Initial unemployment insurance claims fell to 210,000 (-7.9% y/y) during the week ended February 24 from 220,000 in the prior week, which was revised from 222,000. Expectations in the Action Economics Forecast Survey looked for [...]
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| Mar 01 2018
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Reach 48-Year Low
- Global| Feb 15 2018
U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Decline
Initial claims foe jobless insurance fell to 221,000 (-6.8% y/y) during the week ended February 3 from an unrevised 230,000 claims in the prior week. Expectations had been for 234,000 claims in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. [...]
- Global| Feb 15 2018
U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Increase, But Still Low
Initial claims for unemployment insurance rose to 230,000 (-5.2% y/y) during the week ended February 10 from 223,000 claims in the prior week, which was slightly revised from 221,000. Expectations in the Action Economics Forecast [...]
- Global| Feb 01 2018
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Little Changed
Initial unemployment insurance applications edged down to 230,000 (-8.0% y/y) during the week ended January 27 from 231,000 claims in the prior week, revised from 233,000. Expectations in the Action Economics Forecast Survey had been [...]
- Global| Jan 25 2018
U.S. New Home Sales Drop Back in December
Sales of new single-family homes fell 9.3% (14.1% y/y) to 625,000 (SAAR) in December; November's sales were 689,000, revised down from 733,000 reported initially. Expectations in the Action Economics Forecast Survey had been for [...]
- Global| Jan 05 2018
U.S. Factory Orders Rebound; Shipments & Inventories Firm in November
Manufacturers' orders gained 1.3% in November (8.6% y/y) following a 0.4% rise in October; this earlier number was revised from a 0.1% decrease initially reported. Durable goods orders were also up 1.3% (8.2% y/y); they had fallen [...]
- Global| Dec 28 2017
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index Reaches Highest in Nearly 7 Years
The Chicago Purchasing Managers Business Barometer for December rose 3.7 points to 67.6 from 63.9 in November. December's result was up 10 points from December 2016 and was the strongest reading since March 2011. A decline to 62.7 had [...]
- Global| Dec 28 2017
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Steady in Dec. 23 Week
Initial unemployment insurance claims were steady at 245,000 (-5.0% y/y) in the week ended December 23. Expectations in the Action Economics Forecast Survey had been for 240,000 claims. The four-week moving average edged higher to [...]
- Global| Dec 27 2017
U.S. Pending Home Sales Edge Higher in November
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that pending home sales increased 0.2% (0.8% y/y) during November to an index level of 109.5 (2001=100). This followed their 3.5% jump in October. Sales were 3.6% below their recent [...]
- Global| Dec 27 2017
U.S. Consumer Confidence Slackens with Softer Expectations
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index fell 5.1% in December (7.8% y/y) to 122.1 following a downward revised 1.9% rise in November. This move contrasted with the Action Economics survey forecast of 128.0. The indexes are [...]
- Global| Dec 22 2017
U.S. Durable Goods Orders Recover as Aircraft Rebounds
New orders for durable goods rebounded somewhat in November, 1.3% (8.2% y/y), after October's 0.4% decline; that was revised from -1.2% reported initially. Market expectations, evidenced in the Action Economics Forecast Survey, had [...]
- Global| Dec 14 2017
U.S. Business Inventories Decrease Slightly as Sales Show Moderate Advance
Total business inventories decreased 0.1% in October (3.5% y/y) after being basically flat in September; the September total was revised downward ever so slightly from its initial report. Total sales at retailers, wholesalers and [...]
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