Monthly Archives: August 2018

August 2018

Economic Outlook – 26 August 2018

2018-08-26T18:43:49+00:00

US US existing homes sales declined 0.7% to 5.34 million units in July. Single-family sales fared slightly better and only experienced a 0.2% drop, while condos and co-ops fell 4.8%. Total resales have now declined on a monthly basis in each of the past four months and are trending 1.5% below year-ago levels. The parade [...]

Economic Outlook – 26 August 2018 2018-08-26T18:43:49+00:00

Economic Outlook – 5 August 2018

2018-08-05T21:19:05+00:00

US The Employment Cost Index rose to its highest year-over-year pace of the expansion in Q2. Employment costs at private businesses have risen 2.9% amid a more rapid rise in wages and benefits. Public sector costs have been more subdued, however, as wage growth has slipped back under 2.0%. For all the hand wringing over [...]

Economic Outlook – 5 August 2018 2018-08-05T21:19:05+00:00