Treasury International Capital Data for December 2018
02/15/19 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for December 2018. The sum total in December of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was …more…
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University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Preliminary February Results at 95.5
02/15/19 - The early February gains reflect the end of the partial government shutdown as well as a more fundamental shift in consumer expectations due to the Fed's pause in raising interest rates. The lingering impact of the shutdown was responsible for …more…
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Industrial Production decreased 0.6%
Capacity Utilization decreased to 78.2%
02/15/19 - Industrial production decreased 0.6 percent in January after rising 0.1 percent in December. In January, manufacturing production fell 0.9 percent, primarily as a result of a large drop in motor vehicle assemblies; factory output excluding …more…
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U.S. Import Price Index fell 0.5% in January
02/15/19 - U.S. import prices fell 0.5 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, following a 1.0-percent drop in December and a 1.7-percent decrease in November. Both fuel and nonfuel prices contributed to the January …more…
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Empire State Manufacturing Survey Conditions grew modestly in February
02/15/19 - Business activity grew modestly in New York State, according to firms responding to the February 2019 Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The headline general business conditions index moved up five points to 8.8. New orders and shipments …more…
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