The labor market remains historically quite robust. Initial claims for unemployment insurance were unchanged at 218,000 in week ended June 1 (the previous week's reading was revised up slightly from 215,000) and remain around their [...]
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| Jun 06 2019U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Unchanged
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 30 2019
U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Edge Up
The labor market remains on a firm footing. Initial claims for unemployment insurance eased 1,000 to 211,000 (-7.6% y/y) during the week ended May 18...... Continuing claims for unemployment insurance rose 12,000 to 1.676 million [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 30 2019
U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Edge Up
The labor market remains historically quite robust. Initial claims for unemployment insurance edged up 3,000 to 215,000 in week ended May 25, but remain around the lowest level in nearly six decades. The latest reading was in line [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 28 2019
Texas Factory Sector Falls Further in May
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reported in its Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey that the General Business Activity Index declined to -5.3 in May from 2.0 in April. This is the third consecutive monthly decline and the lowest [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 28 2019
Texas Factory Sector Falls Further in May
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reported in its Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey that the General Business Activity Index declined to -5.3 in May from 2.0 in April. This is the third consecutive monthly decline and the lowest [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 22 2019
Chart of the Week: U.S. and Greece: 5-Year Treasury Bond Mid Yield
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by:Sandy Batten
|in:Viewpoints
- Global| May 15 2019
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Total business inventories increased 0.3% (4.9% year-on-year) during February, after a slightly upwardly-revised 0.9% gain in January. Total business sales edged up 0.1% (2.4% y/y) following a 0.3% rise. The inventory-to-sales (I/S) [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 15 2019
U.S. Business Inventories Unchanged While Sales Surged in March
Total business inventories were unchanged (+5.0% y/y) in March after rising 0.3% m/m in February and jumping 0.9% m/m in January. In contrast, total business sales surged 1.6% m/m (3.7% y/y) in March versus a 0.2% m/m increase in [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 09 2019
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens Slightly in March
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services widened slightly in March to $50.0 billion from $49.3 billion in February. This was spot on expectations of a $50.0 billion deficit from the Action Economics Survey. Exports rose 1.0% m/m [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 09 2019
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens Slightly in March
The U.S. trade deficit in goods and services widened slightly in March to $50.0 billion from $49.3 billion in February. This was spot on expectations of a $50.0 billion deficit from the Action Economics Survey. Exports rose 1.0% m/m [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 03 2019
U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Unexpectedly Slipped in April
The Composite Index of Nonmanufacturing Sector Activity from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) slipped to 55.5 in April from 56.1 in March. This was the fourth monthly decline in the past five months but leaves the index still [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| May 03 2019
U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Unexpectedly Slipped in April
The Composite Index of Nonmanufacturing Sector Activity from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) slipped to 55.5 in April from 56.1 in March. This was the fourth monthly decline in the past five months but leaves the index still [...]
by:Sandy Batten
|in:Economy in Brief
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