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posted 02-26-2001 06:13 PM
 
In Brief: - Existing-home sales fell 6.6% in January to their lowest level in a year. Sales fell for the the second straight month, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.65 million, the lowest level since a rate of 4.54 million in January of last year. |
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posted 02-22-2001 06:22 PM
In Brief: - The index of leading indicators, used to gauge the economy's future performance, rose 0.8% last month, besting Wall Street forecasts of a 0.4% increase, and following December's revised 0.5% decline. |
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posted 02-22-2001 01:24 PM
In Brief: - The Consumer Price Index, the most closely-watched gauge of inflation, jumped .6% in January - the largest increase in ten months, and twice economists' forecasts. Market analysts say the increase in inflation makes aggressive interest rate cuts by the Fed less likely. |
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posted 02-20-2001 06:17 PM
A week ago, before one of the most confusing weeks of economic news in recent history, investors were confident that the Fed would prevent a recession by dropping interest rates dramatically over the next few months. But now, the scope and timing of the Fed's moves is uncertain. Or is it? (source: MarketWatch) http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/20010216/news/current/econ_preview.htx |
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posted 02-16-2001 04:54 PM
In Brief: - The Producer Price Index shot up by a surprising 1.1 percent in January, the biggest jump in a decade, reflecting a record rise in natural gas prices and higher costs for foods, cars and cigarettes. - Factory output fell again in January, but not as fast as it fell in December. Overall, output at the nation's factories, mines and utilities fell 0.3 percent. Economists had expected output to be flat. - U.S. consumer sentiment as measured by a twice-monthly barometer crumbled again in February to its lowest level in more than seven years. The preliminary February consumer sentiment index slipped to 87.8, a level not seen since November 1993. |
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posted 02-14-2001 05:19 PM
American businesses increased their inventories of unsold goods by 0.1 percent in December, matching the 0.1 percent rise in their sales, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. December's gain in inventories was the slowest in a year. (source: MarketWatch) http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/20010214/news/current/econ.htx Greenspan blames 'non-rational' behavior for the slowdown and makes no mention of his own tight-money policies of the past two years. This columnist says it's no wonder the markets went into a tailspin. (source: The Standard) http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,22196,00.html |
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posted 02-13-2001 06:49 PM
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, delivering an assessment of the U.S. economy, said Tuesday that economic growth may have almost "stalled out" at the beginning of the year and that "downside risks predominate." (source: CNNfn) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2001/02/13/economy/greenspan_speech/ Lured into stores by deep discounts and better weather, Americans pushed up sales at the nation's retailers in January by a strong 0.7 percent, the biggest jump in four months. (source: Washington Post) http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63301-2001Feb13.html |
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posted 02-12-2001 06:12 PM
Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan will shed some light on the economy's future when he presents the Fed's semiannual state of the economy report to the Senate banking committee tomorrow. This closely watched report will probably determine the short-term movement of the markets. (source: MarketWatch) http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/20010209/news/current/econ_preview.htx |
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InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator |
posted 02-12-2001 04:23 PM
The conventional wisdom is that Tuesday's rare earnings miss by Cisco was somehow expected, and now that the bad news is out in the open, the market has seen the bottom. This columnist argues that no miss by a company that beats expectations quarter after quarter is expected and that anyone who listened to Cisco's marathon conference call Tuesday evening would be foolish to think the tech economy – or the U.S. economy – is out of the woods. (source: The Standard) http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,22059,00.html |
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posted 02-09-2001 05:15 PM
Since the Fed first eased interest rates in January there has been a boom in mortgage refinancing, with many homeowners taking advantage of lower rates to cut their monthly payments. This sharp rise in refinancing activity could lead to some areas of the economy recovering much more quickly than Wall Street expects. (source: theStreet) http://www.thestreet.com/markets/marketfeatures/1299679.html |
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posted 02-08-2001 06:41 PM
Predictions of economic doom and gloom are beginning to proliferate in the media. Is all the talk about leading indicators of a recession actually a leading indicator of a recession? (source: Washington Post) http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41094-2001Feb7.html In brief: |
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posted 02-08-2001 10:25 AM
This morning's preliminary fourth quarter productivity report could rejigger the market's thoughts about the health of the economy and, perhaps more importantly these days, expectations about upcoming interest rate plans. The numbers were mixed, with productivity stronger than expected, but labor costs per unit also very strong. (source: theStreet) http://www.thestreet.com/markets/marketfeatures/1295101.html |
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posted 02-07-2001 09:19 AM
While much of the country frets over whether the economy is falling into recession, Wall Street and its economic forecasters have already moved on to the next great question: How quick and sharp will the rebound be? (source: Washington Post) http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30135-2001Feb5.html Do you expect the economy to touch bottom and rebound -- or to spend a quarter or two in the doldrums? That's the big question, and a good reason to invest in companies that will do well in either case. (source: MoneyCentral) http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/invest/jubak/6206.asp |
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posted 02-02-2001 05:57 PM
The nation's unemployment rate climbed to 4.2% in January, the highest level in 16 months, as the dramatic slowdown in economic growth forced thousands of layoffs in autos and other manufacturing industries. Even with the sharp rise in unemployment, payroll growth posted a sizable gain of 268,000 in January. (source: The Washington Post) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17791-2001Feb2.html |
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posted 02-01-2001 07:04 PM
Hard landing or soft? Most of the investment pros this columnist spoke with voiced cautious optimism that a hard landing could be averted. While economic growth might slow, they don't expect it to reverse over an extended period. But that's not to say that many weren't hedging their bets and giving some thought to the equities that should hold up well in the most difficult of markets as well. (source: MoneyCentral) http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/invest/extra/6227.asp |
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