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Current Peak in U.S. Economic Activity was February 2020 and Last Trough was April 2020
Last Peak in U.S. Economic Activity was December 2007 and Last Trough was June 2009
Previous Peak in U.S. Economic Activity was March 2001 and Previous Trough was November 2001

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Economic Events This Week
3/17SunUS Holiday: St. Patrick's Day
3/18Mon10:00AM : 4Q2023 Mfg After-Tax Profits
3/18Mon10:00AM : 4Q2023 Retail After-Tax Profits
3/18Mon10:00AM : Mar NAHB Housing Market Index
3/19Tue08:30AM : Feb Housing Starts
3/19Tue09:00AM : Federal Open Market Committee Meeting: Day 1 of 2
3/19Tue04:00PM : Jan U.S. Treasury International Capital
3/20Wed07:00AM : Weekly MBA Mortgage Applications Survey
3/20Wed09:00AM : Federal Open Market Committee Meeting: Day 2 of 2
3/20Wed10:30AM : Weekly U.S. Petroleum Status Report
3/20Wed02:00PM : Federal Open Market Committee Meeting Statement
3/20Wed02:30PM : Federal Open Market Committee Press Conference
3/21Thu08:30AM : Mar Philadelphia Fed Mfg Business Outlook Survey
3/21Thu08:30AM : Mar Philadelphia Fed Non-Mfg Business Outlook Survey
3/21Thu08:30AM : Weekly Initial Jobless Claims
3/21Thu10:00AM : Feb Conference Board U.S. Leading Economic Indicators
3/21Thu10:00AM : Feb Exisiting Home Sales
3/22Fri10:00AM : Feb State Employment and Unemployment
Recent Economic News Results
NAHB Builder Confidence climbed 3 points to 51 in March 2024

03/18/24 - A lack of existing inventory that continues to drive buyers to new home construction, coupled with strong demand and mortgage rates below last fall’s cycle peak helped push builder sentiment above a key marker …more…

University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Preliminary March 2024 Results up to 76.5

03/15/24 - Consumer sentiment moved little this month with a 0.4 index point decrease that is well within the margin of error, and thus sentiment has been steady and essentially unchanged since January 2024. Sentiment remained almost 25% above November …more…

February 2024 Industrial Production edged up 0.1%, Capacity Utilization remained at 78.3%

03/15/24 - Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February after declining 0.5 percent in January. In February, the output of manufacturing rose 0.8 percent and the index for mining climbed 2.2 percent. Both gains partly reflected recoveries …more…

Empire State Manufacturing Survey Conditions continued to decline in March 2024

03/15/24 - Business activity continued to decline in New York State, according to firms responding to the March 2024 Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The headline general business conditions index fell nineteen points to -20.9. Demand softened as new …more…

Business Inventories down 1.3% in January 2024

03/14/24 - The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for January, adjusted for seasonal and trading day differences but not for price changes, was estimated at $1,833.3 billion, down 1.3 percent (±0.2 percent) from …more…