US Industrial output likely quickened in July
Aug 03, 2015 04:49 am UTC| Commentary
Powered by an auto-led rebound in manufacturing output, US industrial production probably climbed by 0.5% in July, the largest gain since last November."Buoyed by an anticipated surge in motor vehicle assemblies during the...
US retail sales expected to begin the summer on a high note
Aug 03, 2015 04:45 am UTC| Commentary
US consumers probably opened their wallets with gusto in July. The retail and food services sales jumped by 1.0% last month, erasing the surprisingly weak -0.3% print posted in May.The projected pickup in activity is...
South Korea's record current account surplus adds pressure on KRW
Aug 03, 2015 04:44 am UTC| Commentary
South Koreas current account registered its largest surplus on record, with current account surplus widening to USD12.2bn in June, which was USD8.6bn in May and USD8.1bn in April. Barclays was expecting the countrys...
US June job openings probably dipped for the first time in three months
Aug 03, 2015 04:39 am UTC| Commentary
Echoing the reported pullback in the Conference Boards online help-wanted series, the number of available positions tallied by the BLS likely contracted by 73K to 5.29 million in June from the record high set in the...
US average hourly earnings to increase in July
Aug 03, 2015 04:37 am UTC| Commentary
The remaining portions of the BLS employment situation report are expected to be positive as well. Reflecting well-worn calendar quirks associated with the timing of the establishment survey, average hourly earnings likely...
Further improvement in US labor market expected in July
Aug 03, 2015 04:31 am UTC| Commentary
The BLS is expected to report that hiring activity quickened and that labor-market slack evaporated further in July. Our analysis suggests that government statisticians will report that nonagricultural entities added 240K...
US service-sector activity likely gathered steam in July
Aug 03, 2015 04:28 am UTC| Commentary
In contrast to the manufacturing sector, where economists have a considerable array of regional canvasses with which to construct a national forecast, only two district Federal Reserve Bank canvasses and the Markit...
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