PrimeRates Market Talk: Wall Street Screaming For Yellen
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Auto Sales and Energy Boost August Retail Sales
Auto Sales and Energy Boost Retail Sales 0.9% in August The Commerce Department August release reveals a combination of higher auto sales and gasoline prices increased retail sales by 0.9...
Trade Gap Widens Slightly in July
Over the last several decades the US has operated with a trade deficit (also known as the trade gap).
Store Sales Soft for the Week Ending August 18, Down for the Month
The Redbook Retail Sales Index consists of a sales-weighted same-store sales growth sampling of large general merchandise retailers.
Interest Rates Hit Record Lows
Interest rates have dropped even more than previously, and it is about to break record lows.
July Retail Sales Come In Above Expectations
The expansion of retail sales in July came after a quarter where household spending rose at the slowest rate in a year.
Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index Up 0.2 Percent
Retail sales provide one of the most important indicators for evaluating the strength of the U. S. economy.
Jobless Claims Show Minor Decreases
For the week ending August 4th, jobless claims saw a minor decrease. The number of claims fell by 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 361,000.
Jobs News Confusing for July 2012: Jobs Up, But So is Unemployment Rate
The economy added jobs in July, but the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.3 percent.
Record Low Interest Rates Fuel Mortgage Refinancing, Lenders Overwhelmed
Investors believe mortgage refinancing has peaked.
New Home Sales Weak in June
The United States Census Bureau released the report on the sale of new homes in June. The results are that June sales were weaker than expected, and the number of...
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