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Banks are slowly ramping up their commercial real estate lending according to the Federal Reserve’s quarterly Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices. In the newly released Jan…
Weekly Marketing Insight
Inflation remains subdued despite an uptick in recent economic indicators such as the labor market, industrial production and even residential construction. The consumer price index was flat in Decem…
Weekly Market Insight
Weekly Market Insight
Weekly Market Insight . Personal Income & Personal Consumption Expenditures; Monthly Percent Change, Seasonally Adjusted . 11/28/11
Consumer spending increased by a surprisingly weak 0.1 percent in October while personal income surged by 0.4 percent. To some extent this is payback for the past three months when spending increased…
Weekly Market Insight 11-21-11
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Office landlords counting their meager gains this year may want to consider a career change into agriculture. The American Farm …
Weekly Market Insight • Consumer Confidence • 11/14/11
After sinking into the danger zone during July and August, the economy’s vital signs have improved over the past three months. Consumer confidence in November moved out of the…
Weekly Market Insight • Monthly Job Change; Seasonally Adjusted • 11/07/11
The October employment situation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics paints a middling picture of the labor market. The report is consistent with other recent indicators…
Weekly Market Insight . Personal Income & Personal Consumption Expenditures .
Consumer spending increased 0.6 percent in September, surprising in light of the meager 0.1 percent gain in personal income. As a result, the saving rate plunged to 3.6 percent, its lowest…
Weekly Market Insight • Consumer Confidence • 9/26/11
Under normal circumstances, consumer confidence surveys are not very informative. They do not correlate well with consumer spending because consumers respond to what is going on…
