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Home price indexes rise; consumer confidence falls
December 31 -
Pending home sales rose 1.2% in November while the Chicago Business Barometer increased in December.
December 30 -
The markets will build on 2019’s gains next year, as they withstood “trade tensions, impeachment, and geopolitical uncertainties” with the economy posting a record 11th year of expansion, according to economists.
December 26 -
Manufacturing activity contracted again in December, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s survey.
December 24 -
New home sales rose to 719,000 in November, from a downwardly revised 710,000 pace in October, first reported as a 733,000 pace, the Commerce Department said Monday.
December 23 -
Gross domestic product grew at the expected 2.1% annualized pace in the third quarter, as economists wondered how long consumers will stay strong and offset soft business investment.
December 20 -
The markets suggest investors won't react to the impeachment of President Trump, while a mixed bag of indicators say the economy will continue growing at a moderate pace.
December 19 -
Recession fears, which persisted earlier this year, have subsided and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren does not expect a downturn unless a major shock occurs.
December 17 -
With markets still digesting Friday’s news, one thing is clear: the Federal Reserve will keep rates steady.
December 16 -
Reports of a trade deal and an election that seems to cement Brexit don’t remove the uncertainties the Federal Reserve has been worrying about.
December 13