Labor/Economy
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: QE3 is Over
QE3 is over, GDP is up.
Economy Watch: Construction Spending Drops in September
The Census Bureau reported that construction spending during September 2014 came in at an annualized rate of $950.9 billion, a drop of 0.4 percent compared with August.
Economy Watch: Personal Income Edges Up
U.S. personal income increased $22.7 billion, or 0.2 percent in September, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Friday. During the same period, personal consumption expenditures (PCE)—people out-spending their personal income—decreased $19 billion, or also 0.2 percent.
Economy Watch: Q3 GDP Growth Surprises on the Upside at 3.5 Percent
The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported its first estimate for Q3 real U.S. gross domestic product on Thursday, finding that it increased at an annualized rate of 3.5 percent for the quarter, which was above expectation.
Economy Watch: RIP QE3
The Federal Open Market Committee has officially let the world know that the central bank’s stimulus of the economy, often known by the shorthand QE3, is over.
Economy Watch: Apartment Market Still Strong
The National Multifamily Housing Council Quarterly Survey of Apartment Market Conditions found that U.S. apartment markets expanded across all four areas that the organization measures.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Mixed Housing Numbers
Mixed housing numbers for the week, but at least inflation’s nugatory.
Economy Watch: Pending Home Sales Edge Up in September
The National Association of Realtor’s Pending Home Sales Index, which is a forward-looking economic indicator based on contract signings (but not closings), inched upward to 105.0 in September from 104.7 in August, and is now 1 point higher than in September 2013, when it was 104.0.
Economy Watch: New Home Sales Edge Up in September
The Census Bureau reported that the sale of new single-family houses nationwide came in at an annualized rate of 467,000 units in September, up 0.2 percent from August. The year-over-year increase is healthier, however, up 17 percent since September 2013.