Labor/Economy
Economy Watch: Economy Growing, But Not Gangbusters
“The Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District” was released on Wednesday, and posited the not-quite-hopeful notion that the U.S. economy is growing, but not growing that quickly.
Economy Watch: Home Values Slip More
The economy might be slowly turning in the right direction, but it’s going to take more positive momentum to goad U.S. housing values in an upward direction.
Economy Watch: Pending Home Sales Edge Up
The National Association of Realtors reported on Monday that its Pending Home Sales Index was up 2 percent in January to 97, which happens to be the highest level for the index since April 2010.
Economy Watch: Consumers Feel Better
Consumers continue to feel more upbeat about the economy than before, according to the latest Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Survey of Consumers, published on Friday.
'Economy Watch' Podcast with Dees Stribling: Is the Euro Zone Crisis Over?
The euro zone crisis is over, until next time, and the U.S. economy looks comparatively good.
Economy Watch: Unemployment Claims Still Low
The U.S. Department of Labor reported on Thursday that weekly unemployment claims didn’t budge for the week ending Feb. 18, standing pat at 351,000.
Economy Watch: Existing Home Sales Edge Up in January
The National Association of Realtors reported on Wednesday that existing home sales saw an uptick in January compared with December.
Economy Watch: Study Warns of Adverse Impact of Accounting Rule Change on CRE
A group of CRE and other nonprofit business organizations released a report late last week that asserts that proposed changes to U.S. lease accounting standards would have a detrimental impact on job creation.
'Economy Watch' Podcast with Dees Stribling: Things Are Looking Up!
Things are looking up—can it be for real?