Economic indicators released in April were positive. The economy continues to demonstrate modest but persistent growth. Labor markets remain supportive, with unemployment near 50-year lows. U.S. public equity markets extended their historic start to the year – the S&P 500 rose 3.9% in April to all-time highs...
Economic indicators released in March show mixed results. While the unemployment rate remains unchanged and the consumer price index posted a slight increase, consumer confidence declined and the Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index reported a lower annual gain than in previous months. At the same time,...
Economic indicators released in February show mixed results. While the labor market continues to post job gains and new lows in unemployment, February’s numbers showed that growth may be slowing. Similar slowing growth trends were apparent in home prices and broad consumer prices. The lack of inflation...
