On September 26, 2019, The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its final estimate for second quarter US GDP annual growth. The rate is 2.0%, down from 3.1% in the first quarter. The Personal Consumption price index increased at an annual rate of 2.4% in the quarter, compared to an increase…
On Thursday, September 19, 2019, the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) issued its fall report on global economic growth prospects. The forecast is discouraging, as the China-U.S. trade dispute spills over to other regions and countries. It now expects global economic growth…
On September 18, 2019, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee voted to cut the fed funds rate one quarter of a point to a range of 1.75-2.00%. The vote was 7-3, with one governor voting to cut by one-half of a point and others voting to keep rates unchanged. In addition, the Fed released its...
While most investors and analysts have been focused on the stock market’s recovery to levels near all-time highs, the fixed-income market has made a sharp move of its own. Looking at the key Treasury market, the ten-year Note yield has risen from 1.43% in early September to the 1.80% level today. Similarly…
On September 11, 2019, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced producer price inflation data for the month of August. Final demand prices rose 0.1% in August, compared to an increase of 0.2% in July and 0.1% in June. The Core rate, excluding food and energy, rose 0.4% in August, after a 0.1% decline…