USAThe S&P Global Flash Composite PMI signalled another solid expansion in private sector activity in December, as it rose from 54.9 to a 33-month high of 56.6. Business confidence was at its highest since Mary 2022, something respondents attributed to expectations of a more business friendly administration under the Trump Presidency, especially in terms of [...]
USAThe Consumer Price Index rose a consensus-matching 0.3% in November. This came in the wake of a 0.2% print the prior month. Prices in the energy segment edged up 0.2%, as a 0.4% decline in the electricity segment was more than offset by gains for fuel oil (+0.6%), gasoline (+0.6%) and utility gas services (+1.0%). [...]
USANFP (Nonfarm Payrolls) rose 227K in November, a tad more than the median economist forecast calling for a +220K print. The positive surprise was compounded by a +56K cumulative revision to the prior months’ results. Employment in the goods sector rose 34K, reflecting gains in manufacturing (+22K) and construction (+10K). Employment in the mining/logging segment [...]
USANominal personal income rose 0.6% in October, twice the rate expected by consensus (+0.3%) and the most in 9 months. The wage/salary component of income moved up 0.5%, while income derived from government transfers jumped 0.7%. Personal current taxes, meanwhile, edged up 0.1%. All this translated into a 0.7% increase in disposable income, the biggest [...]
USThe S&P Global Flash Composite PMI signalled another solid expansion in private sector activity in November, as it rose from 54.1 to a 31-month high of 55.3. New orders (from 52.8 to 54.9) piled up at the fastest pace since May 2022 but that did not prevent a fourth consecutive decline in private sector employment. [...]
USAThe Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in October, in line with the median economist forecast. This came in the wake of another 0.2% gain the prior month. Price in the energy segment were flat as declines for fuel oil (-4.6%) and gasoline (-0.9%) were offset by the sub-indices tracking the cost of electricity (+1.2%) [...]
USAThe trade deficit deepened from $70.8 billion (revised from $70.4 billion) to $84.4 billion in September. This was due to an increase in the goods trade deficit of $14.2 billion to $109.0 billion, which represents the largest goods deficit in a little over two years. The variation was little changed by the services surplus (from [...]
USA Real GDP expanded 2.8% annualised in the third quarter, a result roughly in line with the median economist forecast calling for a +2.9% print. As this was stronger than potential, the output gap widened from +2.4% to +2.6%, the widest it has been since 1978. Year on year, real GDP was up 2.7%. [...]
USAThe S&P Global Flash Composite PMI signalled yet another solid expansion in private sector activity in October, as it rose from 54.0 to 54.3. New orders (from 52.5 to 54.2) piled up at the fastest pace in 17 months but that did not prevent a modest decline in private sector employment. Inflation continued to ease [...]
USAThe Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% in September, more than the median economist forecast calling for a +0.1% print. This came in the wake of another 0.2% gain the prior month. Price in the energy segment fell 1.9% on declines for fuel oil (-6.0%) and gasoline (-4.1%). The sub-indices tracking the cost of electricity and [...]
