First-time unemployment claims fell to the lowest level since the shutdowns began last year. Weekly Initial Jobless Claims decreased to 385,000 for the week ended May 29, 2021, from 405,000 in the previous week. To put it...
Redfin reports that the luxury housing market stabilized in the third quarter after a weak first half in 2019. The average sale price for luxury homes nationwide rose 0.3% year over year to $1.6 million in the third quarter...
The Federal Reserve cut the benchmark short-term Fed Funds Rate (FFR) yesterday by 0.25% for the first decrease in that rate since December 2008. The move did not come as a surprise though the Fed signaled that there may just...
Consumer inflation remained tame in May as rising food prices were offset by a decline in the price of gasoline at the pumps. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose just 0.1% in May after a 0.3% gain in April. The Core CPI,...
Home price gains continue to cool as they drift down to more normal levels due in part to an uptick in housing inventories. The S&P Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Index rose 3% from February 2018 to February 2019, up...
The consumer bounced back in January after weak sales numbers at retail outlets were reported in December. Retail sales grew 0.2% in January after the negative 1.6% reported in December. The drop in December could have been...
After the recent spate of sub-par housing news, October Housing Starts rose 1.5% from September to an annual rate of 1.228 million units while Building Permits beat expectations. However, single-family starts declined 1.8%...
The job market continued to strengthen in October and rebounded after an ease in job growth in September due in part to severe weather on the East Coast. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that U.S. employers added...