(NFIB) Concerns of rising inflation dragged the US Small Business Optimism down by 2.4 points to 93.2 in March. The March decline is the third straight month of fall, with…
(Department of Labor) Jobless claims in the US in the week that ended April 2 was recorded at 166,000, a decline of 5,000 from the revised level of last week.…
(EIA) Total commercial crude oil inventories in the US were recorded at $412.4 million barrels in the week to April 1, reflecting an increase of 2.4 million from the previous…
(Reuters) America has placed Russian Sberbank under a total ban, including banning all US citizens from investing in Russia following what it believes to be war crimes in Ukraine. Energy…
(MBA) The refinancing index for US home mortgages fell by 9.9% in the week to April 1 to reach 1,166.3 as the mortgage rates increased. The fall in refinancing was…
(S&P Global) Service firms in the US recorded the fastest rise in output in four months as growth in demand prompted surges in new orders. The steeper rise in service…
(Reuters) President Joe Biden administration has moved to curtail the Russian government from paying holders of its sovereign debt from reserves held with the US banks. The payment, more than…
(ISM) The economic activity in the US manufacturing sector slowed in March, with the PMI at 57.1% in March, down by 1.5% from Feb. and the lowest reading since September…
(BLS) The total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 431,000 in March, with job gains posted in multiple sectors. The unemployment rate fell by 0.2% to a lower 3.6% in March.…
(Bloomberg) Alibaba shares rose more than 6% as other major Chinese firms listed in the US gained on news that Beijing will give full access to audits of most entities…
(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…