The Week Ahead: Case Shiller, Durable Goods Orders, Housing This week will be interesting due to the plethora of information that will be dispersed. Information about home prices, the Case-Shiller and durable goods orders are on our watch lists. The market has gained substantially in the last few weeks and the most pressing issue...
New Media and the November Elections: From our friends at InterSearchMedia The November elections this year will be important for determining the next phase of economic expansion. The media has an integral role in getting information to the public about candidates but this year has been slightly different. Some candidates have chosen to ignore...
The Labor Department reports unemployment fell in 23 states and Washington D.C. in September. This is the best report of its kind since June. New hiring was still weak in many areas of the country but this is a positive sign that job growth is occurring albeit at a slow pace. Jobs numbers may...
Economic Indicators Up – Initial Claims Down The Conference Board released data on U.S. leading economic indicators for September which rose 0.3 percent. The August economic indicators were downwardly revised to an increase of 0.1 percent. Philly Fed – Indicators Above Zero The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank data showed business activity at a reading...
Stocks Rebounded from yesterday’s declines during midday trading as market watchers waited for the Fed Beige book. The Fed has signaled that they will engage in more quantitative easing and the Fed Beige book may show in greater detail exactly what information Chairman Ben Bernanke may have focused on. Did Ben Bernanke see something...
