• Initial claims lower than forecast. • Continuing claims did rise slightly; jobless rate edges upward. • Claims for PUA and PEUC benefits both decreased. Initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped by 193,000 in the week ended [...]
Introducing
Carol Stone, CBE
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Carol Stone, CBE came to Haver Analytics in 2003 following more than 35 years as a financial market economist at major Wall Street financial institutions, most especially Merrill Lynch and Nomura Securities. She has broad experience in analysis and forecasting of flow-of-funds accounts, the federal budget and Federal Reserve operations. At Nomura Securites, among other duties, she developed various indicator forecasting tools and edited a daily global publication produced in London and New York for readers in Tokyo. At Haver Analytics, Carol is a member of the Research Department, aiding database managers with research and documentation efforts, as well as posting commentary on select economic reports. In addition, she conducts Ways-of-the-World, a blog on economic issues for an Episcopal-Church-affiliated website, The Geranium Farm. During her career, Carol served as an officer of the Money Marketeers and the Downtown Economists Club. She has a PhD from NYU's Stern School of Business. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and has a weekend home on Long Island.
Publications by Carol Stone, CBE
Global| Apr 05 2021U.S. Factory Orders & Shipments Fell Back in February
• Factory orders fell for both durable and nondurable goods. • Shipments decline for both durable and nondurable goods. • But order backlogs & inventories both advance 0.8% in February. New orders for manufactured goods fell back in [...]
- Global| Mar 25 2021
U.S. Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Fall 97,000
• PUA initial claims decline in March 20 week. • Continuing claims in regular state programs reach lowest since mid-March 2020. • Insured jobless rate declines to lowest since pandemic set in. Initial claims for unemployment insurance [...]
- Global| Mar 18 2021
U.S. Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Rise Moderately
• PUA initial claims decline in March 13 week. • Continuing claims in regular state programs extend gradual downtrend. • Insured jobless rate edged back up to 3.0%. Initial claims for unemployment insurance rose 45,000 to 770,000 in [...]
- Global| Mar 16 2021
U.S. Industrial Production Drops 2.2% in February After 4 Strong Months
• Manufacturing output fell 3.1%. Mining down 5.4%. • Widespread declines in durable and nondurable goods manufacturing industries. • Utilities advanced 7.4%. Industrial production fell 2.2% in February (-4.2% y/y). It had advanced [...]
- Global| Mar 16 2021
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• PREVIOUS>>>>>>>>>>Industrial production increased 0.9% m/m (-1.8% y/y) in January. Industrial production and capacity are located in Haver's USECON database. Additional detail on production and capacity can be found in the IP [...]
- Global| Mar 12 2021
U.S. Credit Demand More "Normal" Share of GDP in Q3
• TEST The Financial Accounts data are in Haver's FFUNDS database. Associated information is compiled in the Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts produced jointly with the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA); these are carried in Haver's [...]
- Global| Mar 12 2021
U.S. Credit Demand Picks Up in Q4, but Still Much Less than COVID Period in Q1 and Q2
• Total borrowing in U.S. economy = 24.3% of GDP in Q4, up from 15.4% in Q3. • Federal government biggest borrowing sector, at $2.5 trillion in Q4 (SAAR). • Financial institutions were next largest, borrowing $1.1 trillion in Q4; had [...]
- Global| Mar 04 2021
U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Rise Just 9,000
• • PREVIOUS>>>>>>>>>>Initial jobless insurance claims declined 111,000 in the week ended February 20 to 730,000 from 841,000 in the prior week PREVIOUS>>>>>>>Continuing claims for regular state unemployment insurance fell to 4.419 [...]
- Global| Mar 04 2021
U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Rise Just 9,000
• PUA claims extend slightly higher range. • Continuing claims again extend their downward trend. • Insured jobless rate decreases for a sixth week. Initial claims for unemployment insurance rose modestly by 9,000 to 745,000 in the [...]
- Global| Feb 22 2021
Texas Manufacturing Activity Rose in February
• Production improves, employment moderates. • Prices received and prices paid measures both increased. • Expectations reading reaches highest since October 2018. Manufacturing activity in Texas improved in February, according to the [...]
- Global| Feb 19 2021
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PREVIOUS>>>>The U.S. Commerce Department reported that during the third quarter of this year, retail sales via the internet (E-Commerce) eased 1.0% (SA) from +31.9% in Q2'20..... The retail sales and retail E-Commerce sales data can [...]
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