Stock Market Hits 2012 Year Highs On February 11 Jobless Claims and January Housing Data: Unemployment benefits claims fell for the week ending February 11, 2012. Initial jobless claims fell 13,ooo to 348,000 which is more evidence that the labor market is improving. New claims for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level since...
Personal Incomes Rise By More Than Expected in December 2011: Personal incomes in the U.S. are rising and giving consumers more money to spend. Personal income rose $61.3 billion, or 0.5 percent in December 2011 the Bureau of Economic Analysis said today. This is a sharp increase from November when personal income increased...
GDP For Q4 2011 At 2.8 Percent: Is This A Good Number Or Not? 3 reasons GDP Q4 2011 at 2.8 percent is – ok. It’s a more than decent number. The U.S. gross domestic product for the fourth quarter of 2011 was announced today. The U.S. grew at 2.8 percent in the last...
Initial Jobless Claims Rise for week of Jan 24, 2012, Durable Goods Orders Increase and New Home Sales Fall in December 2011: Jobless claims fall marginally. Initial jobless claims rose but not by much. Claims for initial unemployment benefits rose for the week ended January 21, 2012 the Labor Department said today. Applications for...
The Top Economic Data Points To Watch Next Week – Ended Jan 27, 2012: Next week is a economics data packed. From housing to the FOMC decision, initial jobless claims and durable goods orders, some indications of how 2011 ended and 2012 will continue get released this week. 1/26 New Home Sales 1/25 Pending...
