First-Quarter GDP Growth Slows to 1.6%, Well Below Forecasts… GDP growth dropped 50% from the third quarter, even though prices moved higher. The combination raised the specter of stagflation. What ...
Week In Review – April 22 2024
In Moderated Q&A, Fed Chair Powell Tells Audience It Might Take Longer to Tame Inflation… Powell noted that while inflation had declined significantly since last year, recent data have not given the ...
Week In Review – April 1 2024
New-Home Sales Slipped 0.3% in February to an Annualized Rate of 662,000… The sales rate fell 31.5% in the Northeast. What it means— The median sales price of a new home fell from $414,900 to ...
Week In Review – March 19 2024
Consumer Price Index Rose 0.4% in February, Was Up 3.2% Over the Last Year… The core Consumer Price Index (CPI), excluding food and energy, fell to 3.8%, but it was higher than the forecast of ...
Week In Review – March 11 2024
The U.S. Economy Created 275,000 Jobs in February, Well Above the 200,000 Estimate…Unemployment ticked up from 3.7% to 3.9%. What it means— Did we really create 275,000 jobs? Who knows? While ...