The U.S. Census Bureau reported (opens pdf) today on the developments in number of new homes sold in the U.S during March 2013: the number of new homes sales declined compared with the number of new homes sold during February…
Natural gas future price (short term delivery) declined during the first part of the week only to changed course and sharply rose by the end of it. By the end of the week the Henry Hub future (short term delivery)…
Based on the latest U.S. Census Bureau report regarding the new residential construction statistics for March 2013, the annual rate of housing starts rose while rate of building permits slipped. This report sends a mixed signal as to the growth…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published its recent report of the U.S CPI for March 2013. Based on the recent report, the consumer price index declined for the first time this year; in annual terms the US CPI increased by…
Natural gas future price (short term delivery) started off the week falling only to rally throughout the rest of the week. By the end of the week the Henry Hub future (short term delivery) rose again by 2.35%. Based on…
Retails and foods services sales changed course and unexpectedly fell for the first time in five months; the index decline during March 2013 by 0.4% compared with February’s sales but remained above the sales at March 2012. The U.S. Department…
According to the recent producer price index monthly update, which was published yesterday, the PPI for finished goods changed course and sharply fell by 0.6% in March compared with February’s index. This report serves as an indicator for the developments…
The minutes of the recent FOMC meeting were published and didn’t reveal anything new: several members still think the current asset purchase program, in which the Fed is purchasing each month $85 billion of mortgage backed securities and long term…
Natural gas future price (short term delivery) tumbled down during the first few days of the week only to bounce back on the last couple of days of the week. According to the recent EIA natural gas storage update, the…
The U.S. employment rose by a lower than many had anticipated – based on ADP estimate, the non-farm payroll rose by 158k during March: According to the recent U.S. employment report, which was published today, April 5th by the Bureau…