The U.S. Commerce Department reported that business inventory growth slowed in June to 0.3% from 0.9% in May (revised from 1.0%). Business sales increased 0.4% in June, turning back higher following a 0.1% decrease in May. With 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| Aug 12 2011U.S. Business Inventory Growth Slows in June
- Global| Aug 11 2011
U.S. Trade Deficit Falls as Exports Decline
The foreign trade deficit widened to $53.1B in June from a little-revised $50.8B in May. Expectations had been for $48.0B, according to Action Economics. The latest figure eclipsed May's as the deepest since October 2008. Exports fell [...]
- Global| Aug 11 2011
U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Dip Back Below 400K
Initial unemployment insurance claims fell last week to 395,000, the first reading below the key 400,000 level since April 2. The July 30 week was revised to 402,000 from& 400,000. Consensus expectations had been for 400,000 initial [...]
- Global| Aug 10 2011
U.S. Budget Deficit Reaches $1.1 Trillion For Fiscal 2011 to Date
The U.S. Government ran a $129.4 billion budget deficit in July, bringing fiscal 2011 to date to $1,099.9 billion, according to the U.S. Treasury's "Monthly Treasury Statement". Forecasters had estimated $140.0 billion for the month, [...]
- Global| Aug 10 2011
U.S. Mortgage Applications Surge with Re-fi Demand
Total mortgage applications jumped 21.7% in the week through August 5, to 688.0 (March 16, 1990 = 100). The gain was in applications to refinance, which surged 30.4% to 3,625.7; those for home purchase remained sluggish with a [...]
- Global| Jul 14 2011
U.S. Budget Deficit Smaller than Forecast, But June Saw "Special Factors"
The U.S. Government ran a $43.1 billion budget deficit in June, putting fiscal 2011 to date at $970.5 billion, according to the U.S. Treasury's "Monthly Treasury Statement" released yesterday afternoon. Last year at this time, fiscal [...]
- Global| Jun 17 2011
Treasury TIC Data Show Moderate Foreign Purchases of U.S. Securities; Equities Remain Firm
Foreign investors purchased $44.8 billion worth of U.S. long-term debt and equity securities in April, according the U.S. Treasury's International Capital ("TIC") data, which were published Wednesday. This followed $54.7 billion worth [...]
- Global| Apr 15 2011
Foreign Investors' Holdings Take Smaller Share of Treasury Debt: Other TIC Data Mixed
Foreign investors made net purchases of $32.4 billion worth of U.S. long-term debt and equity securities in February, according the U.S. Treasury's International Capital ("TIC") data published today. This is noticeably less than [...]
- Global| Apr 01 2011
U.S. Construction Spending Still Down
Severe winter weather and continuing fragility in the homebuilding market interacted once again to produce still another decline in construction put-in-place in February, as well as marked downward revisions to January and December [...]
- Global| Mar 17 2011
U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Improve -- With a Caveat
The Conference Board reported that its Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose 0.8% in February, following a slim 0.1% rise in January. The index now stands at 113.4 (2004=100), compared to the recession low 97.4, registered in [...]
- Global| Mar 16 2011
U.S. Current Account Deficit Narrows in Q4 as Exports Rebound
The U.S. current account deficit narrowed in Q4 to $113.3B from a revised $125.5B in Q3. Consensus expectations had called for $110.0B. The ratio to GDP was 3.1%. For 2010 as a whole, the deficit came to $470.2B, or 3.2% of GDP. The [...]
- Global| Mar 11 2011
U.S. Business Inventories Grow Even as I/S Ratios Hover at Record Lows
Business inventories grew further in January, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The January gain was 0.9% and December was revised from 0.8% to 1.1%. Over the last three months, total inventories have expanded at a 10.1% [...]
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