- General business activity at a three-month low but company outlook at a four-month high.
- Production slips, still showing solid output growth.
- Current new orders growth down slightly but still at an elevated level.
- Current employment at an eight-month high, showing robust employment growth.
- Price received ticks up, but price paid falls to a nine-month low.
Introducing
Winnie Tapasanun
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Winnie Tapasanun has been working for Haver Analytics since 2013. She has 20+ years of working in the financial services industry. As Vice President and Economic Analyst at Globicus International, Inc., a New York-based company specializing in macroeconomics and financial markets, Winnie oversaw the company’s business operations, managed financial and economic data, and wrote daily reports on macroeconomics and financial markets. Prior to working at Globicus, she was Investment Promotion Officer at the New York Office of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) where she wrote monthly reports on the U.S. economic outlook, wrote reports on the outlook of key U.S. industries, and assisted investors on doing business and investment in Thailand. Prior to joining the BOI, she was Adjunct Professor teaching International Political Economy/International Relations at the City College of New York. Prior to her teaching experience at the CCNY, Winnie successfully completed internships at the United Nations. Winnie holds an MA Degree from Long Island University, New York. She also did graduate studies at Columbia University in the City of New York and doctoral requirements at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Her areas of specialization are international political economy, macroeconomics, financial markets, political economy, international relations, and business development/business strategy. Her regional specialization includes, but not limited to, Southeast Asia and East Asia. Winnie is bilingual in English and Thai with competency in French. She loves to travel (~30 countries) to better understand each country’s unique economy, fascinating culture and people as well as the global economy as a whole.
Publications by Winnie Tapasanun
USA| Dec 22 2021U.S. Existing Home Sales Rise in November to a 10-Month High
- Sales increase for the fifth time in six months.
- November regional sales patterns are mostly positive.
- Median price at a three-month high; price in the South at a record high.
Global| Dec 30 2020U.S. Pending Home Sales Post the Third Consecutive M/M Fall in November
• Pending home sales fall for the third straight month. • Sales drop in all the major regions. Pending home sales fell 2.6% (+16.4% y/y) in November, the third consecutive m/m fall, after a 0.9% drop in October, according to data [...]
- Global| Oct 29 2020
U.S. Pending Home Sales Unexpectedly Fall in September
• Pending home sales fall for the first time since April. • Sales drop in all the major regions except in the Northeast. Pending home sales fell 2.2% (+20.5% y/y) in September, the first m/m fall since April, after an 8.8% rise in [...]
- Global| Oct 31 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Increase to 218K
Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the week ending October 19 fell 6,000 to 212,000 (-2.8% y/y)... Continuing claims for unemployment insurance fell 1,000 in the week ending October 12 to 1.682 million (+1.6% y/y) The [...]
- Global| Oct 31 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Increase to 218K
Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the week ending October 26 rose 5,000 to 218,000 (-0.5% y/y) from an upwardly revised 213,000 in the previous week (originally 212,000). The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected [...]
- Global| Oct 17 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Rise to 214K
Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the week ending October 12 rose 4,000 to 214,000 (-0.5% y/y) from an unrevised 210,000 in the previous week. The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected 215,000. The four-week moving [...]
- Global| Sep 19 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Increase to 208K
Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the week ending September 14 increased 2,000 to 208,000 (-1.9% y/y) from an upwardly revised 206,000 in the previous week (originally 204,000). The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected [...]
- Global| Sep 19 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Increase to 208K
Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the week ending September 14 increased 2,000 to 208,000 (-1.9% y/y) from an upwardly revised 206,000 in the previous week (originally 204,000). The Action Economics Forecast Survey expected [...]
- Global| Sep 05 2019
U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Increase to 217K
Initial claims for unemployment insurance in the week ending August 31 increased 1,000 to 217,000 (3.3% y/y), a three-week high, from 216,000 in the prior week which was upwardly revised from 215,000. The Action Economics Forecast [...]
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