Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data. |
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Week of December 16 |
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December 16 |
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NY Fed Manufacturing Index |
3.0 |
31.2 |
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PMI Manufacturing Flash Index |
49.7 |
49.7 |
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PMI Services Flash Index |
52.8 |
52.1 |
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December 17 |
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Retail Sales – November |
0.4% |
0.4 |
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Retail Sales, ex Autos |
0.3 |
0.1 |
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Retail Sales, ex Autos and Gas |
0.4 |
0.1 |
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Industrial Production – November |
0.2% |
-0.3 |
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Capacity Utilization |
77.2 |
77.1 |
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Manufacturing |
0.3 |
-0.5 |
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Business Inventories – October |
0.2% |
0.1 |
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NAHB Index |
48 |
46 |
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December 18 |
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Housing Starts – November |
1.332M |
1.311 |
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Building Permits |
14.25 |
1.416 |
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Current Account – Q3 |
-$2.87.0 |
-266.8 |
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FOMC |
4.375 |
4.625 |
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December 19 |
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Philadelphia Fed Survey |
2.4 |
-5.5 |
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GDP – Q3 (f) |
2.8% |
2.8 |
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Leading Indicators – November |
-0.2% |
-0.4 |
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Existing Home Sales – November |
4.092M |
3.930 |
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December 20 |
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Personal Income – November |
0.4% |
0.6 |
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Personal Spending |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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Week of December 23 |
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December 23 |
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Consumer Confidence |
110.6 |
111.7 |
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December 24 |
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Durable Goods Orders – November |
0.3% |
0.2 |
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New Home Sales – November |
674K |
624 |
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Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index |
-7.0 |
-14.0 |
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