The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reported in its Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey that the General Business Activity Index of -1.3 during November......... Each index is calculated by subtracting the percentage reporting a [...]
Introducing
Sandy Batten
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Sandy Batten has more than 30 years of experience analyzing industrial economies and financial markets and a wide range of experience across the financial services sector, government, and academia. Before joining Haver Analytics, Sandy was a Vice President and Senior Economist at Citibank; Senior Credit Market Analyst at CDC Investment Management, Managing Director at Bear Stearns, and Executive Director at JPMorgan. In 2008, Sandy was named the most accurate US forecaster by the National Association for Business Economics. He is a member of the New York Forecasters Club, NABE, and the American Economic Association. Prior to his time in the financial services sector, Sandy was a Research Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Senior Staff Economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the US Treasury, and Economist at the International Monetary Fund. Sandy has taught economics at St. Louis University, Denison University, and Muskingun College. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles in a wide range of academic publications. He has a B.A. in economics from the University of Richmond and a M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from The Ohio State University.
Publications by Sandy Batten
Global| Dec 30 2019TT
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 30 2019
U.S. Chicago Business Barometer Rises Again
The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Business Barometer rose more than expected to 48.9 in December from 46.3 in November and 43.2 in October. The October reading had been the lowest level in four years. This index is a diffusion index [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 30 2019
Texas Factory Activity Falls Again in December
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reported in its Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey that the General Business Activity Index fell in December to -3.2 from -1.3 in November. For this index, zero is the critical value that separates [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 30 2019
U.S. Chicago Business Barometer Rises Again
The Chicago Purchasing Managers' Business Barometer rose more than expected to 48.9 in December from 46.3 in November and 43.2 in October. The October reading had been the lowest level in four years. This index is a diffusion index [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 24 2019
U.S. Gasoline Prices Fell While Crude and Nat Gas Prices Rose
In the week ended December 23, retail gasoline prices edged down to $2.53 per gallon (+9.1% y/y), the sixth consecutive weekly decrease, from $2.54 per gallon in the previous week. Typically, gasoline prices weaken at this time of [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 24 2019
U.S. Gasoline Prices Fell While Crude and Nat Gas Prices Rose
In the week ended December 23, retail gasoline prices edged down to $2.53 per gallon (+9.1% y/y), the sixth consecutive weekly decrease, from $2.54 per gallon in the previous week. Typically, gasoline prices weaken at this time of [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 23 2019
U.S. Durable Goods Orders Dragged Down by Defense Aircraft in November
The advance reading for November indicated that durable goods orders fell 2.0% m/m (-3.7% y/y) following a 0.2% m/m rise in October, revised down from 0.6%. A 1.5% increase had been expected in the Action Economics Forecast Survey. [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 20 2019
Kansas City Fed Factory Index Recedes Further at Year-end
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reported that its index of regional manufacturing business activity moved further below zero in December where it has been for the past six months, indicating further deterioration in [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 20 2019
Kansas City Fed Factory Index Recedes Further at Year-end
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reported that its index of regional manufacturing business activity moved further below zero in December where it has been for the past six months, indicating further deterioration in [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 17 2019
U.S. Industrial Production Rebounded in November
Industrial production rebounded in November, rising 1.1% m/m (-0.8% y/y) after having fallen a downwardly revised 0.9% m/m in October and 0.4% m/m in September. The Action Economics Forecast Survey had looked for a 0.8% m/m rise. [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 16 2019
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Industrial production fell a more-than-expected 0.8% m/m (-1.1% y/y) in October Industrial production and capacity data are included in Haver's USECON database. Additional detail on production and capacity can be found in the IP [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Dec 12 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Jump
Initial claims for unemployment insurance jumped up 49,000 to 252,000 (+18.3% y/y) in the week ended December 7 from an unrevised 203,000 increase in the previous week. This was the largest number of new claims since the week ended [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
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