Growth Index marginally declined , remaining in positive territory declining each week for the last 4 weekls
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