Manufacturers' orders fell 0.8% (+9.0% y/y) during July......... All these factory sector figures are available in Haver's USECON database. Factory Sector (% chg) - NAICS Classification Aug Jul Jun Aug Y/Y 2017 2016 2015 New Orders [...]
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| Oct 04 2018PUT NEW TT U.S. Factory Orders Decline While Shipments Stagnate
- Global| Oct 04 2018
PUT NEW TT U.S. Factory Orders Decline While Shipments Stagnate
Manufacturers' orders fell 0.8% (+9.0% y/y) during July......... All these factory sector figures are available in Haver's USECON database. Factory Sector (% chg) - NAICS Classification Aug Jul Jun Aug Y/Y 2017 2016 2015 New Orders [...]
- Global| Oct 04 2018
Strong Factory Orders and Shipments Data
Manufacturers' orders jumped 2.3% (10.0% year-on-year) in August, following an upwardly revised 0.5% decline in July. Manufacturing shipments rose 0.5% (7.8% y/y), the 14 consecutive monthly increase. Orders in the volatile durable [...]
- Global| Oct 03 2018
PUT NEW TT U.S. ADP Private Payroll Increase Moderates
The ADP/Moody's National Employment Report indicated that private nonfarm payrolls increased 163,000 during August (1.8% y/y) following a 217,000 July gain........... The ADP National Employment Report data can be found in Haver's [...]
- Global| Oct 03 2018
Stronger-Than-Expected ADP Private Payrolls
The ADP National Employment Report indicated that private nonfarm payrolls increased 230,000 (2.0% year-on-year) in September from a slightly upwardly revised 168,000 in August (was 163,000). September's figure handily beat [...]
- Global| Sep 28 2018
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The Chicago Purchasing Managers Business Barometer fell to 63.6 during August........... The MNI Chicago Report is produced by MNI/Deutsche Borse Group in partnership with ISM-Chicago. The survey covers a sample of over 200 purchasing [...]
- Global| Sep 28 2018
Chicago Business Barometer Falls and Prices Paid Index Eases
The Chicago Purchasing Managers Business Barometer fell for the second consecutive month to 60.4 in September from 63.6 in August. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected a decline to 62.0. The Chicago Purchasing Managers [...]
- Global| Sep 27 2018
U.S. GDP Growth Unrevised; Profits Revised Slightly Lower
Real gross domestic product grew at an unrevised 4.2% annual rate in Q2'18 (2.9% year-on-year) in line with the expectations of the Action Economics Forecast Survey. This is the strongest quarterly growth rate since Q3'14 when the [...]
- Global| Sep 06 2018
Second Quarter U.S. Productivity Unrevised; Unit Labor Costs Decline
Output per hour in the nonfarm business sector grew at an unrevised 2.9% seasonally adjusted annual rate in Q2'18 (1.3% year-on-year), following a 0.3% gain in Q1. In Q4'17 productivity declined at a 0.3% pace. The consensus in the [...]
- Global| Aug 30 2018
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Edge Higher
Initial unemployment insurance claims increased to 213,000 during the week ended August 25 from an unrevised 210,000 during the prior week. The Action Economics Forecast Survey called for a 215,000 reading. The four-week moving [...]
- Global| Aug 15 2018
Strong Second Quarter U.S. Productivity; Unit Labor Costs Decline
Output per hour in the nonfarm business sector grew at a healthier-than expected 2.9% seasonally adjusted annual rate in Q2'18 (1.3% year-on-year), following a slightly downwardly revised 0.3% gain in Q1. In Q4'17 productivity [...]
- Global| Aug 15 2018
Strong Second Quarter U.S. Productivity; Unit Labor Costs Decline
Output per hour in the nonfarm business sector grew at a healthier-than expected 2.9% seasonally adjusted annual rate in Q2'18 (1.3% year-on-year), following a slightly downwardly revised 0.3% gain in Q1. In Q4'17 productivity [...]
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