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January 2015 Leading Economic Index Growth Rate Moderates
Written by Steven HansenThe Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. improved 0.2% over...
Read moreRail Week Ending 14 February 2015: Intermodal Continues to Be Soft
Econintersect: Week 6 of 2015 shows same week total rail traffic (from same week one year...
Read more14 February 2015 Initial Unemployment Claims Rolling Average Again Improves
Blue Line 4 Week AverageThe market was expecting the weekly initial unemployment claims at 270,000 to...
Read moreResidential Building Sector Mixed in January 2015, But Continued Deceleration in the Averages.
Written by Steven HansenResidential building permits had a major backward revision this month that went back...
Read moreJanuary 2015 Industrial Production Growth Acceleration Continues
Written by Steven HansenThe headlines say seasonally adjusted Industrial Production (IP) improved. Econintersect's analysis agrees -...
Read moreInfographic Of The Day: Planet Earth Control Deck
I made a dashboard for planet Earth!It was inspired by sci-fi computer screens and also pinball...
Read moreJanuary 2015 Overall Producer Price Inflation Is Now Zero Year-over-Year
Written by Steven HansenThe Producer Price Index inflation continued its growth deceleration - and overall the...
Read more28 January 2015 FOMC Meeting Minutes: Lots of Talk About Inflation and Their Zero Bound Monetary Policy
Econintersect: The 28 January 2015 meeting statement presented the actions taken. This post covers the economic...
Read moreFebruary 2015 Empire State Survey’s Noisy Index Declines Slightly
Written by Steven HansenThe Empire State Manufacturing Survey slightly declined from last month but remains in...
Read moreGasoline Prices for Week Ending 16 February 2015 Rose over 8 Cents
Econintersect: Average gasoline prices rose 8.2 cents per gallon nationwide this past week following the previous...
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