Economy
The National Federation of Small Businesses’ Small Business Optimism Index came in fractionally above consensus and was a 0.8 point increase from the
Economy
The unemployment rate was released Friday morning, reaching 4.0%, surprising on the upside. This is up 0.6 percentage points from the cycle low of
Economy
Consumer Confidence for May from the Conference Board came in above expectations and was an increase of 4.5 points. The Present Situation Index
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Economy
Confidence among consumers is declining, and more households have
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Economy
Mortgage rates are now at 7.09% per Freddie Mac’s weekly release.
This
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Economy
Consumer Confidence was released this morning, highlighting the planned
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Economy
New Home Sales from the Census Bureau were up by more than expected in
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Economy
The Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) from the Conference Board has
John Stanton
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Long Term Care- What is It Exactly?
By John Stanton
Inflation came down last year, to a recent 3.35%, year over year, increase in the price of goods, services, housing.
Even so,