The Bureau of Labor Statistics came out with its recent report of the U.S CPI for January 2013. Based on the latest report, the consumer price index remained flat for the second consecutive month; in annual terms the US CPI…
Based on the recent producer price index monthly update, which was published yesterday, the PPI for finished goods changed course and rose by 0.2% in January compared with December’s index. This report serves as an indicator for the developments in…
According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau report regarding the new residential construction statistics for January 2013, the annual rate of housing starts declined while rate of building permits edged up. This report sends a mixed signal as to the…
Natural gas (short term delivery) continued to decline during last week. According to the latest natural gas storage report, the natural gas storage contracted again by a slower pace than the average five years. According to the recent EIA report,…
Retails and foods services sales inched up again for the third consecutive month, during January 2013 by 0.1% compared with December’s sales and were also above the sales at January 2012. The U.S. Department of Commerce (pdf file) published yesterday…
According to the latest February update published by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries referring to the recent shifts in the crude oil market for January, the OPEC oil production edged down again during January compared with December’s oil…
Natural gas (short term delivery) slightly declined during last week. According to the recent natural gas storage report, the natural gas storage fell by a slower rate than the average five years. According to the latest EIA report, the NG…
Natural gas (short term delivery) declined at the beginning of last week only to bounce back on Wednesday; the price of the Henry Hub fell by the end of the week. The decline in natural gas prices was despite the…
Today, the U.S. Manufacturing ISM report was published; according to the recent report, the U.S. Manufacturing PMI index rose again to 53.1% during January 2013. The U.S. Manufacturing PMI is an index estimates the economic development of the U.S. manufacturing…
The U.S. employment rose again by lower than many had anticipated – according to ADP the non-farm payroll rose by 192k – during January: according to the latest U.S. employment report, which was published today, February 1st by the Bureau…