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Economic Snapshot: Record-breaking housing starts after harsh winter
Remember those concerning housing starts numbers in February and March? Those appear to be a result of seasonal blues that…
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Economic Snapshot: Year-over-year unemployment declines continue
Unemployment continues its declines this month, albeit at a slow pace. Job openings also continue to increase year-over-year, which is…
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Economic Snapshot: ADP employment hits lowest numbers since January 2014
While growth continues for the non-manufacturing sector, the ADP employment report this month continues a downward trend from March’s numbers. Hopefully…
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Economic Snapshot: Pending home sales continue record-breaking trends
Pending home sales continue to get closer and closer to that June 2013 high and at this rate could even…
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Economic Snapshot: Existing home sales reach highest level since fall 2013
Existing and new home sales are mirror images of each other this week: While existing home sales saw huge increases…
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Economic Snapshot: Small business optimism drops significantly in March
The harsh winter weather continues to affect our economy, with small business optimism and housing starts both reporting disappointing numbers…
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Economic Snapshot: Pending home sales at highest level since June 2013
Pending home sales and consumer confidence are both up this month, with pending home sales building significant year-over-year growth. Pending…
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Economic Snapshot: Huge YOY gains in new home sales
We only have two months of data on new and existing home sales, but there is much to be optimistic…
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Economic Snapshot: Harsh winter weather brings declines in housing
Builder confidence and housing starts both dropped this month, likely due to the harsh weather we have experienced across the…
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Economic Snapshot: Job openings at highest level since 2001
The employment report was very solid this month as unemployment continues to decrease, but we will have to keep an…
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