BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, Housing Starts for May were 1.269 million units, a decrease of 0.9% from the previous month, below expectations. However, this…
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BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager In this morning’s announcement, Retail Sales increased 0.5% in May, slightly less than expected. Strength in non-store retailers, electronic stores, and sporting goods…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, the economy added just 75,000 jobs in May, much lower than the 175k estimate. The construction category was little changed…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, Personal Income increased 0.5% in April, above forecasts. In addition, Personal Spending increased 0.3% in April, also above forecasts. The…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, Retail Sales for April fell 0.2%, below the slight increase expected. Sales for building & garden materials, electronic & appliance…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager In this morning’s announcement, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.3% in April, a bit lower than forecasts, and grew 2.0% on an annual…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, the economy added 263,000 jobs in April, more than the 190k estimate, and the unemployment rate fell two tenths to…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager In this morning’s announcement, the first reading on U.S. GDP growth for the first quarter 2019 shows an increase of 3.2% at annual…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, Retail Sales for March increased 1.6%, much stronger than the 1% expected. The control group; which excludes food services, auto dealers,…
BY: MARSHALL BARTLETT Senior Vice President / Portfolio Manager Announced this morning, the Consumer Price Index increased 0.4% in March and 1.9% on an annual basis, close to estimates. The core rate, which…
