Risk Management Annual Vehicle Sales: On Pace to decline slightly in 2018 – Info Risk Manage Aug 9, 2018 by Bill McBride on 8/06/2018 12:01:00 PMThe BEA released their estimate of July vehicle sales. The BEA estimated sales of 16.68 million SAAR in…
Risk Management Update: Framing Lumber Prices Fall from Record Highs, Up 20% Year-over-year – Info Risk Manage Aug 9, 2018 by Bill McBride on 8/06/2018 10:13:00 AMHere is another monthly update on framing lumber prices. Lumber prices declined in July from the recent…
Risk Management AAR: July Rail Carloads Up 3.5% YoY, Intermodal Up 6.9% YoY – Info Risk Manage Aug 9, 2018 by Bill McBride on 8/06/2018 08:11:00 AMFrom the Association of American Railroads (AAR) Rail Time Indicators. Graphs and excerpts reprinted with…
Risk Management ISM Non-Manufacturing Index decreased to 55.7% in July – Info Risk Manage Aug 9, 2018 by Bill McBride on 8/03/2018 01:33:00 PMThe July ISM Non-manufacturing index was at 55.7%, down from 59.1% in June. The employment index increased…
Risk Management Earlier: Trade Deficit increased to $46.3 Billion in June – Info Risk Manage Aug 9, 2018 by Bill McBride on 8/03/2018 11:52:00 AMEarlier from the Department of Commerce reported: The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic…
Risk Management Employment: July Diffusion Indexes – Info Risk Manage Aug 9, 2018 by Bill McBride on 8/05/2018 11:53:00 AMI haven't posted this in a few months.The BLS diffusion index for total private employment was at 64.0 in…
Risk Management Oil Rigs: Rig Count Declines – Info Risk Manage Aug 6, 2018 by Bill McBride on 8/03/2018 08:12:00 PMA few comments from Steven Kopits of Princeton Energy Advisors LLC on August 3, 2018: • A shockingly bad…
Risk Management Schedule for Week of August 5, 2018 – Info Risk Manage Aug 5, 2018 by Bill McBride on 8/04/2018 08:11:00 AMThe key economic report this week is the July Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Friday. ----- Monday, Aug 6th…
Risk Management July Employment Report: 157,000 Jobs Added, 3.9% Unemployment Rate – Info Risk Manage Aug 3, 2018 by Bill McBride on 8/03/2018 08:42:00 AMFrom the BLS: Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 157,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged…
Risk Management Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increased to 218,000 – Info Risk Manage Aug 3, 2018 by Bill McBride on 8/02/2018 08:33:00 AMThe DOL reported: In the week ending July 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was…