Low Inflation could Trigger Deflation
Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports, Market Analysis | No Comments »Recently, the Department of Labor released the US Producer Price Index, showing that there was a steep drop of inflation during the month of October, as the indicator posted a 2.8% decline in prices; almost a full basis point below ...
November 2008 U.S. Trade Balance Report
Thursday, December 11th, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports, Market Analysis | No Comments »The U.S. Trade Balance is the difference between the amount of goods and services exported versus the amount imported into and out of the United States. A positive number in this report indicates that there is a trade surplus, meaning ...
November 2008 US Unemployment Claims
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports | No Comments »U.S. Unemployment Claims, also known as Jobless Claims, is a survey used to measure the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week within the United States. It is released on a ...
November 2008 US Retail Sales
Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports, Market Analysis | No Comments »What is the U.S. Retail Sales Indicator? U.S. Retail Sales is a leading economic indicator used to measure the percentage change in the total value of sales at the retail level during the previous month. It is a leading indicator of ...
October 2008 Non-Farm Employment Change Report
Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports, Market Analysis | No Comments »The U.S. Non-Farm Employment Change, also known as "Non-Farm Payrolls" (NFP) and the "Employment Report," is a monthly economic indicator used to measure the change in the number of employed people, excluding the farming industry. Each month the Current Employment Statistics ...
What is the U.S. Advanced GDP?
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports | No Comments »The Advanced Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a survey that is being used to measure the annualized change in the value of all goods and services produced by the relevant economy. It is defined as the total market value of ...
Federal Funds Rate Forecast Oct 2008
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports, Market Analysis | No Comments »What is the U.S. Federal Funds Rate? The U.S. Federal Funds Rate, or Interest Rates, is the rate at which banks lend balances held at the Federal Reserve to other banks overnight. This figure is released 8 times each year. It ...
September 2008 U.S. Unemployment Claims
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports | No Comments »U.S. Unemployment Claims, also known as Jobless Claims, is a survey used to measure the number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week within the United States of America.
What is the Preliminary UoM Consumer Sentiment Report?
Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in FAQ, Indicator Reports | No Comments »The Preliminary UoM Consumer Sentiment Indicator is a survey of consumer confidence conducted by the University of Michigan. This is a telephone survey which gathers information on consumer expectations regarding the overall economy.
What is the Beige Book?
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports | No Comments »This report is more formally known as the "Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions." It is a summary of anecdotal data compiled through surveys and interviews conducted by the 12 branches of the Federal Reserve Bank in each of ...
September 2008 U.S. Non-Farm Employment Change
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in Indicator Reports | No Comments »What is the "Non-Farm Employment Change?" The U.S. Non-Farm Employment Change, also known as "Non-Farm Payrolls" (NFP) and the "Employment Report," is a monthly economic indicator used to measure the change in the number of employed people, excluding the farming industry.
What is the “U.S. New Home Sales” Indicator?
Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Posted in FAQ, Indicator Reports | No Comments »U.S. New Home Sales is a leading economic indicator used to measure the annual number of new single-family homes that were sold during the previous month. While this is a monthly figure, it is reported in an annualized format. This ...
What is the “US Federal Funds Rate?”
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 Posted in FAQ, Indicator Reports | No Comments »The US Federal Funds Rate, or Interest Rates, is the rate at which banks lend balances held at the Federal Reserve to other banks overnight. This figure is released 8 times each year. It is important because short-term Interest Rates ...
What Is the Non-Farm Employment Change Report?
Thursday, September 4th, 2008 Posted in FAQ, Indicator Reports | No Comments »The U.S Non-Farm Employment Change, also known as "Non-Farm Payrolls" (NFP) or "Employment Report", is a monthly economic indicator used to measure the change in the number of employed people, excluding those in the farming industry.
What is the ISM Manufacturing PMI?
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 Posted in FAQ, Indicator Reports | No Comments »The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) releases a monthly report of the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI). The Index is used to measure the level of diffusion based on surveyed purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry.
What is the U.S. Building Permits Indicator?
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in FAQ, Indicator Reports | No Comments »Building Permits are an indicator used to measure current data on new residential constructions, additions, alterations and rennovations to existing residential buildings.
U.S. Consumer Confidence Sentiment - Why is it Important?
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in FAQ, Indicator Reports | No Comments »The Consumer Sentiment survey usually acts as a direct reflection of prior leading financial indicators that are assembling the U.S economic outlook. The biggest impact of the survey derives from instantly affecting consumer data, such as home prices, food costs, ...