The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index eased slightly in December, by 0.2% to 126.5 (1985=100), but November was revised upward to 126.8 from its originally reported 125.5. A December index level of 128.3 had been expected [...]
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| Dec 31 2019U.S. Consumer Confidence Down Slightly, but Prior Month Revised Upward
- Global| Dec 30 2019
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U.S. pending home sales decreased 1.7% (+4.4% y/y) in October.. The pending home sales index measures sales at the time the contract for the sale of an existing home is signed, analogous to the Census Bureau's new home sales data. In [...]
- Global| Dec 30 2019
U.S. Pending Home Sales Rebound in November
U.S. pending home sales rose 1.2% (+7.4% y/y) in November, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) after falling 1.3% in October. October was revised from a 1.7% drop. The November index level of sales was 108.5 [...]
- Global| Dec 26 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Fell by 13,000
Initial claims for unemployment insurance decreased 13,000 in the week ended December 21 to 222,000 (-0.4% y/y) from the prior week's 235,000, which was revised upward by 1,000. The December 21 actual also equaled the Action Economics [...]
- Global| Dec 19 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Ease by 18,000
Initial claims for unemployment insurance decreased 18,000 in the week ended December 14 to 234,000 (+6.4% y/y) from the prior week's 252,000, which was unrevised. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected a somewhat larger [...]
- Global| Dec 19 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Ease by 18,000
Initial claims for unemployment insurance decreased 18,000 in the week ended December 14 to 234,000 (+6.4% y/y) from the prior week’s 252,000, which was unrevised. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected a somewhat larger [...]
- Global| Dec 12 2019
U.S. Financial Accounts Show Larger Government Borrowing, Somewhat Less Household Borrowing
Total borrowing in U.S. financial markets rose to $4,266 billion in Q3 2019 from $2,489 billion in Q2, according to the Federal Reserve's Financial Accounts data. The Q3 amount represented 19.8% of GDP, compared to 11.7% of GDP in Q2. [...]
- Global| Dec 12 2019
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Total borrowing in U.S. financial markets was $2,463 billion in Q2 2019........ The Financial Accounts data are in Haver's FFUNDS database. Associated information is compiled in the Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts produced jointly [...]
- Global| Dec 05 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Fall to 7-Month Low
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell 10,000 to 203,000 (-11.4% y/y) during the week ending November 30. The previous week was unrevised at 213,000. This was the smallest amount since 193,000 in the April 13 week. The Action [...]
- Global| Dec 05 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Fall to 7-Month Low
Initial claims for unemployment insurance fell 10,000 to 203,000 (-11.4% y/y) during the week ending November 30. The previous week was unrevised at 213,000. This was the smallest amount since 193,000 in the April 13 week. The Action [...]
- Global| Nov 27 2019
U.S. Pending Home Sales Down Slightly
U.S. pending home sales decreased 1.7% (+4.4% y/y) in October, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This followed a 1.4% increase in September, which was revised from 1.5%. The October index level of sales was [...]
- Global| Nov 27 2019
U.S. Pending Home Sales Down Slightly
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that U.S. pending home sales rose 1.5% (3.9% y/y) during September (Index 108.7 in Sept)....... The pending home sales index measures sales at the time the contract for the sale of [...]
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