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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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| Aug 27 2019U.S. Consumer Confidence Little Changed Overall but Components Mixed
- Global| Aug 15 2019
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Initial unemployment insurance claims declined to 209,000 (-3.5% y/y) during the week ended August 3....... Continuing claims for unemployment insurance eased to 1.684 million (-3.9% y/y) in the week ending July 27...... Data on [...]
- Global| Aug 15 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Rise Moderately; Still in Recent Low Range
Initial unemployment insurance claims rose to 220,000 (+3.3% y/y) during the week ended August 10 from 211,000 in the prior week, revised from 209,000. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected 212,000 initial claims. The four- [...]
- Global| Aug 02 2019
U.S. Trade Deficit Narrowed Slightly in June
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services decreased ever so slightly in June to $55.2 billion from May's $55.3 billion; that month's result was revised marginally from $55.5 billion. The consensus expectation from the Action [...]
- Global| Aug 02 2019
U.S. Trade Deficit Narrowed Slightly in June
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services decreased ever so slightly in June to $55.2 billion from May's $55.3 billion; that month's result was revised marginally from $55.5 billion. The consensus expectation from the Action [...]
- Global| Jul 23 2019
Philadelphia Fed Nonmanufacturing Business Activity in Partial Rebound
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported that its Nonmanufacturing Business Index of current conditions at the company level rose to 24.6 in July from June’s 12.2. This partially reversed the June decrease from 28.1 in May. [...]
- Global| Jul 23 2019
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported that its Nonmanufacturing Business Index of current conditions at the company level declined to 12.2 during June.... The Philadelphia Fed figures are diffusion indexes which are [...]
- Global| Jul 03 2019
U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims Ease, But Stay Within Their Recent Range
Initial unemployment insurance claims decreased 8,000 to 221,000 in the week ended June 29 from a slightly upwardly revised 229,000 (originally 227,000) the previous week. The consensus expectation in the Action Economics Survey was [...]
- Global| Jul 03 2019
U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims Ease, But Stay Within Their Recent Range
Initial unemployment insurance claims decreased 8,000 to 221,000 in the week ended June 29 from a slightly upwardly revised 229,000 (originally 227,000) the previous week. The consensus expectation in the Action Economics Survey was [...]
- Global| Jul 03 2019
U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims.....
Initial unemployment insurance claims increased 10,000 to 227,000 in the week ended June 22 ... Continuing claims for unemployment insurance increased to 1.688 million in the week ended June 15.. Data on weekly unemployment claims [...]
- Global| Jun 20 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Edge Down
Initial unemployment insurance claims decreased to 216,000 in the week ended June 15 from an unrevised 222,000 the week before. Claims remained near their lowest level since December 1969. The latest reading compared to expectations [...]
- Global| Jun 07 2019
U.S. Financial Accounts Show Q1 Rebound in Borrowing
Total borrowing in U.S. financial markets was $3,504 billion in Q1 2019, more than double the Q4 2018 amount of $1,633 billion, according to the Federal Reserve's Financial Accounts data, which were published Thursday, June 6. The [...]
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