Wholesale inventories increased 1.2% month-on-month (7.7% year-over-year) during January following a 1.1% gain in December (this report was delayed as a result of the government shutdown). The Informa Global Markets Survey expected a [...]
Introducing
Gerald D. Cohen
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Gerald Cohen provides strategic vision and leadership of the translational economic research and policy initiatives at the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.
He has worked in both the public and private sectors focusing on the intersection between financial markets and economic fundamentals. He was a Senior Economist at Haver Analytics from January 2019 to February 2021. During the Obama Administration Gerald was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Macroeconomic Analysis at the U.S. Department of Treasury where he helped formulate and evaluate the impact of policy proposals on the U.S. economy. Prior to Treasury, he co-managed a global macro fund at Ziff Brothers Investments.
Gerald holds a bachelor’s of science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and is a contributing author to 30-Second Money as well as a co-author of Political Cycles and the Macroeconomy.
Publications by Gerald D. Cohen
Global| Mar 22 2019Wholesale Inventories and Sales Rise
- Global| Mar 15 2019
U.S. Industrial Production Declines Broadly
Industrial production declined 0.6% (+3.8% y/y) during January....... Manufacturing production declined 0.9% (+2.8% y/y) .... Industrial production and capacity data and US Population-Weighted Heating and Cooling Days are included in [...]
- Global| Mar 15 2019
U.S. Industrial Production Declines Broadly
Industrial production declined 0.6% (+3.8% y/y) during January....... Manufacturing production declined 0.9% (+2.8% y/y) .... Industrial production and capacity data and US Population-Weighted Heating and Cooling Days are included in [...]
- Global| Mar 15 2019
U.S. Industrial Production Edges Higher
Industrial production increased a less-than-expected 0.1% (3.5% year-on-year) during February following an upwardly revised 0.4% decline in January (was -0.6%). The Action Economics Survey forecast 0.4% growth in February. [...]
- Global| Mar 13 2019
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New orders for durable goods increased 1.2% (3.5% year-on-year) during December ....... The durable goods figures are available in Haver's USECON database. The Action Economics consensus forecast figure is in the AS1REPNA database. [...]
- Global| Mar 13 2019
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The survey covers over 75% of all U.S. retail residential mortgage applications and has been conducted weekly since 1990. Respondents include mortgage bankers, commercial banks and thrifts. The base period and value for all indexes is [...]
- Global| Mar 13 2019
Mixed U.S. Durable Goods Report
New orders for durable goods unexpectedly rose 0.4% (8.4% year-on-year) during January following small offsetting revisions in November and December. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected a 0.8% decline in January. A 13.1% [...]
- Global| Mar 13 2019
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New orders for durable goods increased 1.2% (3.5% year-on-year) during December ....... The durable goods figures are available in Haver's USECON database. The Action Economics consensus forecast figure is in the AS1REPNA database. [...]
- Global| Mar 13 2019
U.S. Mortgage Loan Applications Rise
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that its total Mortgage Applications Index rose 2.3% (-0.9% year-on-year) during the week ending March 8. After double-digit gains in early January and then four consecutive monthly declines, [...]
- Global| Mar 12 2019
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The retail price for gasoline rose to $2.42 per gallon last week (-5.4% y/y).......... These data are reported by the U.S. Department of Energy. The price data can be found in Haver's WEEKLY and DAILY databases. Greater detail on [...]
- Global| Mar 12 2019
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The retail price for gasoline rose to $2.42 per gallon last week (-5.4% y/y).......... These data are reported by the U.S. Department of Energy. The price data can be found in Haver's WEEKLY and DAILY databases. Greater detail on [...]
- Global| Mar 12 2019
U.S. Energy Prices Move Higher
Retail gasoline prices increased to $2.47 per gallon last week (-3.4% year-on-year), the highest level since late November 2018. Haver Analytics constructs factors adjusting for the seasonal variation in gasoline pump prices. The [...]
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