PCE Price Index Jumps by 6.4% in Feb., Personal Incomes Improve by $101.5B
(BEA) The US key inflation gauge, the PCE price index, rose by 6.4% in February from the prior year, reflecting rising costs of goods and services. Energy prices rose by…
(BEA) The US key inflation gauge, the PCE price index, rose by 6.4% in February from the prior year, reflecting rising costs of goods and services. Energy prices rose by…
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims were 202,000 in the week ending March 26, up by 14,000 from the previous week. The claims were higher than estimates of 196,000. On…
(Eurostat) The rate of unemployment was 6.8% in the euro area in February 2022, from 6.9% the previous month. The rate is below 8.2% in the prior year. In the…
(Nationwide) The UK posted an annual 14.3% increase in house prices in March, accelerating from a gain of 12.6% the previous month. The rate of increase was the strongest since…
(ADP Employment) A total of 455,000 jobs were created in the US private sector in March, underlining robust labor recoveries in the year. The bulk of the job additions in…
(European Commission) The Economic Sentiment Indicator was recorded at 107.5 in the EU in March, a significant 5.3 points decline. In the euro area, the economic sentiment index was at…
(Dallas Fed) The revenue index, gauging the service sector conditions in Texas, rose to 23.4 in March from 21.9 in February. The reading was the highest in four months. Service…
(The Conference Board) The index of consumer confidence in the US was recorded at 107.2 in March, an improvement from 105.7 the previous month. A further improvement was noted in…
(DallasFed) The production index, gauging the Texas manufacturing conditions, held steady at 13.2, a mark that indicates a slightly above-average expansion. Key measures of Texas manufacturing were mixed, with the…
(Census Bureau) US recorded an international trade deficit of $106.6 billion in February, down by $1.0 billion from the previous month. The decline in deficit reflected a higher $1.9 billion…
(University of Michigan) The US consumer sentiment held at low levels in late March, with the index at 59.4, below 62.8 in February. The sentiment is now 30.0% below the…
(ONS) The volume of retail sales in the UK declined by 0.3% in February 2022, a downturn from an increase of 1.9% in January. Despite the February decline, the retail…