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US Trade Wars and You

By:  Richard E Walrath and Patricia L Johnson Biggest, best, highest, lowest are all terms all too familiar with this Administration, so let us apply those terms to trade. On September 5, 2018 the monthly trade report was released indicating … Continue reading

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FEDERAL RESERVE FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE RELEASE – JUNE 17, 2015

June 17, 2015 Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the June 16-17 FOMC meeting June 17, 2015 Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

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New York Federal Reserve – Empire State Manufacturing Survey – Released March 16, 2015

Empire State Manufacturing Survey

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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release G.17 – March 16, 2015

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY UTILIZATION

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Statement by Janet Yellen, February 24, 2015

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-Federal Reserve System annual financial statements

FRB: Press Release–Federal Reserve System publishes annual financial statements–March 14, 2014.

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Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization.

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FRB: Testimony–Bernanke, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress–July 17, 2012

FRB: Testimony–Bernanke, Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress–July 17, 2012.

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Economic Releases – Wednesday, September 7, 2011

FRB Beige Book Note: Release time is at 2 p.m. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Commercial Paper Federal Reserve Board (updated daily) Source: NBER

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Economic Releases – Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Employment Trends Index (Conference Board) Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. Foreign Exchange Rates (H10) Note: Release time is at 4 p.m. ISM Service Index Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. Selected Interest Rates Note: Release time is … Continue reading

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Economic Releases – Friday, September 2, 2011

ECRI Weekly Leading Index Note: Release time is at 10:30 a.m. Employment Situation (Includes Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, Average Workweek, and Hourly Earnings) Commercial Paper Source: NBER

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Economic Releases – Thursday, September 1, 2011

Auto Sales Note: Release time is at 5 p.m. Construction Spending / Construction Put in Place Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. Euro Area Monetary Financial Institution (MFI) Interest Rate Statistics Note: Release time is at 4 a.m. Factors … Continue reading

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FRB: FOMC Minutes, August 9, 2011

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, August 1 and August 9, 2011 Released by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on August 30, 2011

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Economic Releases – Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Note: Release time is at 9 a.m. Consumer Confidence Index (Conference Board) Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Minutes Note: Release time is at 2 p.m. Minutes from the previous … Continue reading

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Economic Releases – Monday, August 29, 2011

Foreign Exchange Rates (H10) Note: Release time is at 4 p.m. Pending Home Sales Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. Personal Income and Outlays Selected Interest Rates Note: Release time is at 4:15 p.m. Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey Note: … Continue reading

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Economic Releases – Friday, August 26, 2011

Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries* Corporate Profits ECRI Weekly Leading Index Note: Release time is at 10:30 a.m. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Survey Note: Release time is at 11 a.m. Monetary Developments in the Euro Area … Continue reading

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Economic Releases – Thursday, August 25, 2011

Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. Factors Affecting Reserve Balances (H41) Note: Release time is at 4:30 p.m. Money Stock Measures (H6) Note: Release time is at 4:30 p.m. SSI Annual Statistical Report* SSI … Continue reading

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Economic Releases – Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Mass Layoffs (Monthly) Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. New Residential Sales (New Home Sales) Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. Richmond Fed Manufacturing Survey Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. Richmond Fed Survey of Services and … Continue reading

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Economic Releases – Monday, August 22, 2011

Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) Foreign Exchange Rates (H10) Note: Release time is at 4 p.m. Selected Interest Rates Note: Release time is at 4:15 p.m. Commercial Paper Economic and Financial Indicators (updated daily) Federal Reserve Board (updated daily) … Continue reading

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Economic Indicators – Friday, August 19, 2011

ECRI Weekly Leading Index Note: Release time is at 10:30 a.m. Monetary Trends Note: Release time is at 12 p.m. Regional and State Employment and Unemployment (Monthly) Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. Survey of Current Business* Commercial Paper … Continue reading

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Economic Indicators – Thursday, August 18, 2011

Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program* Consumer Price Index (CPI) Existing Home Sales Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. Factors Affecting Reserve Balances (H41) Note: Release time is at 4:30 p.m. International Update (covers recent … Continue reading

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Economic Indicators – Wednesday August 17, 2011

Euro Area Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) statistics Euro Area Investment Fund Statistics European Central Bank (ECB) Balance of Payments MBA Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey Producer Price Index (PPI) Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey* Commercial Paper Economic and Financial … Continue reading

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Economic Releases – August 16, 2011

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization (G17) Note: Release time is at 9:15 a.m. New Residential Construction (Housing Starts) Retail E-commerce Sales (Quarterly) Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes Commercial Paper

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Economic Indicators – August 15, 2011

Empire State Manufacturing Survey Foreign Exchange Rates (H10) Note: Release time is at 4 p.m. Harmonised Competitiveness Indicators for the Euro Area Note: Release time is at 4 a.m. Selected Interest Rates Note: Release time is at 4:15 p.m. Treasury … Continue reading

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Economic Indicators – August 12, 2011

ECRI Weekly Leading Index Note: Release time is at 10:30 a.m. Manufacturing and Trade: Inventories and Sales (Business Inventories) Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. Multifactor Productivity Trends in Manufacturing* Philadelphia Fed Survey of Professional Forecasters Note: Release time … Continue reading

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Economic Releases – August 11, 2011

Factors Affecting Reserve Balances (H41) Note: Release time is at 4:30 p.m. Mass Layoffs (Monthly)* Mass Layoffs (Quarterly)* Money Stock Measures (H6) Note: Release time is at 4:30 p.m. U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims … Continue reading

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Economic Releases – August 10, 2011

Euro Area Securities Issues Statistics Note: Release time is at 4 a.m. Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) Note: Release time is at 10 a.m. Long-term Interest Rate Statistics for EU Member States Note: Release time is at 4 … Continue reading

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Economic Releases for August 9, 2011

Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Statement Note: Release time is at 2:15 p.m. Personal Income for Metropolitan Areas (Annual) Note: Release time is at 9 a.m. Productivity and Costs (Quarterly) Commercial Paper

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Economic Releases August 4, 2011

Economic releases scheduled for August 4, 2011 Factors Affecting Reserve Balances (H41) Note: Release time is at 4:30 p.m. Money Stock Measures (H6) Note: Release time is at 4:30 p.m. Social Security Bulletin* Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report (Initial Claims) … Continue reading

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Toward An Understanding of the Effects of Natural and Man-made Disasters on Unemployment and GDP -Or- Blame it All on Einstein

By Patricia L Johnson and Richard E Walrath The massive earthquake registering 9.0 on the Richter scale struck Japan on March 11, 2011 and was followed by a gigantic tsunami causing untold damage resulting in the meltdown of three nuclear … Continue reading

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Good News for U.S. Economy – Yes/No/Maybe?

Opinion By: Patricia L Johnson There have been two reports come out this week that are true indicators of what is happening in this country with our economy. Corporate profits hit a new record high during the first three months … Continue reading

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