The United States’ Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) expanded at an annual rate of 6.6% in the second quarter, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Thursday. This reading matched the previous estimate and the market consensus. the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) second estimate showed on Thursday. …
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Rise to 353K
There were 353,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the United States during the week ending August 21, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 349,000 and came in slightly worse than the market expectation of 350,000.
Read More »Three U.S. Senators Test Positive for COVID
Three members of the United States Senate have reportedly tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), Bloomberg reported. Roger Wicker (R) of Mississippi, Angus King (I) of Maine, and John Hickenlooper (D) of Colorado announced the test results on Thursday. The three Senators are said to have all been vaccinated against the …
Read More »Canada: ADP Employment Increases by 221,300 in July
Private sector employment in Canada rose by 221,300 jobs from June to July, the ADP Research Institute revealed in its monthly report on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of -106,200 (revised from -294,200).
Read More »US: Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline to 348K
There were 348,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending August 14, the data published by the US Department of Labor showed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 377,000 and came in better than the market expectation of 363,000.
Read More »FOMC Minutes Confirm Taper Talks and Uncertainty
The minutes of the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting showed that some members of the United States Federal Reserve Board indicated that the committee should begin limiting asset purchases this year. However, 60% of respondents anticipated the first reduction in the pace of net asset purchases to come …
Read More »US: Industrial Production Expands by 0.9% in July
Industrial Production in the United States expanded by 0.9% on a monthly basis in July, the data published by the US Federal Reserve revealed on Tuesday. This print followed June’s increase of 0.2% (revised from 0.4%) and came in better than the market expectation of 0.4%.
Read More »U.S: Retail Sales Decline by 1.1% in July
Retail Sales in the US declined by 1.1% on a monthly basis in July to $617.7 billion. This reading followed June’s expansion of 0.67% (revised from 0.6%) and came in worse than the market expectation for a decrease of 0.2%. Consumers make up nearly 70% of all activity in the …
Read More »Weekly Initial Jobless Claims Decline to 375K
There were 375,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending August 7, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed the previous print of 387,000 (revised from 385,000) and matched the market consensus.
Read More »US Annual CPI Inflation Stays Unchanged at 5.4% in July
Inflation in the US, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), stayed unchanged at 5.4% on a yearly basis in July, the data published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed on Wednesday. This reading came in slig
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