Not exact matches
In the next few
weeks the Executive Committee will look at a range
of economic indicators — including inflation, jobs, and confidence data to be rereleased next
week — before actually designing the new program.
Several
economic indicators this
week may help discern the timing
of the first rate hike, especially the consumer price data for May released on Thursday.
Following are the highlights
of some
of the key
economic indicators in the US from August to the first
week of September
of this year:
The market waits in anticipation this
week as key
economic indicators will be released to shed light on the health and direction
of the financial world.
The
week ahead should be a busy one with a number
of economic indicators scheduled for this
week.
Overall, my impression is that the near - term dynamics
of the market are likely to be dominated by this sort
of speculative trend following activity - primarily because it will probably still take another 4 - 8
weeks until sensitive coincident
economic measures (such as ISM figures and new claims for unemployment) begin to predictably reflect the deterioration we've seen in various composites
of leading
indicators.
As
of last
week, the Market Climate in stocks was characterized by a combination
of rich valuations, unfavorable market action, continued negative
economic pressures on forward - looking
indicators, and additional
indicators (sentiment, credit spreads, etc) associated with a poor average return / risk profile in stocks.
Over the coming
weeks we will dive deeper into the
indicators in each
of the 4 sections
of data —
economic well - being, education, health, and family and community, but first let's take a look at our overall rankings.
«Mortgage rates were little changed and near record lows this
week amid
indicators of stronger
economic growth and signs
of tame inflation,» says Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac's chief economist.