The Federal Reserve's financial accounts data (formerly known as the "flow of funds") for Q4 show total credit market borrowing at $2.47 trillion annual rate, up from $2.21 trillion in Q3. For 2014 as a whole, borrowing was $2.10 [...]
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 13 2015U.S. Financial Accounts Show Steadier Gains in Credit Market Borrowing
- Global| Mar 12 2015
U.S. Import and Export Price Totals Turn Mixed with Upturn in Petroleum
Prices of most internationally traded goods remained weak in February, but petroleum was a notable exception for both imports and exports. Overall import prices rose 0.4% (-9.4% y/y), including an 8.1% surge in petroleum; nonpetroleum [...]
- Global| Mar 12 2015
U.S. Import and Export Price Declines Continue
Downward pressure on prices of internationally traded goods is ongoing. Import prices declined 2.8% during January (-8.0% y/y) following a revised 1.9% December fall, earlier reported as -2.5%. It was the largest of seven straight [...]
- Global| Mar 06 2015
U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows as Exports and Imports Both Decline
The U.S. foreign trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $41.8 billion in January from December's $45.6, revised from $46.6 billion. This January net result was almost exactly equal to the $42.0 billion expected in the Action [...]
- Global| Feb 26 2015
U.S. FHFA Home Price Index Ends 2014 at Firm Pace
The U.S. House Price Index from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) increased 0.8% in December, after November's 0.7% gain, which was revised slightly from 0.8% reported initially. These two months put December up 8.4% at an [...]
- Global| Jan 30 2015
U.S. Employment Cost Index Moderates in Q4
The employment cost index for private industry workers rose 0.6% (2.1% y/y) in Q4'14, following an unrevised 0.7% Q3 rise. The Q3 number equaled expectations for a 0.6% rise in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. For 2014 as a [...]
- Global| Jan 02 2015
U.S. Construction Spending Eases in November
The value of construction put-in-place decreased 0.3% (2.4% y/y) during November after a 1.2% advance in October, revised from 1.1%; the September move was revised more noticeably, to a 0.6% increase from a 0.1% decline. The November [...]
- Global| Jan 02 2015
U.S. ISM Manufacturing Index Slows in December; 2014 Best Year Since 2010
The ISM Report on Business Manufacturing Index decreased 3.2 points in December to 55.5 from November's 58.7, indicating somewhat slower but still expanding activity in the manufacturing sector. Expectations in the Action Economics [...]
- Global| Dec 31 2014
U.S. Pending Home Sales Rebound in November
Pending sales of single-family homes rose 0.8% in November (+4.1% y/y) following a slightly revised 1.2% decrease in October, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). These sales are reported as an index with 2001 = [...]
- Global| Dec 31 2014
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Rise Modestly
Initial unemployment insurance claims during the week ended December 27 rose to 298,000 (-13.4% y/y) after declining to 281,000 in the prior week, revised marginally from 280,000. The four-week moving average of initial claims thus [...]
- Global| Dec 30 2014
U.S. Consumer Confidence Has Modest December Climb
The Conference Board's consumer confidence index turned back upward to 92.6 in December from November's 91.0, which was revised noticeably from 88.7 initially reported; the December index is 19.5% above December 2013. The latest [...]
- Global| Dec 30 2014
U.S. Gasoline Prices Down Another 10 Cents
National average gasoline prices fell 10 cents more in the week ended December 29 to $2.30 a gallon from $2.40 the prior week; they are down 31.0% year-on-year. Haver Analytics constructs factors adjusting for the seasonal variation [...]
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