Fed Survey Confirms Broader Economic Improvement
By Michael Neal Information provided by the Federal Reserve Board in its October 2017 release of the Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) indicates that
By Michael Neal Information provided by the Federal Reserve Board in its October 2017 release of the Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) indicates that
By Michael Neal The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 3.0 percent over the third quarter on
By Michael Neal On Wednesday, November 1, the Federal Open Markets Committee (“FOMC”) decided to leave its interest rate, the federal funds rate, unchanged at
By Michael Neal President Trump has nominated Jerome H. Powell to be the next Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
By Michael Neal Information released jointly by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Census Bureau indicates that total housing starts fell by
By Michael Neal According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, seasonally adjusted consumer prices faced by urban consumers (CPI) accelerated over the month of September
By Michael Neal The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported that contract rates on purchases of newly-built homes rose 7 basis points over the month of
By Michael Neal The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its third estimate of the nation’s economy for the second quarter of 2017. According