Economic Outlook – 19 August 2018
US US Consumer Prices matched expectations and edged up 0.2% in July. The monthly gain kept the headline index at a 2.9% increase on a year basis, the fastest pace in six years. Energy prices [...]
Economic Outlook – 12 August 2018
US US Consumer Prices matched expectations and edged up 0.2% in July. The monthly gain kept the headline index at a 2.9% increase on a year-to-year basis, the fastest pace in six years. Energy prices [...]
Economic Outlook – 5 August 2018
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 [...]
Economic Outlook – 29 July 2018
US US real GDP grew at a 4.1% pace during the second quarter and first quarter growth was also slightly stronger than first reported. The stronger GDP figures do not come as much of a [...]
Economic Outlook – 8 July 2018
US The US labor market remained hot in June. Employers added 213,000 new jobs, while May’s gain was revised up to 244,000 from 223,000. Gains in June were broad based, with most industries adding jobs [...]
Economic Outlook – 1 July 2018
US New home sales jumped 6.7% in May, to a 689,000-unit pace. However, April sales were revised lower and now reflect a 3.7% drop. Sales in the South were up 17.9% in May, to a [...]