Initial unemployment insurance claims inched higher to 218,000 during the week ended July 28....... In the week ending July 21, continuing claims for unemployment insurance fell to 1.724 million........... The insured rate of [...]
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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| Aug 09 2018TT
- Global| Aug 09 2018
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Decline
Initial unemployment insurance claims decreased to 213,000 during the week ended August 4 from a slightly upwardly revised 219,000 during the prior week. The Action Economics Forecast Survey called for a 220,000 reading. The four-week [...]
- Global| Aug 03 2018
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The Composite Index of Nonmanufacturing Sector Activity from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) rose to 59.1 during June from an unrevised 58.6 in May............. Haver Analytics constructs a Composite Index using the [...]
- Global| Aug 03 2018
U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Weakens
The Composite Index of Nonmanufacturing Sector Activity from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) declined to a still healthy 55.7 in July from 59.1 in June. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected a reading of 58.8 for [...]
- Global| Aug 01 2018
FOMC Leaves Fed Funds Target Unchanged
At the two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee that ended today, the members voted unanimously to keep federal funds rate target unchanged in a range between 1.75% and 2.00%. This outcome is in line with expectations from [...]
- Global| Jul 16 2018
Empire State Manufacturing Index Declines to a Still Elevated Level
The Empire State Manufacturing Index of General Business Conditions decreased to 22.6 in July, from an eight-month high of 25.0 in June. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected a 21.0 reading. These data, reported by the Federal [...]
- Global| Jul 11 2018
U.S. Wholesale Inventories Rise; Sales Jump
Wholesale trade inventories grew 0.6% (5.9 year-on-year) in May following an unrevised 0.1% April gain. The May reading matched the increase reported in the advance report released on June 27 and compared to the 0.5% growth expected [...]
- Global| Jul 10 2018
U.S. Energy Prices Are Mixed
Retail gasoline prices edged up to $2.86 per gallon last week (+24.4% year-on-year) from $2.84 per gallon during the prior week. Prices have ranged between $2.80 and $2.96 since the middle of April. Haver Analytics constructs factors [...]
- Global| Jul 06 2018
U.S. Trade Deficit Declines Modestly
PREVIOUS .....The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services fell to $46.20 billion during April............. The international trade data can be found in Haver's USECON database. Detailed figures are available in the USINT database. [...]
- Global| Jul 06 2018
U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows in May
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services fell to $43.1 billion in May from a slightly downwardly revised $46.1 billion during April. It was the smallest deficit since October 2016. A $43.9 billion deficit had been expected by the [...]
- Global| Jul 02 2018
U.S. Construction Spending Weaker Than Expected; Q2 Remains Strong
The value of construction put-in-place increased 0.4% month-on-month in May (4.5% year-on-year), slightly less than the 0.5% expected by the Action Economics Forecast Survey. April's gain was cut in half to 0.9% m/m and March's drop [...]
- Global| Jun 14 2018
Petroleum Drives Gains in U.S. Import and Export Prices
Import prices increased 0.6% during May (4.3% year-on-year), the second consecutive monthly growth of that magnitude; April’s gain was revised higher. A 0.4% rise had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. These [...]
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