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The Chicago Fed National Activity Index composite of 85 economic data series suggests growth accelerated in September.
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Housing starts fell in September and appear to be plateauing after rebounding from the boom-bust cycle in the early 2000s.
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Economic data continue to be impacted by distortions from hurricanes, but the broad trend of very slow growth in industrial production appears to be intact.
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Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell for the week ending October 7 and seem likely to drift back to their pre-storm levels.
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AIER’s Business Cycle Conditions Leading Indicators Index declined in September to a reading of 75 from 88 in the prior month. The Roughly Coincident Indicators Index remained at a perfect 100 for a seventh month while the Lagging Indicators Index rose …
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The latest data on job openings suggest the labor market remains healthy and imply continued jobs growth in the coming months.
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The headline data from the September jobs report was heavily distorted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma but the underlying details suggest the labor market remains healthy.
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September economic data are off to a strong start suggesting a positive outlook for consumer spending and the economy overall heading into the final quarter of 2017.
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Business investment appears to be improving as orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft, a proxy for business investment, rose 0.9 percent in August and shows a 3.3 percent gain year to date versus 2016.
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A healthy labor market is supporting consumer confidence but some signs of weakness in housing are starting to appear.
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The September Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey from the Philadelphia Fed suggests manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic region remains healthy.
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Housing starts fell but permits rose in August as numerous crosscurrents are hitting housing.
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