Economic Outlook – 17 December 2017
US US economic data this week continued to signal moderate economic growth and inflation started to show signs of picking up. Following November’s performance, consumer prices are now up 2.2% on a year-on-year basis, while [...]
Economic Outlook – 10 December 2017
US US employers added 228,000 new jobs in November, which was better than expected. The print is particularly encouraging given that the distortions related to the storms this hurricane season have largely dissipated. Gains were [...]
Economic Outlook – 3 December 2017
US October’s new home sales report suggests that the market was very competitive and there is little relief ahead. The pace of new sales accelerated to the fastest of the current cycle, as products were [...]
Economic Outlook – 26 November 2017
US Data on existing home sales came in slightly above expectations. Overall sales rose 2.0% in October, rising to a 5.48 million unit pace, following a smaller than initially reported 0.4% increase in September. Those [...]
Economic Outlook – 19 November 2017
US Three of the leading US inflation indicators, the consumer price index, the producer price index and the import price index, collectively showed a firming of price growth in October. Although the headline CPI decelerated [...]
Economic Outlook – 12 November 2017
US On Tuesday, the JOLTS survey was released and indicated that demand for workers continues exhibiting strength. This is not necessarily a surprising story, given to low unemployment rate at just 4.1%, since December 2000. [...]