Initial claims for unemployment insurance rose 4,000 to 210,000 (-1.4% y/y) during the week ended February 15 from 206,000 in the prior week, revised from 205,000. The February 15 result equaled the Action Economics Forecast Survey at [...]
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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| Feb 20 2020U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Sustain Low Range
- Global| Feb 13 2020
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Up Slightly
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell 15,000 to 202,000 (-11.8% y/y) during the week ended February 1....... Continuing claims for unemployment insurance in the week ended January 25 increased to 1.751 million (2.1% [...]
- Global| Feb 13 2020
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Up Slightly
Initial claims for unemployment insurance rose 2,000 to 205,000 (-11.3% y/y) during the week ended February 8 from 203,000 in the prior week, revised from 202,000. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected 210,000 initial claims. [...]
- Global| Feb 05 2020
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens with Surge in Petroleum Imports
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services declined to $43.09 billion during November..... The international trade data, including relevant data on oil prices, can be found in Haver's USECON database. Detailed figures on [...]
- Global| Feb 05 2020
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens with Surge in Petroleum Imports
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services increased to $48.88 billion in December from $43.69 billion in November, revised from $43.09 billion. A $48.0 billion deficit had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. [...]
- Global| Jan 22 2020
U.S. Mortgage Applications Ease after Prior Week's Surge
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that its Mortgage Loan Index decreased 1.2% in the January 17 week after the prior week's 30.2% jump; the modest fall in the latest week still left it 51.3% above a year ago. Applications to [...]
- Global| Jan 22 2020
U.S. Mortgage Applications Ease after Prior Week's Surge
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that its Mortgage Loan Index decreased 1.2% in the January 17 week after the prior week's 30.2% jump; the modest fall in the latest week still left it 51.3% above a year ago. Applications to [...]
- Global| Jan 16 2020
U.S. Business Inventories Slip While Sales Rise
A month ago, the headline here was the exact opposite: "Inventories Rise While Sales Slip." So that October condition reversed in November: total business inventories decreased 0.2% (2.8% y/y) after October's 0.1% rise, as November [...]
- Global| Jan 16 2020
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Total business inventories increased 0.2% (3.1% y/y) during October following a 0.1% September dip, revised from 0.0%. Total business sales eased 0.1% both m/m and y/y after a 0.4% September decline, revised from -0.2%. The inventory- [...]
- Global| Jan 16 2020
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The latest readings of labor market conditions were mixed. Initial claims for jobless insurance declined 9,000 to 214,000 (-3.2% y/y) in the week ended January 4......... Continuing claims for unemployment insurance in the week ended [...]
Initial claims for unemployment insurance decreased 10,000 to 204,000 (-6.0% y/y) in the week ended January 11 from 214,000 in the prior week, which was unrevised. It was the fifth straight weekly decline. The Action Economics [...]
- Global| Dec 31 2019
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The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index for November eased 0.5% (-8.0% y/y)........... The Consumer Confidence data are available in Haver's CBDB database. The total indexes appear in USECON, and the market expectations are [...]
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