Initial claims for unemployment insurance eased to 218,000 during the week ended June 9 from an unrevised 222,000 during the prior week. Expectations in the Action Economics Forecast Survey looked for a modest increase to 224,000 [...]
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| Jun 14 2018U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Sustain Low Range
- Global| Jun 07 2018
U.S. Financial Accounts Show More Borrowing Due to Federal Government
Borrowing in U.S. financial markets rose markedly in Q1 2018, according to the Federal Reserve's Financial Accounts data, reaching $4,056 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, almost double the Q4 2017 amount, $2,202 billion. [...]
Initial unemployment insurance claims fell to 221,000 (-12.6% y/y) during the week ended May 26 following an increase to 234,000 during the prior week, which was not revised. Expectations in the Action Economics Forecast Survey were [...]
Output per hour in the nonfarm business sector rose 0.7% at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in Q1'18 following a 0.3% rise in Q4'17; the latter was revised from zero change reported in March. The consensus in the Action Economics [...]
- Global| Apr 27 2018
U.S. Employment Costs Strengthen in Q1
The employment cost index for civilian workers rose 0.6% q/q in the fourth quarter of 2017, down from a 0.7% q/q rise in the third quarter. However, the y/y rate of increase advanced to 2.7% in the fourth quarter from 2.5% in the [...]
- Global| Apr 27 2018
U.S. Employment Costs Strengthen in Q1
The employment cost index (ECI) for civilian workers rose 0.8% q/q in Q1 2018, tying Q1 2017 as the strongest quarterly move since late 2007. This Q1 move firmed from 0.6% in Q4 2017 and generated a y/y rise of 2.7%, the same as in [...]
- Global| Apr 05 2018
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Rebound, but Still Near 45-Year Low
Initial applications for jobless insurance climbed to 242,000 during the week ended March 31 from 218,000 in the prior week. That March 24 number is revised from 215,000. Despite the 24,000 increase in the latest week, initial claims [...]
- Global| Mar 29 2018
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Reach 48-Year Low
Initial applications for jobless insurance rose to 229,000 during the week ended March 17 from an unrevised 226,000 in the prior week. Claims remain near the lowest level since December 1969. Expectations had been for 225,000 claims [...]
- Global| Mar 29 2018
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Fall to New Low Since 1973
Initial applications for jobless insurance fell to 215,000 during the week ended March 24 from 227,000 in the prior week. That March 17 number is revised from 229,000, and all seasonally adjusted data back through 2013 underwent [...]
- Global| Mar 22 2018
U.S. FHFA House Price Index Strengthens in January
The Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) index of U.S. house prices rose 7.3% y/y in January, following December's 6.7% advance, revised up from 6.5%. The rate of increase has improved from 5.3% in 2014 and contrasts to the house [...]
- Global| Mar 08 2018
U.S. Financial Accounts Show Moderation in Borrowing
Borrowing in U.S. financial markets slowed in Q4 2017, according to the Federal Reserve's Financial Accounts data, which show debt issuance of $2,011 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate. This is just over half of the Q3 [...]
- Global| Mar 07 2018
U.S. Trade Deficit Increases Due to Decline in Exports
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services widened to $56.6 billion in January from $53.9 billion in December, revised from $53.1 billion. A $54.1 billion deficit had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. Exports [...]
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