Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the week ending October 19 fell 6,000 to 212,000 (-2.8% y/y) from 218,000 in the previous week, which was revised from 214,000. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected 215,000. The [...]
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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| Oct 10 2019U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Decrease Modestly
Initial claims for unemployment insurance eased to 210,000 (-0.9% y/y) during the week ended October 5 from 220,000 in the previous week, revised from 219,000. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected 217,000. The four-week [...]
- Global| Sep 26 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Increase Slightly, Rate Hits New Low
Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the week ending September 21 increased 3,000 to 213,000 (+0.5% y/y) from 210,000 in the previous week, which was revised from 208,000. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected 212,000. [...]
- Global| Sep 26 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Increase Slightly, Rate Hits New Low
Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the week ending September 21 increased 3,000 to 213,000 (+0.5% y/y) from 210,000 in the previous week, which was revised from 208,000. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected 212,000. [...]
- Global| Sep 23 2019
U.S. Financial Accounts Show Continuing Moderation in Borrowing
Total borrowing in U.S. financial markets was $2,463 billion in Q2 2019, down from $3,328 billion in Q1, according to the Federal Reserve's Financial Accounts data, which were released September 20. This Q2 amount represented 11.5% of [...]
- Global| Sep 20 2019
U.S. Financial Accounts Show Q1 Rebound in Borrowing
Total borrowing in U.S. financial markets was $3,504 billion in Q1 2019... The Financial Accounts data are in Haver's FFUNDS database. Associated information is compiled in the Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts produced jointly with [...]
- Global| Sep 20 2019
U.S. Financial Accounts Show Continuing Moderation in Borrowing
PREVIOUS>>>Total borrowing in U.S. financial markets was $3,504 billion in Q1 2019... The Financial Accounts data are in Haver's FFUNDS database. Associated information is compiled in the Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts produced [...]
- Global| Sep 19 2019
U.S. Existing Home Sales Up Again in August
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that sales of existing homes rose again in August, reaching 5.490 million, a 1.3% (2.6% y/y) increase from July's 5.420 million, which was unrevised and up 2.5% from June. The August [...]
- Global| Sep 19 2019
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The National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing homes increased 2.5% during July to 5.420 million (0.6% y/y).... The data on existing home sales, prices and affordability are compiled by the National Association [...]
- Global| Aug 31 2019
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The Chicago Business Barometer fell to 44.4 during July... The MNI Chicago Report is produced by MNI in partnership with ISM-Chicago. The survey covers a sample of over 200 purchasing professionals in the Chicago area with a monthly [...]
- Global| Aug 30 2019
U.S. Chicago Purchasing Managers Index Modestly Positive
The Chicago Business Barometer rebounded to 50.4 in August from 44.4 during July, putting the index back above the 50% breakeven between growth and decline. This was stronger than the consensus in the Action Economics Forecast Survey, [...]
- Global| Aug 27 2019
U.S. Consumer Confidence Little Changed Overall but Components Mixed
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index edged down 0.5% (+0.3% y/y) in August to 135.1 (1985=100) from 135.8 in July. Despite this slight monthly decrease in the index, it was stronger than the estimate in the Action [...]
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