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StateoftheMarkets Economic Roundup

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The State of the Economy: Today's Economic Releases:

• Housing Starts and Building Permits Up Strong in September
  The most recent data on the state of the housing market shows the recent trend of improvement to be ongoing. Both Housing Starts and Building Permits surprised to the upside (in a big way) in September.

The State of the Economy: By Category

Below are the most recent reports on the key economic data. The goal of sorting the reports by economic category is to make it easier to spot the trend of the data.

The State of the Jobs Market:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Improving

• Jobs Report Shows Unemployment Rate Dives to 7.8% in September
  
• Challenger: Planned Job Cuts Remain Near 21-month Low
  
• ADP Report Shows Job Market Improved Modestly in September

The State of the Housing Market:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Improving

• Housing Starts and Building Permits Surprise To The Upside
  
• NAHB: Homebuilder Confidence Up Again in October
  
• Pending Home Sales Point To a Potential Problem
  
• New Home Sales Steady in August
  
• Case-Shiller Home Price Index Improves for 3rd Straight Month
  
• Exisiting Home Sales Improve in August

The State of the Consumer:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Improving Slightly

• Retail Sales Impress in September
  
• University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Improves in September
  
• Personal Income and Spending a Mixed Bag in August
  
• Consumer Confidence Surges Higher in September

The State of the Economic Growth:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Holding Steady

• GDP Growth Rate Revised Down Significantly in Q2
  
• Durable Goods Orders Plunged in August
  
• Philly Fed Index Improves in Sept, But Weakness Persists
  
• LEI Dips in August

The State of the Manufacturing Sector:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Bottoming?

• Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization Improve in September
  
• Empire Manufacturing Weak Again in September
  
• Richmond Fed Index Surprises to the Upside
  
• Factory Orders Pull Back As Expected in August
  
• ISM Manufacturing Returns to Expansion Mode in September
  
• Chicago PMI Dives Below 50 in September

The State of the Services Sector:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Improving Slightly

• ISM Non-Manufacturing Index Improves in September, But...

The State of Inflation:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Stable

• CPI Shows Inflation Largely In Check
  
• PPI Headline Above Expectations; Core Rate Below

The State of Small Business:
Current Trend of Recent Data: Neutral

• NFIB: Small Business Optimism Holds Steady

 

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